Support Worker/ Senior Support Worker
Location: Bedford, Kempston
Hours: Various shifts: Full time, Part time.
Day shift
Monday to Friday
Night shift
Weekend availability
Bank HolidaysShift pattern and salary:
24.5 hours - 07:30am - 8am (Including sleep) £280.28 per shift - £306.02 per shift.
14 hours - 8am - 10pm £11.44ph - £13ph
Job type: Permanent
Role purpose:
As a Support Worker, you will provide quality care to ensure that all children and young people have a positive childhood filled with friendship, laughter, and nurturing family environment.
You will be required to attend to the overall task in a thoughtful manner and must work within a comprehensive regulatory framework.
You will be responsible for ensuring that the physical, intellectual, emotional, psychological, and social needs of all children are met consistently.
In this position, you will be required to:
(This is not an exhaustive list)
Promote wellbeing and help children and young people to achieve their potential.
Engage with the children in pursuing education, leisure activities, hobbies, and interests.
To be a key worker and oversea paperwork,
Always demonstrate a clear understanding of personal and professional boundaries.
Work together with others to ensure continuity of care.
Promote, practice, and adhere to all policies and procedures.
Always adhere to all safeguarding policies.
Participate in supervision, training, and staff development.
Support management and other staff to ensure can maintain quality standards for the home.
Understand the range of challenging behaviour presented by the children and young people, using positive behaviour management.
Be a strong role model. To apply for this role, you must have:
NVQ level 3 in Children's and Young People's Workforce - Essential.
Experience in residential childcare settings - Essential.
Safeguarding children knowledge - Essential.
Ability to handle conflict effectively - Essential.
Good written and verbal communication - Essential
IT literacy - EssentialIf you feel that you fully meet the above outlined criteria for this role and would like to apply for this post, please forward your CV for consideration to Paula directly at Barker Ross Healthcare -
Barker Ross Group values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.
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