Do you enjoy the feeling of impacting young lives? Do you thrive on providing quality care to children with a learning disability and challenging behavioural needs?
If so, Randstad wants to hear from you!
Benefits
- Competitive pay rate £13.57 (overtime and shift premium rates applicable)
- Enhanced holiday package & pension
- Convenient to Newry
- Fully funded, ongoing training & development opportunities
- Weekly pay
- Free training provided inclusive of eLearning and face-to-face
- Short and long-term contracts available
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Access to high street, retail and leisure discounts
Requirements
- 4 GCSEs A-C (including English and Mathematics) or equivalent
- 3 years experience in similar roles working with young people with learning disabilities and challenging behavioural needs
- Must be flexible for evening, weekends, night and day shifts as per rota requirements
- Candidates will be subject to enhanced vetting including an enhanced Access NI check and compliance due to the nature of this work
- Up to date Immunisation records to complete a full occupational health review
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Effective time management and prioritisation skills
- Ability to work in fast paced user-centric environment
Responsibilities
- Be familiar with and adhere to Trust policies and procedures in carrying out duties
- Have shared responsibility for the day to day care and supervision of young persons within the facility, which may include assisting the primary and/or key worker with responsibility for one or more young people.
- Ensure that appropriate records are maintained, particularly those detailing observations and/or assessment of each young person, in accordance with statutory requirements agreed and policy and procedures.
- Keep in contact with parents/carers, educational facilities and as appropriate, other professional staff, regarding the needs of the young people.
- Participate in staff meetings, consultations, group discussions and formal supervision as required.
- Develop appropriate relationships & be a good role model to the children/young people.
- Establish contact with the local community, which would facilitate the involvement of the young people in outside activities.
- Accompany young people when necessary to contact, places of worship, holidays, outings and on other occasions.
- Contribute to the daily life of the home through engaging with the young people in activities such as housework, maintenance of clothing, cooking and promoting personal care.
- Assist with the supervision and purchase of clothing for young people, the care of furnishings and household equipment and undertake household and domestic duties which are appropriate to the care of young people.
- Participate in and contribute to training programmes when appropriate.
- Be aware of and implement the requirements of the Health & Safety at Work Order (NI) 1979 as it pertains to this post and comply with the Trust's Safety Policy.
Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.
Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.
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