About the role
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Provider Services Group. Cambridgeshire County Council will be developing a new Children’s Residential and Support service. New roles of Senior Support Worker/s have been created.
The home will provide intensive therapeutic short breaks to Children and Young People with input from a holistic group of professionals including Education, Positive Behaviour Support and Social Work colleagues with the aim to support those Children at risk of Out of County placements or Tier 4 hospital admission to stay within their local community and home setting.
We provide overnight and day care for Children and Young People, in a safe and supportive environment whilst providing a wide variety of stimulating activities and experiences – this includes activities outside of the homes such as skiing, boat trips, trampoline parks, and bowling but also includes in house activities mini disco, sensory play, cooking, artwork and many more.
We offer
- A comprehensive induction, ongoing training and continuing professional development.
- Plenty of opportunities for career progression.
- Monthly Supervision with a senior member of staff who will guide and support you.
- Support to gain your Level 4 Diploma in Residential Childcare.
- An experienced staff team member to mentor you.
- Generous Annual Leave Allowance raising with length of service, plus the option to buy additional leave.
- Generous mileage allowance of 45p per mile (up to first 10,000 miles and then 25p per mile).
- Membership to the Local Government Pension Scheme
- An hourly rate equivalent to £12.70 - £13.91 with enhanced pay rates for Saturdays, Sundays and bank holidays.
- Sleep in allowance
- Free on-site parking
Please note that this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure with Barred Lists Checks for Children and Adults from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
Please provide a Written Supporting Statement to be included with your CV and application.
For further information or to discuss further please call Dawn Curtis on 0748450955 or email Dawn.Curtis@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
What will you be doing?
- Work as a team and individually to provide a flexible responsive, high quality and person-centred care and support to children, young people and their families according to their support plan.
- A mixture of early and late shifts. Early shifts start at 7 am til 3 pm and Late shifts start at 2 pm til 10 pm,
- Support children and young people in their personal care, administration of medication and clinical procedures in line with their support plan and organisational policies and procedures
- Support children and young people to develop independence in these areas appropriate to their age and needs and support plan.
- Ensure that the views and needs of children and young people are sought, heard and responded to in a way that suits them. Promoting communication and participation with the child and young person’s views directly influencing their support.
- Maintain any registration requirements in line with the required bodies and ensure that Cambridgeshire County Council is notified of any circumstances which could affect your registration status
- To liaise closely with keyworkers to ensure that night time knowledge, experience and needs are fully included in the support planning process for children and young people. To Liaise with Keyworkers and managers to support with general admin tasks.
- Record observations and maintain up to date files (paper and electronic), utilising agreed systems and procedures; undertake administrative processes as necessary to maintain systems, procedures and office practices.
- Be familiar with and work according to health, environmental and safety policies and procedures. In the event of any serious risk, take immediate action to reduce this risk and inform senior management.
About you
Licence/Certification:
- Driving License (preferred)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
- Reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work
- Be authorised to work in the United Kingdom full time
- Please note we do not offer Sponsorships.
Our benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits:
- Flexible Bank Holidays
- A comprehensive wellbeing package
- Our Cambs Rewards employee discounts
- A comprehensive pension scheme.
- IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network.
- Camweb our staff intranet helping to keep you informed
- An employee recognition scheme
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.
Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.
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