Do you have experience working with vulnerable young people in youth work, schools or social care? Or are you a graduate in Psychology, Young People or Mental Health? If yes, do you want to work with and have a direct influence on positive outcomes for the UK’s most vulnerable children? Apply here!
If you have answered yes to any of the above, then please get in touch as we have an opportunity available with a leading Therapeutic Children’s Home company who have services across the UK and are one of the most reputable in the sector.
On offer is a fully funded, industry accredited training programme which offers you an excellent specialist training in managing behaviours such as Trauma, Sexual Exploitation and Attachment Disorders on top of a Diploma Level 3 Residential Childcare. This role offers clear progression pathways from Support Worker into Managerial roles.
This is a role where you will be working with one of the most reputable care providers in the area and will benefit from ongoing training and support to ensure you have everything you need to become successful in the role.
Please note, this role will include working weekends, sleep overs, morning and evenings so flexibility is required.
Benefits for the Therapeutic Residential Worker include:
Full-time contract paying up to £30,000 which includes sleep-in bonuses.
Paid for DBS
Industry leading training and management development program - up to Level 5 Leadership and Management
On-going progression opportunities
Pension, maternity and paternity benefits and more!
Responsibilities of the Therapeutic Residential Worker:
Experience working as a Support Worker in a similar setting (including SEN or PRU schools, youth work, youth offending, children’s social care – desirable as full training given)
Ensuring to help the children with their emotional, physical and developmental needs.
Display yourself as an appropriate role model
Demonstrate a positive attitude, empathy and resilience
Encourage positive life experiences for the children
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About the Service:
Sandwell Youth Service offers both universal and targeted youth work and is embedded within Children and Education Services and works with a wide range of partners across Sandwell. The service works with all young people through youth clubs, our 2 dedicated youth facilities, detached youth work and mobile youth buses, as well as the most vulnerable and at-risk young people through our Enhanced Youth Support Service. The service's goal is to provide relational-based youth work interventions with trusted youth workers, in fun and engaging facilities, with a wide and varied youth offer across the 6 towns of Sandwell.
About the Role:
This Apprenticeship scheme is a great opportunity to gain experience and training. You will gain the skills needed for a professional youth worker role that will make a difference for young people in Sandwell. You will receive guidance and career support every step of the way.
Some of the tasks you will be involved with in the role include:
Supporting the delivery of Universal and Targeted youth work programmes, working towards delivering better outcomes for children and young people, including those at risk.
Supporting the delivery of Universal and Targeted youth work programmes, working towards delivering better outcomes for children and young people, including those at risk.
Working directly with and alongside children and young people in a variety of settings (youth clubs, youth centres, detached youth work, youth bus and in targeted settings).
Supporting the set-up and administration of new projects.
Providing wider support to Senior Colleagues within the Youth Service.
Initiating and completing tasks that support effective service delivery.
Reviewing our service delivery and making suggestions for improvements.
Communicating in a variety of written and verbal methods, including social media accessed by young people.
Working in local communities and with partners.
Recording information.
Working in a team.
Training:The training you will be getting:
The apprenticeship training will be delivered in the workplace, as you will receive visits from a college assessor. The apprenticeship will also include a proportion of 20% Off The Job Training and a robust programme of Mandatory Apprentice Training provided by Sandwell Council to include Fire Awareness, Prevent, Safeguarding, Data Protection & Cyber Security and Equality & Diversity.Training Outcome:This apprenticeship is a fixed-term, 18 month contract and at the end you will gain a Level 3 Youth Support Qualification. However, the skills, knowledge and experience gained in this apprenticeship will allow you to gain future opportunities in the sector.Employer Description:Sandwell is a large, multicultural metropolitan borough situated in the heart of the Black Country, to the west of Birmingham, within the West Midlands conurbation and with a population of over 280,000. The Council is one of the largest employers in the Borough with employees in a variety of occupations, providing a comprehensive range of services. For more information about Sandwell Council’s apprenticeship programme and our recruitment process please visit our YouTube channel. Find out more information on Sandwell’s Values and Behaviours on the council’s webpage. For more information on careers in local government you can view a copy of the Local Government Career Guide.Working Hours :Monday to Friday between 9am and 5.30pm. Occasional evening working may be required, for which you will be given time off in lieu.Skills: Communication skills,Customer care skills,Problem solving skills,Team working,Creative,Initiative,Non judgemental,Patience,Physical fitness....Read more...
Do you have a passion for working children and young people? Do you have some professional experience working with young people? A job working in children’s homes is for you.
I am looking for passionate Night Residential Support Workers who want to work with vulnerable young people who have a background in children’s services such as residential, supported accommodation, fostering, SEN education or youth work.
My client is a fantastic private company who specialise in 2 bed homes which prioritises positive outcomes for their young people. They have a fantastic track record in delivering these outcomes.
The Night Residential Support Worker role is a permanent full time post based in Southport paying £27,000 with scope for over time hours and a fully funded Level 3 and Level 4 qualifications immediately.
Do you have:
Experience of working within children or young adults with learning disabilities, mental health, or behaviours that challenge - SEN School, youth work, community young people, children's learning disabilities, semi-independent services, care leavers, youth justice, children's homes
Ability to complete shifts patterns, weekends, and overnight stays.
Passion, empathy for working with children and commitment to this career path.
For more information apply now.
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Do you have a passion for working children and young people? Do you have some professional experience working with young people? A job working in children’s homes is for you.
I am looking for passionate Residential Support Workers who want to work with vulnerable young people who have a background in children’s services such as residential, supported accommodation, fostering, SEN education or youth work.
My client is a fantastic private company who specialise in 2 bed homes which prioritises positive outcomes for their young people. They have a fantastic track record in delivering these outcomes.
The Residential Support Worker role is a permanent full time post based in Southport paying £27,000 with £50 per sleep and 6 sleeps per month. This gives a salary of £30,600 per annum plus fully funded Level 3 and Level 4 qualifications immediately.
The shifts include day shifts of 8am – 8pm and sleep in shifts.
Do you have:
Experience of working within children or young adults with learning disabilities, mental health, or behaviours that challenge - SEN School, youth work, community young people, children's learning disabilities, semi-independent services, care leavers, youth justice, children's homes
Ability to complete shifts patterns, weekends, and overnight stays.
Passion, empathy for working with children and commitment to this career path.
For more information apply now.
Please note, we are unable to consider applications from candidates who require sponsorship.
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Do you have a passion for working children and young people? Do you have some professional experience working with young people? A job working for the council could be for you!
I am looking for passionate Children's Support Worker with experience working with Children and/or Young Adults with either traumatic backgrounds, Learning Disabilities, Mental Health or Challenging Behaviours.
My client is the local council who have a portfolio of children’s homes offering residential care and support for young people with behavioural difficulties, traumatic backgrounds, learning disabilities and complex needs based in Doncaster.
If you have experience with children and young people in SEN education, youth work, young offenders or fostering, a career in children's homes is for you.
Benefits include:
£28,132 plus £40.77 per sleep in (approx. £31,000 per annum OTE)
8.5% Allowance for Unsociable Hours into your salary on top
Public Sector benefits including annual pay reviews, enhanced pension benefit
Job security in a local council employer
Excellent progression opportunities within the council
Do you have:
Experience of working within children or young adults with learning disabilities, mental health, or behaviours that challenge - SEN School, youth work, community young people, children's learning disabilities, semi-independent services, care leavers, youth justice, children's homes
Level 3 in Residential Childcare or equivalent (or willingness to complete)
Ability to complete shifts patterns, weekends, and overnight stays.
For more information apply now.
Please note, we are unable to consider applications from candidates who require sponsorship.
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Do you have a passion for working children and young people with autism and developmental challenges? Do you have some professional experience working with young people? Are you looking for a challenging yet rewarding role?
I am looking for Children’s Support Worker’s to join a fantastic company who support children with autism, learning difficulties based in their children’s home in Laycock.
The Children’s Support Worker role is a permanent full time role, with day shifts only (7am-1.30pm or 1.30pm – 11pm) with NO sleep in shifts, there is alternate weekend working.
Due to the location of the home and the requirements to drive children to school, to medical appointments and activities a full UK driving licence is required.
Please only apply if you can work to this shift pattern and have a driving license.
You are contracted to 36 hours per week and the pay rate is £12.50 per hour.
The Residential Support Worker role requires full commitment, this is a serious career path that requires self-sacrifice in order to ensure the young people are always put first and receive the support they need. The job will involve long hours (sometimes 24 hour shifts), overnight sleep in shifts, alternate weekends, sometimes you will need to stay beyond your shift ending to ensure safe handover or bed time routines.
Do you have:
A burning desire, passion and full 100% commitment to working with extremely vulnerable children
Flexibility in your personal life to work long hours, weekends and stay later where required
Open, honest, self-reflective personality who is able to understand their own life struggles and compartmentalise
Some experience working with young people with learning disabilities or autism in some capacity (school or SEN education, youth work, voluntary)
We can’t offer candidates sponsorship so only those with full right to work without sponsorship will be contacted.....Read more...
Main Duties
To support the Participation team (Participation Lead and Participation Officers) in developing opportunities for children and young people to have their voice heard including surveys, forums and consultation events, ensuring children and young people have a variety of ways to be involved.
Support with the marketing and promotion of the Participation Service ensuring young people have access to up-to-date information via different communication method such as newsletters, social media and online platforms.
Support the delivery of a programme of participation events and activities for children and young people to promote engagement including Summer Activity sessions, Care Leavers Week and Christmas Celebrations:
Promote and develop the participation of children and young people who wish to become involved with or are currently involved in participation activities.
Maintain regular contact with children and young people, encouraging and valuing their contributions and keeping them informed of developments and outcomes of their involvement.
Support the Cared For and Care Experienced Councils, including the recruitment, of new members, facilitating meetings and organising opportunities for young people to meet with other cared for and care experienced children and young people.
Support young people to meet regularly with managers and senior leaders to have their views heard by decision makers.
Work with Carers, Children's Social Care Staff and other professionals to encourage active participation by all children and young people, ensuring sessions are inclusive and those that are heard to reach (e.g. those living out of borough, children with complex needs or for whom English is a second language) are given the opportunity to participate.
Support the involvement of young people in participation programmes such as Co-Inspectors, Youth interview panels and delivering training to professionals.
Be responsible for maintaining accurate information relating to the participation service.
To report safeguarding issues to the Participation Lead.
Attend regular supervision sessions.
Make use of all available learning and development opportunities.
To undertake any other duties as directed to meet the needs of the service.
Training:
Level 3 Youth Support Worker Apprenticeship Standard
The training will be delivered at the workplace
Training Outcome:
Apprentice will receive on-programme support from an Apprenticeship Officer and Careers, information, advice and guidance support during the last 2 months of their Apprenticeship contract
Job-seeking support is also included
Employer Description:Sefton Council is a local authority within the Liverpool City Region. Sefton is a diverse and exciting borough and is a great place to live and work. As an employer we can offer a diverse range of job roles across a variety of settings. We offer attractive conditions of service which allow for a good work life balance and invest in our staff through our learning and development programme. Inclusive Recruitment - We are proud to be an organisation which embraces diversity and difference. We employ colleagues who each bring their own unique skills to deliver an excellent service to our customers. We always recruit the most talented people for any role, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation. We aim to be reflective of the communities that we operate in. We promote diversity and encourage applicants from all backgrounds. Visit Inclusive Recruitment (sefton.gov.uk) for further information regarding the Council’s approach to Inclusive Recruitment. Equal Opportunities Please note that all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for these jobs (as given in the Person Specification) and who want to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme will be invited to interview.Working Hours :Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm (7.20 hours per day on a flexitime basis) and will be required to work some evenings and occasional weekends.Skills: Communication skills,IT skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Customer care skills,Presentation skills,Administrative skills,Number skills,Team working,Creative,Initiative,Patience....Read more...
