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Accrington Children's Support Worker Bank / Agency

Prospero Health & Social Care
Posted 3 days ago, valid for a month
Location

Accrington, Lancashire BB5 4SD, England

Salary

£20,000 - £24,000 per annum

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Contract type

Part Time

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  • The role of a Children's Support Worker involves providing care for children and young people facing various challenges, including emotional and behavioral issues.
  • The position offers flexible hours with pay ranging from £15 to £20 per hour, including options for day shifts, waking night shifts, and long day sleeps.
  • Candidates are required to have at least 1 year of relevant UK experience in a similar role.
  • Key responsibilities include ensuring children's safety, promoting education and independent living, and maintaining detailed records for each shift.
  • Applicants must have a Child and Adult DBS check, references from the last three years, and be willing to travel to different areas.

Support Worker Vacancies Available

Role: Children's Support Worker

Location:

Pay: £15 - £20ph

Hours:

  • Flexible Hours
  • Day (12 hour shift) / Waking Night (12 hour shift)
  • Long day sleeps (8am to 11pm sleep in)

About the role

These roles will be working with children and young people with a range of different challenges. This can include emotional behavioural issues, mental health issues or learning difficulties. You will be required to have at least 1 year of UK experience working in a similar role. These positions are on a 2:1 basis.

Duties include:

  • You will be required to ensure that our children and young people are provided with the highest quality of care and to assist them reaching their full potential.
  • To ensure children's safety and well-being is appropriately protected at all times.
  • To promote education, independent living and maintain a healthy home environment.
  • To provide detailed written notes for each shift.
  • To professionally liaise with professionals.
  • Uphold essential safeguarding.
  • To effectively communicate with the service user and professionals.

The young people involved in these placements can have a range of needs, including:

  • Challenging & aggressive behaviour
  • Learning disability
  • Autistic Spectrum Condition
  • ADHD
  • Personality Disorder
  • Self-Injury
  • Mental health diagnosis
  • Victims of the range of abuses
  • Inappropriate behaviours

Criteria for these roles are:

  • Child and Adult DBS - on the update service or willingness to obtain one.
  • Previous Experience in a similar role (1 year UK experience).
  • References covering the last 3 years
  • Willingness to travel to different areas.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.