Behaviour Support Worker OCC615391

Job details

Salary range: £26,873 - £28,770 per annum 

Work location: Ron Groves House, Kidlington

Hours per week: 37- we are open to discussions about flexible working  

Contract type: Permanent

Vetting requirements: This role is subject to a Criminal Records Check

Closing date: Sunday 12th May 2024

Interview date: To be confirmed 

Are you looking for a new challenge, and want to contribute to improving outcomes for individuals within Children's Disability Social care?

Are you confident in providing support for young people who may communicate their needs through their behaviours?

About us

Children and Family Care Services supports children/young people aged 0 -18yrs who have a diagnosed disability and are open to the Disability Social work teams.

Our support includes providing domiciliary homecare, and short break opportunities.

About the role

You will be supporting young people who are non verbal, pre verbal or have limited language. The young people have moderate to severe learning difficulties, some may have autism and complex needs. They may also have additional diagnoses and exhibit challenging behaviours.

Within the role you may need to provide domiciliary personal care for the child in their own home. This can involve support with bathing, dressing, medical tasks and interventions for which child specific training will be provided.

You will also support young people to access leisure based community opportunities.

You will contribute to and attend meetings related to the young people you support, and be involved in support planning and risk assessments.

About you

The children and young people we support say you need to be “Fun, happy, kind and reliable”.

You will need to be, flexible, and adaptable with the ability to demonstrate a creative approach to working with children and young people who have a disability, alongside their parents and care givers. You will need to demonstrate excellent interpersonal and engagement skills and be able to adapt your style and approach to each individual child and family.

You will need to be physically fit and after training able to support with physical interventions as a last resort if required, in order to prevent harm and keep the young person safe.

Rewards and benefits

• Paid mileage and travel time
• Culture of flexible working
• Technology to support agile working where role permits
• Up to 31 day’s holiday p.a. plus bank holidays  
• Option to ‘buy’ additional holiday
• Employee Assistance Programme including access to health and wellbeing support
• Membership of the Local Government contributory pension scheme, with an employer’s contribution of up to 19.9%
• ​​​​​​​Enhanced family friendly policies
• Local and national discounts for shopping and travel
• Great learning and development opportunities to support your ongoing development

Would you like to know more?

Please click here to view the Job Description and Selection Criteria 

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Raul Corrales, Behaviour Support Manager on 07510 382029, or Jane Rivers, Team Manager on 07788302179 

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