Senior Residential Support Worker

Job Title: Senior Residential Support Worker
One Vacancy Available
Salary: £25,394 to £29,418 per annum (Based on 35 Hours)
30 Hours Per Week
Location: Kidderminster Short Breaks, Moule Close
Permanent, Part-time
 

The Role:
Kidderminster short breaks provides specialist day care and overnight stays for children and young people with learning disabilities, Autism or Challenging behaviour between the ages of 5-17 years old.

As a senior Residential Support Worker, you will be responsible for supporting the homes management team, supporting, and giving clear guidance to residential support workers, and enabling opportunities for the children and young people in the home to achieve their goals and optimise their potential. You will work directly with children and young people, building effective relationship with them and their families and multi-agency professionals.

We are a supportive and established team who really do make a difference to the lives of young people in Worcestershire.

Worcestershire Children First recognises the importance of supporting, training and developing the staff who deliver services for children and young people.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Stuart Hart on 01562 823653 or shart2@worcschildrenfirst.org.uk
 

Benefits:
You’ll find an overview of some of the benefits in a document attached to this job advert so do take a look! Some of the other benefits we can offer include:

• Great Holiday Entitlement: As well as bank holidays, you'll get 26 days paid holiday (pro rata for part-time staff). This goes up to 31 days when you have been with us for 5 years. If you get more than 26 days where you work now, don't worry because if you join us without a break, we'll match your holiday up to 31 days. If you’re successful and want to take advantage of this do let us know!
• Brilliant Pension Scheme: The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) is a nationwide, career average pension scheme and is a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government.
• Professional Learning & Development:  We actively encourage learning and development for all our staff should they want to progress further or explore other areas within the organisation.
   

How to Apply
Application forms are invited to apply for this role.

Please find the Job Description and Person Specification attached.

Please write your submission with consideration for the essential and desirable criteria on the Person Specification. This should include examples why you should be considered; the experience, skills and knowledge that you would bring to the post.

Please submit your application form to Recruitment@Worcestershire.gov.uk

Application Closing Date: Sunday, 13th October 2024
Anticipated Interview Date: W/C 21st October 2024