Job Description
We currently have a job opening in our Children's Home in East Tilbury!
Residential Support Worker
Salary: £11 per hour with 2 Sleep-in Shifts per week (£28,080.00 per year)
Do you want to make a difference?
Would you like to work with and support looked-after children in a residential environment and help them strive?
Green Harvest is a company that champions the needs for children and together, we will help them build a successful future. We are currently recruiting for passionate and driven Residential Support Workers to come and join our growing team in East Tilbury, Essex.
Benefits of working at Green Harvest CC Ltd
- Full induction & on the job training
- Bank holiday rate and full holiday pay
- Fast-growing company with fast track managerial programme for staff
- Supportive managers to help you succeed
- Pension scheme
- Ongoing learning and development to further your career
Requirements of a Residential Support Worker
- A caring attitude
- Good listening and communication skills
- The ability to understand and follow policies and procedures
- Good writing skills to fill in documentation
- Experience of working with young people aged 8 – 17 with emotional and behavioural difficulties
- Minimum Level 3 in Children & Young Person qualification (Or willing to work towards achieving this within a specific timeframe)
- Committed to a structured approach to training and personal development
- Understanding of the Children’s Home Regulations and Health & Safety legislation
- Strong interpersonal and multi-tasking skills
- Character demonstrating honesty, decency and integrity
- Conducting themselves and working consistently in a professional and confident manner
- Have a caring disposition with a warm empathetic personality
- Positive attitude, enthusiasm along with influencing and motivational skills
- The ability to cope with and remain calm in very challenging and demanding situations
- Resilient, reliable and punctual
This is an exciting opportunity to work and join our close-knit team in providing an essential service to looked after children. Supporting and teaching young people with a wide variety of everyday life skills. We offer fantastic benefits, training and a great team environment.
Job Type: Full-time (40 hours per week)
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: From £11.00 per hour
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Night shift
- Weekend availability
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Tilbury, RM18 8SH: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Education:
- GCSE or equivalent (preferred)
Experience:
- Residential Childcare: 2 years (required)
- Support Environment: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- NVQ Level 3 Health & Social Care (required)