Children Residential Worker Apprentice

Summary

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children? We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Registered Manager to lead our children's home team. Job Type: Full-time 36 hours per week, pay is £11.44 - £14.00PH. Location Strood.

Annual wage: £26,208 a year
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Training course: Children, young people and families practitioner (level 4)
Hours: Mixed hours, normally 12-hour shift pattern of 08:00 - 20:00 and 20:00 - 08:00. To include days, evenings, nights, weekends, bank holidays. 36 hours per week. Additional hours will on occasion be available. Shifts to be confirmed.
36 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 13 January
Duration: 1 year 6 months
Positions available: 2

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

To ensure that care is provided within a professional, positive, and homely environment which integrates race, spirituality, gender, disability and sexual orientation and meets individual needs
To establish positive relationships with our children and young people, assessing needs and working jointly with other professionals to produce, implement, deliver, and revise individual care plans
To work with young people individually and in groups with the aim of enhancing relationships, self-confidence, social skills, managing behaviour and developing life skills
To organise and participate in activities for young people
To work to provide a positive, welcoming, and stimulating environment for the young people including carrying out cleaning, gardening and other domestic duties
To adhere to all reporting and recording procedures and ensure the production of timely written reports and correspondence to a professional level
To communicate effectively with other agencies, professionals, and families
To be responsible for dealing with petty cash and other purchasing duties in accordance with established procedures and policies, ensuring that all petty cash dealt with is accurately recorded and reported
To act within corporate parenting responsibilities to children and young people, providing guidance and support to children and young people whilst always maintaining professional boundaries
To work as a young person’s key worker, ensuring key working sessions are carried out in a timely and appropriate manner
To ensure all duties associated with running a children’s home during a shift are completed to a high standard. Such duties include logbook entries, completing running records, updating weekly planners, fire safety and health and safety checks
Ensuring that all other duties commensurate with running a children’s home are completed to a high standard. Such duties include household chores, light gardening duties, weekly food shopping and preparing culturally appropriate meals
To ensure necessary liaison and communication takes place within the home and outside with families, other members of the company, schools, other agencies and the local community
To attend, with guidance, court proceedings, child protection conferences, panels etc. and contribute reports and information as requested
To act immediately upon any suspicion, evidence, allegation, or concern in relation to safeguarding in accordance with safeguarding children and young people policies and procedures
To work on designated projects as required and to keep abreast of developments within the profession
To provide cover across each of our homes

Where you’ll work

COBDOWN HOUSE

LONDON ROAD

DITTON

AYLESFORD

ME20 6DQ

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

THE CHILD CARE COMPANY (OLD WINDSOR) LIMITED

Your training course

Children, young people and families practitioner (level 4)

Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)

Course contents

Your training plan

Children, young people and families practitioner L4 Apprenticeship Standard
Functional Skills in English and maths if required
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation
At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying
Training schedule has yet to be agreed - Details will be made available at a later date

More training information

Interviews for this post will be week commencing 13th January 2025, please consider this when applying.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

Other in:

Residential Childcare Diploma or equivalent (grade 3)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Administrative skills
Team working
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

Other requirements

Interviews for this post will be week commencing 13th January 2025, please consider this when applying. The location will be in Strood, please consider whether you are able to commute to this.

About this company

Haven Care Support Services is an organisation that provides care leavers with the support they require that will enable them to progress towards a fully independent lifestyle. They will be equipped with the fundamental skills essential for self-reliance and be provided with education and employment skills that will facilitate positive development.

Company benefits

Holiday 20 days plus Bank Holidays. Pension.

After this apprenticeship

Can lead to further training and a permanent position

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