Children’s Support Worker Temporary

Children’s Support Worker Job – West Cross Swansea – Autism and Complex Needs

Your new company
Looking support worker for a children’s residential home in West Cross, Swansea. The organisation is dedicated to providing first rate care and education to the young people they support.

They are looking for Support Workers to cover both long days, 8am – 8.30pm and night shifts, 8.30pm – 8am.
Ideally you will have previous experience working with challenging individuals, and have specific Positive Behavioural Management training. If you don’t have the specific training, you must be resilient and compassionate in nature with at least 6 months previous care experience.

Your new role
The position will require you to support children who have autism and other complex learning disabilities, enabling them to learn and grow in a supportive and nurturing environment.
The children in your care can display challenging behaviour and part of your role will be to keep them safe from harm, when necessary.

What will your new job involve?

• Providing the highest quality care to children we support
• Promoting individuals’ independence by supporting with a range of educational, social and work-based activities
• Working with families and partner organisations to ensure support is personalised to meet individual needs
• Using a range of communication methods to assist individuals to make informed day-to-day choices
• Maintaining accurate record keeping of all activities, progress, and incidents should they arise
• Undertaking general housekeeping duties, plus elements of personal care
• Taking ownership to safeguard and protect vulnerable individuals, ensuring the safety and wellbeing of everyone we support

What you’ll need to succeed

• Previous care experience
• A can-do attitude, caring and reliable nature
• Compassion and empathy
• Enthusiasm to promote independence & choice
• A strong work ethic
• Excellent communication
• The ability to work flexibly
• 23 years of age or older. We believe it is appropriate that there is a gap in age between the children we support and the staff looking after them; that allows us to ensure the best care in the safest environment.

What you need to do now
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