Action for Children
Residential Support Worker
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Role: Residential Support Worker
Location: High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Salary Up to £25,949.00 per annum
Contract/Hours: Permanent - Full-time, 37 hours a week - shifts set between 7am – 3pm or 2pm – 10pm on a 4 weekly rota basis.
Benefits:
- Over 7 weeks inclusive paid leave and the option to buy or sell leave
- Excellent training and the opportunity to undertake professional training for some roles
- Flexible maternity, paternity, and adoption packages
- Free Parking
- Up to 5% employer contribution and life assurance cover
- Blue Light Card eligibility with discounts at 15,000 national retailers
At Action for Children, we offer more than just a job. Join us and you’ll be part of a team dedicated to giving children safe and happy childhoods. See how your skills can make a real difference, helping solve the problems children and young people face every day.
A bit about the role:
The Vines is situated in High Wycombe, just minutes off the M40, 20 minutes off the M25, and well served by the local public transport network. In this warm and welcoming house, we provide residential short breaks that support children and young people with learning disabilities aged 11 to 19 who have complex behavioural needs.
We are looking for a Residential Worker to join our fun and supportive team, who can bring their experience, can-do attitude, and passion with them and help maintain the high standards already set by our wonderful team! Working hours are on a shift basis and you'll know your rota a month in advance.
Our Residential Support Workers create a safe and supportive environment for children and young people to grow and develop. You will ensure their wellbeing is prioritized by delivering personalized care, guidance, and advocacy.
In return we will offer you amazing opportunities to progress within our organisation.
How you'll help to create brighter futures
- Provide lead case/care planning management, including assessing, reviewing, and managing risk.
- Co-ordinating responsibilities within the service, with multi-agency and producing family information, including analysis and written reports.
- Attendance at professional meetings including reviews, court work, etc.
- Being resilient in supporting the young people through challenging situations.
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Let's talk about you, ideally you will have:
- Demonstrable experience of working in a care setting and developing positive relationships through trust.
- Application of a range of techniques to co-ordinate and communicate with our young people and their families.
- A solution-focused approach to address problems, individually and in a team setting.
- Emotional resilience to respond to the challenging nature of the role.
- Possess a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or recognised equivalent) or if you do not possess this you must be prepared to complete this within 2 years.
Why Action for Children?
Every child should have a loving home, food, warmth, the chance to grow and learn - the support to cope with life’s challenges. But too many children don’t. By bringing your passion and unique skills and experience, you’ll help us change that where it really matters.
We've been driven by love to take action for children for over 150 years, giving them the protection and practical help they need. A lot’s changed since 1869. But what children really need, hasn’t. So as long as children need us, we’ll be here.
Will you join us?
Help with your application
Please note, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.
If you require any support with the application process, please contact Sarah Manderfield at recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.org.uk quoting reference 13391.
Diversity, equality, and inclusion
At Action for Children, we’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels respected, valued, and able to thrive. We know that racism and discrimination create barriers, and we’re taking active steps to challenge these inequalities in our organisation and in the communities we serve.
We strongly welcome applications from people who are Black, Asian, or from other racialised and ethnically marginalised communities, as well as disabled people, who are currently under-represented in our workforce. We are committed to removing barriers in our recruitment processes and ensuring fair access to opportunities.
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We also encourage applications from men, who are under-represented in our Children’s Services roles. We recognise that people hold multiple identities, and we value the richness this brings to our team.
Find out more about Action for Children here: Action for Children [https://www.actionforchildren.org.uk/support-us/secret-santa/donate/?utm_appealcode=X24XXXSES&utm_packagecode=24NDFRDFG&utm_campaigncode=C4372] and on X [https://x.com/actnforchildren], LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/31436/admin/dashboard/], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/ActionforChildren?locale=en_GB] or YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=action+for+children] to get to know us better.
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Make a Difference - A Career in Residential Services [https://fa-evrg-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/cs/idcplg?IdcService=GET_FILE&fldFile=fFileGUID:122051C72EF1BCDA7BAD4ACDC1FE01FD&fldBrowsingMode=contribution]
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