Short Breaks Crew (BCP)
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Short Breaks Crew
Children’s Team - Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole
We are looking to recruit Short Breaks Crew to join our Children’s Team across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, including our main venue, The Treehouse, in Hurn. Your role is to support more complex children and young people with additional emotional needs and disabilities and their siblings in their play at a variety of activities and to ensure positive outcomes and the continual safety, health, and wellbeing of the children and young people using Children’s Services.
More about the role…
This role requires staff to:
Support Children and young people to fulfil their social and emotional needs through play/activities
Provide an excellent level of support and care, taking the time to listen to, understand and ensure the children and young people we support remain the focus of your work at all times
To act in the best interest of the young people we support and treat them as individuals
Build and maintain positive relationships with colleagues
Follow agreed care plans and risk assessments
To empower the young person bring supported to make decisions and respect their choices
Essential skills required:
Basic numeracy, literacy and IT skills
Team work
Clear communication
Understands, values and respects people
Person centred approach
Empathy and compassion
Being pro-active
For full details on requirements and essential skills required for this role, check the job description linked above.
Commitment to safeguarding
Diverse Abilities is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and adults that we support and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. Please ensure a full work history is completed in your application form including any gaps of employment. Applicants will be required to complete satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) check is required for this post prior to commencement. The Charity is an equal opportunities employer.
For more information, please contact either Clare Rochford or Amy Topp on 01202 718238. A Diverse Abilities application form must be completed by all applicants - click the pink button below to download or complete the form online.
Benefits and bonuses
Our Short Breaks Crew can enjoy a range of benefits including an auto-enrolment pension once you’ve worked for us for three months, as well as 40% off a bike and accessories through our Cycle to Work scheme.
Plus, you get to accompany all the children we support on excellent adventures in the community including Chessington, the cinema, Splashdown, and so much more.
Introducing Reasons to Care
Hosted by Michelle (Supported Living Deputy Manager) and Clare (Children’s Team Short Breaks Manager), "Reasons to Care" will take you on a heartwarming journey, making an impact that truly matters. It’s our podcast on all things to do with working in care.
We'll dive into some uplifting stories that'll make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside, changing lives with love, one story at a time. From speaking to those who have worked for us for years and new members of the team, through to parents and people we support, there’s lots of stories to enjoy.
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