Overview
Abbey Green Therapeutic Children's Services is a small family-owned Residential Care company based in the Nottinghamshire area. We have 6 small Residential Children's Homes and have recently been judged 'Outstanding' by Ofsted'. We are looking for Apprentice Support Workers and Activity Workers to join our team. 'Therapeutic Parents' who are nurturing and supportive, that can give our children, high levels of care, allowing them to achieve outstanding outcomes. Abbey Green are driven to changing children's' lives for the better by providing a specialist service that tailors' therapeutic packages of care to support young people in their development. We specialise in attachment and early life trauma using therapeutic parenting, DDP and PACE. Please note this role involves sleep shifts' this means that you will sleep onsite for one of your shifts. You are required to undertake x6 of these shifts per month.
Key Responsibilities:
– Daily Care: Provide direct care, support, and supervision to children and young people in line with their individual care plans.
– Wellbeing Support: Encourage and support healthy lifestyles, emotional resilience, and personal growth.
– Behaviour Management: Use positive behaviour strategies and de-escalation techniques to help young people manage challenges effectively.
– Activities Organisation: Plan and take part in educational, recreational, and therapeutic activities tailored to individual needs and interests.
– Advocacy: Build trusting relationships, act as a positive role model, and advocate for the best interests of the children and young people.
– Record Keeping: Maintain accurate records, care plans, and logs in line with organisational policies and regulatory standards.
– Teamwork: Work collaboratively with colleagues, families, and external professionals to deliver holistic care and achieve positive outcomes.
– Training & Development: Participate fully in apprenticeship training, complete all required coursework, and attend scheduled learning sessions.
Skills
Attention to Detail, Organisational Skills, Communication SkillsTraining
Paragon Skills is an award-winning, Ofsted-rated ‘Good’, national apprenticeship provider inspiring over 10,000 learners annually and working with over 3000 businesses to deliver apprenticeships in a high-quality, consistent way. Our dedicated focus on the Care and Education sectors means we are deeply rooted within these sectors and have in-depth knowledge and understanding of what is required from a training perspective. Upon completion of this 24 Month Apprenticeship, you will have obtained your Children, young people and families practitioner (level 4) Apprenticeship.
Employer
At Abbey Green Therapeutic Children’s Services, we understand that the capacity to develop lasting and meaningful relationships develops in accordance with the opportunity of the young person, to form secure attachments.
Our homes offer a welcoming and nurturing environment. We encourage our young people to feel a sense of belonging in their home and support them to personalise their bedrooms both decoratively and with their personal effects. We want our homes to feel like a safe and secure place for children to live, where they can begin to feel a renewed sense of safety and emotional wellbeing and develop relationships with the support of our Carers.
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