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Location: Dartford Kent

Salary: £18000 - £20000 per annum - dependant upon experience and qualifications

As shift leader you will be responsible for supervising and supporting the work of team members on shift

Hours of work: 40 hours per week average on a shift basis to include sleeping-in duty on a rostered basis

Main Purpose of Job:

To support children and young people to develop and improve their relationships with others, their social and life skills, academic attainment and participation in recreational and leisure pursuits through contributing to the provision of stable, secure and safe surroundings, planned activities and individual interventions.

To establish a nurturing and supportive relationship with children and young people in order to help them develop functional and constructive relationships with others.  

Within the overall framework of the clients' philosophy of care and statement of purpose to participate as a team member in providing care and support to the children and young people placed in the home.

To act as shift leader supporting the team in providing a stable, caring and supportive environment for children and young people that respects and affirms their racial, cultural and religious identity and lifestyle.   

To assist children and young people to develop socially acceptable behaviour through encouragement of positive behaviour, constructive response to inappropriate behaviour and adherence to the clients' behaviour management strategies.

Tasks/Duties and Responsibilities:

By acting as shift leader and coordinating and working with other members of the team to be actively involved in the direct care of the children and young people in accordance with standards of care as identified within the relevant policy or practice guidelines.  This will include, for example:

Contributing to the normal development of the children and young people and promoting a healthy life style.

Being aware of the children’s and young people’s leisure and recreational needs and supporting their active participation in these.

Carry out therapeutic crisis intervention as necessary (and after training where required).

Listen to and talk to children and young people, observe their behaviour, and record significant features.

Our client is URGENTLY seeking a Residential Support Worker for their childrens home based in Dartford which provides OFSTED-registered high quality residential care, therapy and education for six boys aged 8 to 16yrs with Social Emotional Beahvioural Disorder.

The client provides high quality care and education for children and young people with complex needs relating to their health, education, welfare and development.  The client actively support the governments 'Every Child Matters' aim to ensure that children and young people need to be healthy, stay safe, enjoy and achieve, make a positive contribution and achieve economic wellbeing.
Examples of complex needs that clients may demonstrate are  - Aspergers Syndrome, Attachment Disorder, ADHD, Downs Syndrome, Partial Deafness, Epilepsy, Eating Disorders, Mild Mental Health Disorders, Social Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties.

Salary: £15,000 - £17,000 dependant upon experience and qualifications

Hours: 40 hours per week average on a shift basis to include
 sleeping-in duty on a rostered basis

Main Objectives:

To provide support to children and young people in order to develop and improve their relationships with others, their social and life skills, academic attainment and participation in recreational and leisure pursuits through contributing to the provision of stable, secure and safe surroundings, planned activities and individual interventions.

Main purpose of the role:

To establish a nurturing and supportive relationship with children and young people in order to help them develop functional and constructive relationships with others.  

To participate as a team member in providing care and support to the children and young people placed in the home.

To work with the rest of the team to provide a stable, caring and supportive environment for children and young people that respects and affirms their racial, cultural and religious identity and lifestyle. 

To assist children and young people to develop socially acceptable behaviour through encouragement of positive behaviour, constructive response to inappropriate behaviour and adherence to TulipCare’s behaviour management strategies.

To act at all times within the framework of the Core Principles

If you have had prior experience of working with similar clients within a residential setting then i would like to hear from you!

Our client is looking for an experienced support worker to work with adults with multiple and profound learning disabilites in a 20 bedded unit.

The service users in this unit have severe physical disabilities and it is therefore essential that you have up to date manual handling training certification. Training can be provided for this role.

Additional training such as food hygiene, health and safety and fire safety would be desirable.

A variety of shifts are available, including earlies, lates, mid shifts and night shifts.

Please contact Kate on 01622 765365 for further information.

All vacancies are subject to a full enhanced CRB check and a full 3 year reference check.

Our client is looking for candidates to work on an ad hoc basis with older people with dementia.

You will be required to have a full enhanced CRB, a full 3 year reference check and up to date manual handling training (training can be provided).

Please call us on 01622 765365 for further details!

We are looking for a temporary floating support worker to be in post for approximately 10 months.

Essential Requirements for the post holder are:

·  A strong understanding of housing and support needs of vulnerable people.

·  Experience of providing housing related support to people with Mental health problems, Learning disabilities, Physical disabilities, Substance abuse and/or Domestic Violence

·  A good understanding of the supporting peoples framework

·  Ability to manage workload and prioritise effectively

·  Excellent communication skills, both written and oral

·  Basic IT skills, including data management

Full driving licence and access to a car for business purposes is essential!

Please submit your CV online or contact Kate on 01622 765365 for further details