Children's Residential Support Worker

We have a FANTASTIC opportunity for a Children's Support Worker to join a BEAUTIFUL and SPACIOUS residential children’s home in Tewkesbury. The property is a beautiful countryside house with a well-kept garden. You’ll be supporting young people with Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties (EBD) and challenging behaviours from trauma-informed backgrounds. We are looking for ENTHUSIASTIC, RESILIENT, and MOTIVATED individuals who want to make a difference in the lives of young people; to enable them to develop socially, emotionally and behaviourally in a setting where they feel safe and cared for. No two days are ever the same, so you need to be happy to work in a busy, ever-changing environment. It is challenging, but incredibly rewarding work!! Salary:Up to £30k Location: Tewkesbury Contract: Permanent Hours: 160 hours per month Shift pattern: Mixture of shifts with early, mids and lates **Due to the nature of the job we will only accept candidates who hold a Full UK Driving Licence** Benefits: * Getting paid to go on bike rides and go to theme parks! * Opportunity to do the QCF Level 4 Children & Young People qualification - fully funded! * Company pension * 28 days annual leave * Comprehensive Training Package including scheduled ongoing face-to-face training and CPD planning * Plenty of opportunities to maximise earnings and career development * Enhanced disclosure cost coverage Responsibilities of a Children's Support Worker: * To encourage the young people to do activities and take responsibility for their own lives depending on their age. * To keep the homely, friendly culture and environment of the homes. * To be able to deal with challenging behaviours when needed. * Protect children and young people from risks to their health and welfare. * Provide support for the children and young people in the home and to promote their independence and well-being. * Maintain a safe environment for young people. * Ensuring the safety of the students and maintaining an up-to-date knowledge of the individual’s; care plan, guidelines, reward system and preferred method of communication. * Supporting taxing behaviour safely and sympathetically. * Develop and maintain good working relationships with the staff, parents, Social Workers and other professionals that may be involved in the young people’s lives such as Psychologists. Requirements: * Experience as a Children's Support Worker, or with Young People is desirable but not essential. * Experience within another healthcare or social care setting is desirable but not essential. * You must be a car driver as you will be required to transport young people from time to time. * You must be over the age of 21. * You must be able to commute to Tewkesbury. If you are passionate about the lives of young people and want to make a real difference, supporting young people between with EBD, whilst starting on a career path within health & social care - this is the job for you! Vetro Recruitment acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Vetro is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merit alone