Job Ref: 214737630

Date: 2021-09-24 09:48:47

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High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Permanent, Full-Time (working 37 hours, 5 day shifts per week)
£19,700 per annum (plus occasional sleep-in allowance)

Brilliant benefits We offer 29 days holiday plus public/bank holidays, flexible maternity, adoption and paternity packages, pension scheme where we contribute up to 7%, an employee discount portal and much more.

The role?

Merryfields is a 14 bed Short Break Residential Service providing 24 hour care for 5 – 18 year olds with moderate to severe learning disabilities. We strive and work towards providing top tiered person – centered care. We also hold various activities on a day-to-day basis to encourage social experiences and promote equality and diversity throughout the service.

Are you a naturally empathetic and self – motivated individual who is passionate about changing the lives of children, young people and their families throughout the UK for the better? If so, you are in luck as we are currently looking for Residential Workers who take pride in providing the best level of care to Children and Young People to join our team! We will provide full training for you to qualify and progress your career.

As an Assistant Residential Worker, it will be your responsibility to liaise with the children, young people and their families to ensure that their care is always to the best possible standard. You will also be supporting them with all aspects of their care.

How will you make a difference?

By supporting children and young people in their personal care, administration of medication and clinical procedures in line with the services policies and procedures.
Feeding and maintaining personal hygiene.
By assisting service users in activities and trips such as to the park, boat riding, and cinemas etc.
By contributing to the development and evaluation of care plans and risk assessments as part of link worker role.
By promoting communication and participation throughout the service.
By attending meetings/reviews with other care professionals to promote person – centred care.
By promoting independence and Equality & Diversity throughout the service.
By ensuring safeguarding practices are in place.
By engaging in 1-1 sessions with the children and young people to support them to develop and achieve positive outcomes.

What will you need?

A real compassionate and positive attitude is a MUST
Excellent interpersonal skills
Excellent organisational skills
The ability to work well within a team
Have the type of mentality to see this as a career step not another job
Previous experience working with either Children or Service Users with disabilities would be an advantage but once again training will be provided
Must possess Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent to be achieved within 2 years of taking up the postThe way we work

We work to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team. Have a look at our behaviours and values to understand more about the way we work on our careers portal on our company website.

Rewards

We want our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, a comprehensive employer-matched pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts on our dedicated benefits portal. Find out more about our exclusive Action for Children benefits on our careers portal.

For safe and happy childhoods

At Action for Children, we protect and support children and young people, providing practical and emotional care and support, ensuring their voices are heard, and campaigning to bring lasting improvements to their lives. Last year, we helped more than 387,000 children and families across the UK.

If you need any help in applying or have any questions, please contact Sarah Manderfield on (phone number removed) or email:

Closing date is Friday October 15th 2021

We are committed to safer recruitment practices to protect our service users; therefore, all applicants are expected to have an understanding of and commitment to safeguarding best-practice.

Action for Children is passionate about promoting equality, valuing diversity and working inclusively. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons particularly people with Disabilities and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic applicants, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce

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