My Woodford

30/04/2025

02/08/2022

We are Recruiting Senior Support Workers (Day) in Tower Hamlets and Woodford Green

Are you a Senior Residential Support Worker who wants to make a real difference in the lives of young people with Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties?

Do you want to train to become a qualified systemic practitioner and be able to engage and communicate with young people in a new and improved way?

We are looking for people who are tired of the system the way it is and want to work for an organisation that is prepared to do things differently, to support its staff fully through training and support for you as well as the young people, then please send us your CV and we will be in touch.

We have a bespoke training programme that begins with a 6-month foundation certificate and moves on to an external delivery by the Institute of Family Therapy "Systemic Practice in Residential Childcare". This also runs over 6 months and combines face-to-face teaching with on-the-job training and support.

The shift hours are 7.40 am to 8.00 pm and the rota follows a two-week pattern:

Week 1 (long week)

You will work Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday - 5 Days

Week 2 (short week)

You will work Wednesday and Thursday - 2 Days

This pattern means you will have every other weekend off and work 7 days every 2 weeks while still averaging 42 hours a week, giving you lots of time off to ensure a good work-life balance and time to rest between shifts and reducing the amount of travel time and costs to work.

Training days are paid at a flat rate of £50

In your short week, there is also the opportunity to pick up some overtime if you require it.

Responsibilities:

As a Senior Children’s Residential Support Worker, you will be responsible:

Lead the shift, directing and coaching support work colleagues

To encourage young people to do activities and take responsibility for their own lives depending on their age.

To keep the homely, friendly culture and environment of the homes.

To be able to deal with challenging behaviours when needed.

Protect children and young people from risks to their health and welfare.

Provide support for the children and young people in the home and promote their independence and well-being.

Maintain a safe environment for young people.

Ensuring the safety of the students and maintaining an up to date knowledge of the individual’s; care plan, guidelines, reward system and preferred method of communication.

Supporting challenging behaviour safely and sympathetically.

Develop and maintain good working relationships with the staff, parents, Social Workers and other professionals that may be involved in the young people’s lives such as Psychologists.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £24,000.00-£27,000.00 per year

02/08/2022

We are Recruiting for Senior Night Support Workers in Tower Hamlets.

We are engaging, challenging and supportive, and our goal is to develop meaningful relationships with the children we look after to allow them to build attachments and begin to recover from traumatic experiences.

Our work environment includes:

On-the-job training
Growth opportunities
Lively atmosphere
Are you a Children's Residential Support Worker who wants to make a real difference to the lives of young people with Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties?

Do you want to train to become a qualified systemic support worker and be able to engage and communicate with young people in a new and improved way?

We are looking for people who are tired of the system the way it is and want to work for an organisation that is prepared to do things differently, to support its staff fully through training and support for you as well as the young people, then please send us your CV and we will be in touch.

We have a bespoke training programme designed by the Institute of Family Therapy "Systemic Practice in Residential Childcare".

The shift hours are 7.40pm to 8.00am and the rota follows a two-week pattern:

Week 1 (long week)

You will work Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday - 5 Days

Week 2 (short week)

You will work Wednesday and Thursday - 2 Days

This pattern means you will have every other weekend off and work 7 days every 2 weeks while still averaging 42 hours a week, giving you lots of time off to ensure a good work-life balance and time to rest between shifts and reducing the amount of travel time and costs to work.

In your short week there is also the opportunity to pick up some overtime if you require.

In this role, you will be supporting the day team by ensuring the home is thoroughly cleaned each night and the tasks needed to ensure a successful morning shift are closed out and prepared.

A member of the therapeutic team will be on sleep in should they be required to help deal with any incidents during the night.

Responsibilities:

Being the shift lead and cleaning the home to a high standard.

Ensuring all tasks on the shift plan are closed out.

Updating logs and records electronically

To be able to deal with challenging behaviours when needed.

Protect children from risks to their health and welfare.

Maintain a safe environment for the children.

Develop and maintain good working relationships with colleagues, parents, Social Workers, and other professionals that may be involved in the children's lives such as Psychologists.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £24,000.00-£27,000.00 per year

02/08/2022

We are Recruiting... in Romford, Tower Hamlets and Woodford Green

We are currently looking for a dedicated night shift team to join our service - we are a progressive and stable organisation with long-term placements that deliver positive outcomes for the children we care for.

The Waking Night shift hours are 8.00 pm to 8.00 am and the rota follows a two-week pattern:

Week 1 (long week)

You will work Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday - 5 Days

Week 2 (short week)

You will work Wednesday and Thursday - 2 Days

This pattern means you will have every other weekend off and work 7 days every 2 weeks while still averaging 42 hours a week, giving you lots of time off to ensure a good work-life balance and time to rest between shifts.

In your short week there is also the opportunity to pick up some overtime if you require.

In this role, you will be supporting the therapeutic day team by ensuring the home is thoroughly cleaned each night and the tasks needed to ensure a successful morning shift are closed out and prepared.

A member of the therapeutic team will be on sleep in should they be required to help deal with any incidents in the night.

Responsibilities:

Being the shift lead and cleaning the home to a high standard.
Ensuring all tasks on the shift plan are closed out.
Updating logs and records electronically
To be able to deal with challenging behaviours when needed.
Protect children from risks to their health and welfare.
Maintain a safe environment for the children.
Develop and maintain good working relationships with colleagues, parents, Social Workers and other professionals that may be involved in the children's lives such as Psychologists.
Requirements:

Experience as a support worker in a similar setting is essential.
Enhanced DBS Certificate
Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social care or equivalent
2 years minimum experience working with Children in a residential setting.
After submitting your CV you will be sent an application form to be completed prior to the interview.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Salary: £11.05-£12.00 per hour

29/07/2022

Our Homes......

DISCTRICT HOUSE
District House is a residential home for children and young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties aged 11-17. We provide care based on the principles of systemic practice as defined by the Institute of Family Therapy (IFT).

District House staff undertake a 12-month training programme comprised of our own 6 month foundation certificate in Integrated Systemic Therapy and then go to undertake a further 6 month course delivered in partnership with the IFT.

This training allows us to provide integrated programmes of care for our children that consider not only their needs as an individual, but also understand the wider systemic context within which those needs must be met.

Young people placed with us will be able to continue to develop into adult life and progress through our Step-Down Plan to either foster care, semi-independence or return to family.

Our aim is to help children to achieve outcomes equivalent to their peers who are not looked after children. We are committed to creating environments where children and young people can have their care, emotional, educational and health needs met by experienced and informed staff.

DETAILS

Three floors

4 Bedrooms

1large living room with a large modern television

Kitchen and dining room

3 bathrooms, 2 of which are en-suite.

The home is furnished to a very high standard and is clean, light and welcoming throughout.

29/07/2022

Our Homes.....
HARMONY HOUSE
Harmony House is a residential home for children and young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties aged 11-17. We provide care based on the principles of systemic practice as defined by the Institute of Family Therapy (IFT).

Harmony House staff undertake a 12-month training programme comprised of our own 6 month foundation certificate in Integrated Systemic Therapy and then go to undertake a further 6 month course delivered in partnership with the IFT.

This training allows us to provide integrated programmes of care for our children that consider not only their needs as an individual, but also understand the wider systemic context within which those needs must be met.

Young people placed with us will be able to continue to develop into adult life and progress through our Step-Down Plan to either foster care, semi-independence or return to family.

Our aim is to help children to achieve outcomes equivalent to their peers who are not looked after children. We are committed to creating environments where children and young people can have their care, emotional, educational and health needs met by experienced and informed staff.

DETAILS

Three floors

5 Bedrooms

Large living room

Dining room

Open plan kitchen diner

3 bathrooms, 2 of which are en-suite.

The home is furnished to a very high standard and is clean, light and welcoming throughout.

29/07/2022

Our Homes.....

THE HUB
The Hub is a short-term assessment and emergency placement residential home for children and young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties aged 11-17.

We provide short term placements and facilitate multi-agency assessments over a maximum of 12 weeks for children who are new to care or require their needs to be more fully understood allowing their care plan to be updated accordingly.

A permanent move to another Woodford home would then take place, in the event that a suitable placement was not available within Woodford then a transition to an external home would be supported.

If a move to another residential home is deemed not to be required, then, young people placed with us will be able to continue to develop into adult life and progress through our Step-Down Plan to either foster care, semi-independence or return to family.

Our aim is to help children to achieve outcomes equivalent to their peers who are not looked after children. We are committed to creating environments where children and young people can have their care, emotional, educational and health needs met by experienced and informed staff.

DETAILS

Short term placements of up to 12 weeks

Facilitate multi-agency assessments for children who are new to care or require their needs to be more fully understood allowing their care plan to be updated accordingly

29/07/2022

Our Homes.......

WOODFORD CHILDREN'S HOME
Woodford Children's Home follows a therapeutic community model of practice. Children who benefit from the group living experience are those who have experienced significant trauma in their early lives that has impacted their developmental milestones.

It is important that the children who are placed with us are able to attend community services such as education or are engaged in CAMHS support and are able to attend our daily community group meetings.

We work especially well with children who are struggling with their identity and have varying degrees of gender identity and/or dysphoria.

The staff receive extra support to help them understand the children’s behaviour and their emotional responses to the children. The team work hard piecing together the whole team’s reaction to our children's identity and their non-verbal communication that can be acted out in their behaviour. Rather than react to the behaviour, we work in staff process groups to understand our children and respond to them empathically and in non-judgemental ways.

The children work on their behaviour with rewards and consequences discussed in our community meetings.

Three floors

5 Bedrooms

Large living room

Dining room

Open plan kitchen diner

4 bathrooms, 3 of which are en-suite.

The home is furnished to a very high standard and is clean, light and welcoming throughout.