Residential Support Worker
  • England,South West,Devon,Exeter
  • full-time
  • £16.93 per hour
Job Description:
Residential Support Worker
Duration: Initially 3 months
Hours: 37 hours a week
Rate: £16.93 umbrella an hour (£14 PAYE an hour)
Location: Exeter
Devon County Council are looking for a Residential Support Worker to join one of their Secure Children’s Homes in Exeter.
Responsibilities:
*Provide a safe, caring, stimulating and secure environment for children and young people who have experience significant trauma and deemed by the courts to need to be secured
*To create an environment within the home that promotes positive respect for children, young people and staff
*Encourage and enable children and young people to achieve their maximum potential
*Carry out observations and assessments on young people; and provide information to the case coordinator
*To take responsibility as the support worker in overseeing the personal care, welfare and health of children and young people
*To assist in devising care, education and wellbeing plans
Requirements:
*Experience of working with children and young people with challenging behaviours
*Knowledge of child development and the impact of trauma
*GCSE English (pass)
*NVQ 3 relevant qualification
Job number 1821194
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