Job Description
Flexible hours over 7 days a week - Full Time and Part Time - 15 hour shifts
The Beeches UK vision is providing support and care for children and young people with learning difficulties and challenging behaviours, promoting independence, choice and valuing individual uniqueness, diversity and achieving outcomes that matters most to the children and young people we care for.
In all our residential settings, we work to create a home environment that exceeds the needs of children and young people. You should be passionate for children`s and young people`s well-being and have a caring and patient nature. We have roles across the business in either Children's Residential Care or Young People's Supported Living.
We are looking for an engaging and positive Care Worker to join our Peterborough service where we support children and young people. Service users may have a complex needs challenging behaviour, learning disabilities and other emotional or social needs.
This is a fast-paced role, you must be flexible in the hours due to the support required. Weekend only roles are now available.
No two days are ever the same, sometimes they may be challenging but always positive.
What does a Care Worker do?
· Supporting children and young people on focusing on their education, behaviour, and physical and mental well-being to achieve a positive outcome.
· Provide an experience of a childhood that they can reflect upon and carry with them into adulthood.
· Supporting young people to attend appointments, liaise with doctors, social workers on behalf of the young people trying to help them back into the community, helping with schoolwork and assisting with any other outdoor activities.
· Enabling young people to express their characters, feel safe and enrich their lives through positive behaviours and planned activities.
· To react in emergency situations quickly and efficiently and to ensure the wellbeing of the young children/people and others.
· You will be confident in complying with all regulatory requirements, i.e., Health and Safety, COSHH, RIDDOR and Accident Reporting.
· You will be confident with support plans, risk assessments and able to complete a thorough handover to the rest of the team and management regarding the individual concerned in a positive, structured, and professional manner.
Benefits
As well as knowing that what we do is making a positive difference to young people’s lives, you will receive fair pay and benefits as one of our employees.
· 28 days holiday, this is inclusive of bank holidays
· Pension contributions into NEST Scheme
· Sage Employee Benefits Scheme
· Birthday bonus
· Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
*T&C's apply based on contract. All roles are subject to an enhanced DBS check and suitable references.
*If you are successfully matched to a role, you will be classed as a key worker.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Salary: £10.90-£11.05 per hour
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Night shift
- Overtime
- Weekend availability
Experience:
- Residential or Supported Living Care: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or equivalent (preferred)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (preferred)
Work Location: In person