Childrens Support Worker - Preston - Bank/Agency
Posted 09/07/2024 by Prospero Health & Social Care - Liverpool
Support Worker Vacancies Available
Role: Children's Support Worker
Location: Preston
Pay: £15 - £18ph
Hours:
- Waking nights 10pm to 8am
- Long day sleeps 11am to 11pm sleep in and 7am to 11am
- These hours may vary slightly.
About the role
These roles will be working with children and young people with a range of different challenges. This can include emotional behavioural issues, mental health issues or learning difficulties. You will be required to have at least 1 year of UK experience working in a similar role. These positions are on at least a 2:1 basis and wokring as part of a team.
Duties include:
- You will be required to ensure that our children and young people are provided with the highest quality of care and to assist them reaching their full potential.
- To ensure children's safety and well-being is appropriately protected at all times.
- To promote education, independent living and maintain a healthy home environment.
- To professionally liaise with professionals.
- Uphold essential safeguarding.
- To effectively communicate with the service user and professionals.
- To record daily logs and paperwork for teh young people per shift
The young people involved in these placements can have a range of needs, including:
- Challenging & aggressive behaviour
- Learning disability
- Autistic Spectrum Condition
- ADHD
- Personality Disorder
- Self-Injury
- Mental health diagnosis
- Victims of the range of abuses
- Inappropriate behaviours
Criteria for these roles are:
- Child and Adult DBS - on the update service or willingness to obtain one.
- Previous Experience in a similar role (1 year UK experience).
- References covering the last 3 years
- Willingness to travel to different areas.
- Willingness to attend essential training
INDLIVHSC
- Type:
- Temporary
- Start Date:
- ASAP
- Contract Length:
- N/A
- Contact Name:
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- Telephone:
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- Job Reference:
- VR/01596_1720537126
- Job ID:
- 221973254
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