Children's Support Workers Co Durham

Teaching Personnel are looking for Children's Residential Support Workers to provide personal care and support to children and young people with disabilities as well as emotional and behavioural difficulties. There are multiple posts available to start ASAP in a Residential Care Home in County Durham (DL17) which has a collaborative ethos and a positive approach. The roles are initially temporary but likely to become permanent.

There are a range of shift patterns on offers which include weekdays, weeknights, and various times over weekends. These can be full or part time. This role which would also suit a special needs teaching assistant looking for alternative working hours. The ideal candidate will have experience in a residential setting, working with challenging behaviours and providing personal care. You will be able to work flexibly and calmly in your approach. Ideally you will have NVQ level 2 or 3, or alternatively transferable skills from other residential settings.

This Residential School supports children on the Autistic Spectrum, those with Emotional and Behavioural needs and Profound and multiple learning difficulties.

Skills Required

-Experience with Moving & Handling or Personal Care

-Patient and nurturing mannerism

Why apply for a job with Teaching Personnel:

-Competitive Daily Rates of Pay up to £66.50 per day

-£50 reward every time you recommend a colleague to work with us

-Unrivalled CPD opportunities including Team Teach, NASEN and our CPD partnership with the Catholic Schools Diocese of Hexham & Newcastle

-Opportunity to work in a number of schools and SEN provisions with the help of our specialist consultants

-20 years experience within Educational Recruitment working in partnership with a large number of Primary, Secondary and SEN Schools

Teaching Personnel work with a large number of SEN schools across the UK, if you are interested in registering to work through Teaching Personnel, to full time or part time or to gain SEN experience please call us today to hear more.