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About Barnet Council
Barnet is a borough with much to be proud of. Our excellent schools, vibrant town centers, vast green spaces and diverse communities all help make it a great place to live and work. As a council we want to build on these strengths as we move into the future. We are growing and developing as an organisation to meet the challenges facing our borough and we are committed to working with partner organisations and residents to make Barnet even better. As an organisation, our staff are committed to Our Values: Learning to Improve, Caring, Inclusive, Collaborative – which drive everything we do.
About the role
Our new Children’s Home accommodates children and young people aged 6 – 17 years old. The children and young people will have complex psychological, emotional and behaviour needs which have unfolded in the context of traumas. The home will accommodate up to 3 young people.
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About you
This is a unique opportunity for an experienced Support Worker to join our team. It’s your chance to make a huge difference to our young people’s lives by working with their care and support plan to provide personalized care and creating a calm, safe living environment . You will plan social and leisure programs, support young people, escort young people to appointments / activities this includes therapy sessions. You’ll also assist your Manager with planning and leading shifts, maintaining up to date and comprehensive records and supporting your colleagues.
We would like to invite applicants who enjoy working in the community and integrating with agencies creatively to improve the experiences and outcomes of the children and young people and supporting their journey from a children’s home back to a family home, either with their birth family, a carefully matched foster carer or supporting their transition to independence.
Do you have the resilience to deal with behaviours that are challenging? Do you have experience of working with children who struggle to self-regulate? Are you committed to nurturing young people’s needs and can empathize with their needs?
You will also have the Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent) you’ll need to be happy to work on a seven days rota system, including some sleep-in duties, weekend work and working according to the needs of the Home.
What we offer
- 31 days annual leave, plus public and bank holidays
- Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme , which provides a valuable guaranteed income in your retirement together with security for your dependents
- Work-life balance options may include hybrid working, flexitime, job share, home working, part-time
- A vast range of lifestyle discounts from major retailers, supermarkets, energy suppliers and more
- Broad range of payroll benefits including cycle to work, eye care vouchers, travel and gym membership
- Excellent training and development opportunities
- Employee well- being training programs including confidential employee assistance
How to apply
Read the job description and person specification before clicking ‘Apply’ to commence the online application form. If you would like any further information about the role before applying, please contact [email protected]
Barnet Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Barnet operates stringent safer recruitment procedures.
To deliver Barnet Council’s commitment to equality of opportunity in the provision of services, all staff are expected to promote equality in the workplace and in the services the Council delivers. As such we value diversity and welcome applications from all backgrounds. For further information, please read our equality statement.
Barnet Council embraces all forms of flexible working (including part-time, compressed hours, and remote working) and is committed to offering employees a healthy work-life balance. Candidates are encouraged to talk about relevant requirements and preferences at interview. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking.
Barnet Council is a Disability Confident Committed Employer. We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview, please contact the lead contact on this advert. We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process. We support the access to work scheme, further details are available at www.gov.uk/access-to-work/apply
All posts with the council are subject to a probationary period of six months, during which time you will be required to demonstrate to the council satisfaction your suitability for the position in which you will be employed.
Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close vacancies before the stated closing date if sufficient number of applications are received. Therefore, please apply as soon as possible.
Please ensure you regularly check the email account (including JUNK MAIL folders) that you use to submit your application, as any further communication regarding your application will be sent electronically. Should you not hear from us within four working weeks of the closing date for this post, then regretfully in this instance, you have not been shortlisted.