In each home we have detailed shift planners/diaries/handover documents that will outline the specific daily duties and tasks that you will be required to complete, these will be specific to whether it is term-time (school days) or during holiday periods as some of the tasks will differ. The following is a summary of some of your duties during term-time

Supporting all of the boys daily routines, including getting them up, promoting personal hygiene routines, meals, either school runs or activities
Supporting room cleans/developing of life skills/independence, promoting socialisation and supporting bed-time routines
Attending medical/other appointments
Supporting the plans on the activity planners
Completion of day sheets for the boys and working with them on their targets
Completing handover documents/ tasks
Completion of all daily paperwork
Completing budgeting requirements
Completion of daily room checks and daily housecleaning tasks
Complete any food/other shopping needs, including meal preparation and kitchen hygiene/laundry duties
Completion of any specific checks such as COSHH, Fire Checks/Car checks
Liaising and building appropriate relationships with the families, working to find out about special dates for boys and ensuring these are noted/marked, sorting and planning family time contacts

Flexibility in your availability is a must as the role will involve sleep in nights and shift work of 14 hours - typically 2 full days on, 2 days off. Rotating start times of 08:00, 12:00, 14:00
Have an understanding of the issues that face young people in care
Hold Residential Childcare/Families Practitioner Diploma/Children and Young People's Workforce/NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent - or be willing to work towards a required qualification
Excellent communication and listening skills
Be willing to learn
Be able to work well as part of a small team
Be willing to undertake a DBS check at enhanced level if successful for the position. Your DBS check shall be paid for by ourselves
Experience with Emotional Behavioural Disorder, Social/Residential Work or Youth Work would be advantageous.
Have a full, clean UK driving licence and be able to cover at other Residential Homes as and when needed.

Unqualified Basic Salary: £18,642.94 pro rata (£26,100.12 FTE) per annum with a potential to earn up to £21,900.22 with sleep in shifts
A sleep-in allowance of £62.64 per night- potential extra earning of up to £3257.28
Up to 6 week's holiday per year
A rota pattern of 2 days on, 2 days off, with staggered start times ranging from 8am, 12noon or 2pm (i.e. 8am-10pm, 12pm-10pm or 2pm-10pm)
All meals on duty are provided
Company pension
Access to our Exchange Employee Discount Scheme
Access to wellbeing programmes via our Exchange Provision
Comprehensive training programme, followed by a comprehensive and ongoing CPD Programme
Access to qualifications (Including Diploma 3/Diploma 5)
Promotion opportunities
Monthly clinical and professional supervisions, access to therapeutic support