Residential Support Worker - Newlands
Buckinghamshire Council
Residential Support Worker - Newlands
£28639
Buckinghamshire Council, Terriers, Wycombe
- Full time
- Permanent
- Remote working
Posted 1 week ago, 20 Apr | Get your application in now before you miss out!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: c63fea6968e8424685858828861ab6d3
Full Job Description
- To encourage and stimulate emotional and social growth by devising and organising out-of-school activities, encouraging the children/young people to socialise and to join organisations outside the Home.
- To make specific contributions to the formation and the implementation of care/placement for young people.
- To facilitate children/young people to develop life and social skills and age-appropriate independence and to learn to manage their own behaviour through the establishment of purposeful and constructive relationships.
- To facilitate the provision of a warm, accepting environment within which the physical, emotional, social, educational, cultural, and spirited needs of individuals can be met.
- To undertake link worker tasks and responsibilities and to constructively contribute to staff meetings.
Committed to working with children and young people aged 8 to 18 who present complex and often, challenging behaviours. - Have appropriate knowledge and experience of working with children and committed to training and continued professional development.
- Creative and able to use your own initiative whilst working in a challenging environment.
- Enthusiastic and highly adaptable to changing circumstances.
- In addition, you should possess good written, IT and communication skills. Ideally, although not essential you should have a relevant qualification (NNEB/NVQ 3 in Care) and experience of working in a social service-related setting (including voluntary work).
Buckinghamshire Council Residential Services are pleased to announce this exciting opportunity. We are now hiring Residential Support Workers for our Residential Home based in High Wycombe., Buckinghamshire Council is a relatively new organisation that combines the strengths and expertise of the previous five councils in the county to create positive change for local people, communities, and businesses. We are firmly focused on the future and have made a clear commitment to serve residents better and to provide stronger representation for Buckinghamshire, both locally and nationally. - a fair and inclusive culture
- the chance to really make a difference to those around you
- health and well-being initiatives including an Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and mindfulness workshops
- a unified voice through our Employee Representative Group
- ongoing support, and the opportunity to develop and progress in your career with us
- opportunities to take part in fun activities such as fundraising and social events
- Salary - £25,078 - £28,639 (Plus Sleep-in allowance)
- Employer Contribution Pension 24.60%
- Generous Annual Leave entitlement 25 days (Plus Bank Holidays) increasing to 30 days after 5 years' service.
- Training and development including Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare.
- Discounts on local cafes and restaurants, shops and leisure centres. Health and beauty, days out, hotels and theatre.
- Travel Choice Card with discounts on public transport.
- Personal car and bicycle Salary Sacrifice Scheme
- Enhanced maternity leave, depending on the length of Service.
- Upon completion of the probationary period and subject to eligibility, Hard work and success deserves recognition. That's why we pride ourselves on the benefits we give our people. We actively encourage a good work-life balance and promote flexible and agile working arrangements. We provide discounts on various Cafés, restaurants, shops and auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme. We also offer a salary sacrifice personal car lease scheme to those who are eligible and have passed their probation period. In addition to the opportunity to gain membership to Costco, we have discounted gym memberships, travel discounts with Arriva and much more.
Our residential homes provide a safe and nurturing environment for our young people with adverse childhood experiences to be supported to flourish. This will often include children who demonstrate a behaviour of concern. We provide them with a safe, caring community in which they can learn how to build positive relationships and support them in becoming successful adults.
Hear from one of our staff - "There are many reasons why I love working in a residential home for Buckinghamshire Council. I go home at the end of each day knowing I have made a difference to a young person's life and their future. At Bucks, I know there are many opportunities to be able to develop in my role, I am recognised for the hard work I do which gives me a great sense of achievement.", We have a set of values, which our employees have chosen, that represent what we are - Proud, Ambitious, Collaborative and Trustworthy.
By joining Buckinghamshire Council, you can expect:
At Buckinghamshire Council, we know that our biggest strength comes from the people that work for us, and that's why we're working hard to ensure we continue to be an accessible and inclusive organisation.
From dedicated staff networks overseen by our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Steering Group, to proudly standing as a Disability Confident employer, it's important to us that all our colleagues feel engaged, listened to, and valued. Our offer of flexible working empowers a productive and happy workforce and allows employees to combine work with other responsibilities and commitments.
We believe our workforce should reflect the diverse communities we service in Buckinghamshire, and are looking for like-minded individuals to join us in promoting equality, fairness, and inclusion for everyone.
About the Business Unit
Buckinghamshire is a successful, growing place with fantastic natural assets, a highly productive economy and many resourceful and thriving communities. However, we are far from complacent and our new and ambitious unitary authority is well placed to tackle the challenges associated with growth, an aging population, climate change and inequalities in both opportunities and outcomes - particularly for our children and young people.
Children's Services is on an improvement journey and as our very recent Ofsted report shows, we have continued to improve despite the pressures of the pandemic and have built solid foundations for future success. Relationships with partners are strong and our collective response to the pandemic has strengthened and deepened our work together.
We have a big, ambitious agenda for Buckinghamshire, and our teams work collaboratively and at pace to make a positive difference to the lives of children and young people across the county.
We are looking for talented and driven individuals to help us achieve the best outcomes for our children, young people and families in Buckinghamshire. Our key priorities include continuing to protect vulnerable children and young people from harm, whilst sustaining an environment where social work practice can thrive. Through our vital work with our partners, including The Buckinghamshire Safeguarding Childrens Partnership, we continue to improve our collective response to children and young people who have been exposed to domestic abuse, exploitation, substance misuse and mental health issues.
No matter what role you take on in our Children's services, you will be part of a team who is dedicated to supporting children and their families to achieve their full potential.