Job description
Where will you be working?
We have a range of children’s residential homes across all the Belfast Area & Downpatrick.
How much will you get paid & Hours or work?
· Band 4 Support Worker £12.86ph - £20.58ph dependent on shift worked.
· Band 5 Support Worker - £14.53ph - £23.24ph dependent on shift worked.
· You get to choose! We can offer both full time and part time hours with day or night shifts available.
What does the job in involve?
· Assist with the care and supervision of the children and young people who are resident in the home.
· Work in partnership with the keyworkers to ensure care plans can be developed.
· To work with children/ young people and their families, on a one to one
or group basis, using a variety of interventions, to identify needs and to
achieve positive outcome.
· To work co-operatively with children’s services, health agencies and
other community-based services, to provide the most effective service for the children/young people and carers/families.
· To apply safeguarding and child protection procedures
Do you meet the criteria?
· (Essential Criteria for Band 5) Hold a higher-level education qualification & 1 years’ experience working in a children’s residential settingOR have 2 years experience working in a children’s residential setting
· (Essential Criteria for Band 4) 1 years’ experience working in a children’s residential setting
· Registered with NISSC
· Willingness to do mandatory inhouse training
· Must complete Enhanced Access NI check yearly.