Job Description

Senior Support Worker
£10.24 - £10.56 per hour (plus night premium)
Full time, fixed term-maternity cover contract for 9 - 12 months
Dartington

Are you looking for a new, exciting and challenging position?
Do you wish to further develop your management career working with children & young people with learning disabilities?
If so, we have just the role for you!

Here at BS Social Care, we are working with a fantastic Learning Disability Charity. Our client work to support people with learning disabilities to have great lives. Their services have people`s needs at their heart and strive to help them reach their full potential. Our client is looking for a brilliant, Senior Support Worker to join their night team at a 10 bed Residential and Respite Home in Dartington for children and young people.

About the Role:
As a Senior Support Worker, you will work individually with children and young people and as part of a wider team to deliver the very best short breaks and residential services for children and young people with learning disabilities and/or complex needs

You will provide safe, high quality and effective child-centred and needs-led support and care to enable children and young people to achieve their goals, targets and aspirations as in line with their care plan, placing authority requirements and individual agreed targets and outcomes

You will deputise for Team leaders as and when required.

About You:
To apply for this role, you must hold a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent) and you will ideally have previous experience working with Children and Young people in a Residential setting.

In Return:
You will receive a competitive salary, join a friendly and welcoming team and have fantastic opportunities to develop an engaging career with a forward-thinking charity.

This really is a wonderful opportunity to really make a difference to people`s lives! If this sounds like you then please apply today!

PLEASE NOTE: In accordance with the Children`s Home Regulations 2015, applicants need to be 21 years or over to be able to apply for this role.