Residential Support Worker

Location: Crawley, West Sussex

Salary/Rate: £24,000/annum

We have an excellent opportunity to join our clients Team working as a Residential support worker, working in a unit for up to six young people with challenging behaviour, between the ages of 8 and 16 years old.

Main Duties

• To work within relevant legislation and policy guidelines, and adhere to team decisions.
• To be a positive role model for the children.
• To carry out the delegated tasks essential to the smooth running of the unit.
• To undertake and maintain the administrative duties relevant to the post.
• To act as keyworker to a child, ensuring regular keywork sessions are held, case records are up to date, liaise with families and attend all relevant meetings.
• To ensure the unit is safe living environment, reporting any problems to the relevant person.
• To sleep in, work weekends and evenings as part of the unit’s rota.

Requirements

• Minimum 1 year experience of working with children and young people.
• Experience of managing difficult behaviour, aggression, sexualised behaviour etc.
• Knowledge and understanding of the principles and good practice of residential care as prescribed by the children Act 1989
• To hold a clean, UK driving licence

Benefits

• Training and induction
• Holiday pay
• Paid breaks

Please note for this position of a residential support worker you will require an Enhanced DBS check