Job Description

Children s Residential Support Worker

Rotherham

£12.82 per hour. 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Sunday. on a 4 weekly rota basis, Plus sleep in bonus of £55

(£24,000 - £25,000 per annum)

Start: 4th November (Flexible start date, pending vetting checks)

Vision For Education are seeking Children s Residential Support Workers who are seeking a temporary to permanent role within a children s residential care setting in Rotherham

The role

The role of a Residential Support Worker will involve working within a Children s residential setting with LAC children. These young people may have SEMH (Social Emotional and Mental Health Issues) along with other needs including but not limited to ASD, ADHD, PDA, attachment disorders and behaviours that challenge within the residential setting.

This role requires a committed, enthusiastic and resilient individual, with excellent communication skills as well as experience of report writing and record keeping, with emotional intelligence and the ability to react calmly in stressful situations.

This is a full time temporary to permanent role with a start date of as soon as possible!

The Setting

This setting caters for young people from the ages of 10 to 15 years of age within a residential setting

Requirements

To be considered for the Support worker position, you will:

Full clean Driving Licence is essential

• Own transport is essential and full driving license held for over 3 years
• Have a minimum of 6 months experience in one relevant setting i.e. school, youth centre, sports coaching, residential setting, respite centre
• Previous experience of working with behaviours that challenge is highly desirable
• An enhanced DBS registered to the update service or the willingness to apply for one
• The ability to work on initiative and proactively
• Able to work Monday Sunday on a rota basis
• The desire to work with young people with special educational needs
• Own transport is essential and full driving license held for over 3 years
• A NVQ 3 in Health and Social Work would be desired but not essential

About us

We are a market-leading education supply agency committed to the development of young people. With branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high quality educators.

We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

What we offer

• Excellent daily rates paid using the PAYE system. (Daily rate is subject to your scale rate, experience in role and qualifications which will be discussed at the point of registration).
• Guaranteed pay scheme (subject to availability).
• Social and networking events.
• Pension contributions.
• CPD to help with your professional development.
• Access to a dedicated consultant

How to apply

If you are Support worker who can enthuse, motivate and engage students and would like the challenge of working in a demanding and rewarding environment, then we want to hear from you.

Apply today via this website, or for more information about this role and other opportunities across Vision for Education, please contact Francesca Halit on (phone number removed) or email (url removed)