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Support worker

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Posting date: 18 April 2025
Salary: £12.60 per hour
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 18 May 2025
Location: LE3
Remote working: On-site only
Company: Jules Private Limited
Job type: Permanent
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Support worker
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Hours: Full time

Location: LE3
Company: Jules Private Limited
Job type: Permanent
Job reference:
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Job description
Overview:
We are seeking a dedicated Support Worker to join our team. The role involves providing care and assistance to individuals in need, ensuring their well-being and comfort.

Duties:

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

To maintain a high quality of care and support which meets the physical,

emotional, intellectual, social and cultural needs of children and young people

within the care of Inspirations. Working from the guidelines from the 1989

Children’s Act, National Minimum Standards, Every Child Matters and any other

relevant legislation.

 To provide a caring, supportive and nurturing environment in which

children/young people can feel secure and free from harm.

 Establishing positive relationships with young people and always offering them

unconditional and positive regard.

 Helping young people gain self-control by challenging unacceptable behaviour

and rewarding acceptable, pro-social conduct.

 Ensuring that each young person’s care plan is followed and amended as

appropriate to reflect their changing needs.

 Attending to practical matters in relation to childcare (cooking, cleaning,

general maintenance around the home etc).

 To act as a key worker or co-worker for a young person

to ensure that the young person’s care plans are up to

date and that all their care needs are being met. To

provide

a positive role model to be able to offer advice, guidance and assistance where

appropriate.

 Establishing relationships which young people perceive to be positive, warm

and rewarding.

 Providing advice, assistance and support on a 1:1 basis to enable young people

to address past and present difficulties.

 Providing emotional support at times of difficulty or stress.

 Being ambitious for young people, helping them achieve their goals and

optimise their potential.

 Keeping accurate records and providing written reports on young people for

planning meetings, reviews or any other meetings as directed by the line

manager.

 Empowering young people and facilitating their active involvement in the

decision making about their lives and future.

 Acting as an advocate at meetings where the young person is the subject of

discussion.

To work as part of a team

 Being aware of the aims and objectives of the home and working

collaboratively with colleagues to achieve them.

 Attending team/ staff meetings and making a positive contribution to them.

 Actively contributing to the development of the team.

 Receiving and storing information to improve communication.

 Being willing to give and receive feedback on performance with colleagues and

managers.

 Being aware of childcare plans for all young people and providing support for

colleagues by maintaining consistency in the execution of those plans.

 Providing informal practical and emotional support to colleagues experiencing

difficulties.

 Attending and contributing to regular supervision sessions in line with the

National Minimum Standards.
- Communicate effectively with service users, families, and colleagues
-Utilise experience working with children to offer appropriate care
- Drive to various locations as required

Skills:
- Excellent communication skills
- Experience in childcare or related field
- Valid driving licence for transportation needs

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay:£12.60 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:


Casual dress
Free parking
On-site parking
Schedule:


12 hour shift
Day shift
Monday to Friday
Night shift
Overtime
Weekend availability
Education:


GCSE or equivalent (preferred)
Experience:


Residential Childcare: 2 years (preferred)
Support Environment: 2 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:


Driving Licence (preferred)
NVQ LEVEL 3 for Children (preferred)

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