Permanent opportunities for Children's Residential Support Workers to join independent Child care provider

Your New company
Hays are the UK's number one leading recruitment agency, successfully helping more individuals find work than any other agency, and we are expanding. We are currently looking for Children's Residential Care Workers including those at a senior level who are interested in securing a new permanent job.

Currently recruiting in the Ramsgate, Whitstable & Swale areas.

We are working with an independent children's home provider who accommodate bespoke care plans with a focus on the ability to offer family environments run by a fantastic team of dedicated staff. The children are aged between 8-18 who may have Learning Disabilities and mild EBD.

Your new role
Delivering general daily care to children and young people with complex needs, including behavioural, including assisting in the development of their social and emotional growth and practical support duties as required, to include meal preparation and supervision, laundry, mending, clothes, food shopping, doctor's visits, cleaning, supervision of social activities, driving escort and collection duties, and assistance with washing and bathing where additional needs may require this. Support children and young people by focusing upon them and enabling them to achieve the best outcomes possible. Support the child or young person alongside their own family and significant others as part of the role and will assist in developing and maintaining the child or young person's relevant and appropriate connections to family, friends and their community. On a day-to-day basis you will focus on providing environments in which children and young people can thrive. Work rota's may include night waking duty and undertaking sleeping in duties as required; you will work over a wide spectrum of hours.

What You Need to Succeed
It would be ideal if you held an NVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care Children and Young people or equivalent. We are looking for a minimum of 1-2 years' experience of working in a Children's residential setting. In order to be successful, you should be passionate about providing a high level of care, dedicated to your role as a Residential Care Worker and have the ability to offer kindness and compassion.

What You'll Get in Return
Working with Hays as a Support Worker has many benefits:


* Competitive rates of pay
* Holiday Pay
* A personal service with a dedicated consultant
* Consistent work
* Full and part time roles available
* Free DBS
* £250 Refer and friend scheme

Not the right role for you but know someone that may be interested? If you recommend a friend, you could receive up to £250 worth of shopping vouchers* by following the link below. http://www.hays.co.uk/Forms/refer-a-friend-social-care-537802

What you need to do now
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