Support Worker - Mother & Baby Home

Role Description

Support Worker – Mother & Baby Home

Role – Support Worker (Mother & Baby Home)

Reporting into – Registered Manager

Division – Children’s Residential CSE

Company – Cambian Group

We are seeking passionate and dedicated Qualified Support Workers!  (REQUIRED *Level 3 Residential – Health and Social Care – Children and Young People OR Level 3 Early Years*)

We are super excited to be launching a brand-new Residential Mother & Baby Home, a truly unique service designed to support young mothers in care and their babies so they can thrive together! Very few care providers offer this specialist provision, making this an exciting opportunity to be a part of something super meaningful and innovative, and to join from the very beginning!

Our home will provide a safe and nurturing environment, where mothers can develop parenting skills, build confidence and bonds with their babies – all whilst getting the support they need as individuals to shape a positive future for themselves as well as their child.

If you are committed to making a difference in the lives of young women and families, and want to be a part of a forward thinking, specialist service this is a rare opportunity to join a team that is setting new standards in the residential care space!

Role Purpose

At Cambian, our vision is to inspire lives and to continually develop them. And not just the individuals in our care but their families and communities too! As a leading provider of behavioural services to Children, we are making sure that the support we offer is constant, reliable and of the highest possible quality at all times

As such, the purpose is clear, to provide advice, assistance and support to young people and their babies, safeguarding their welfare at all times. To attend to their practical, physical and emotional needs. To act as an appropriate role model and to work closely with them and your team to enable them to address their difficulties and achieve best possible outcomes for all

Key Focuses:

• Always looking for ways to innovate and improve
• Safeguarding those in our care
• Contributing positively to the lives of others
• Maintaining accountability for engagement of all
• Supporting the development of colleagues and the empowerment of service users

Our Values

• Integrity
• Accountable
• Committed
• Responsible
• Person-Centred
• Enthusiastic

These values are more important than where we have worked or the positions we have held. They underpin the decisions we make and the actions we take.

Duties & Responsibilities

Providing care for young people and their babies whilst continually demonstrating our values by:

• Creating and maintaining an environment that is homely, warm, welcoming and positive through cleaning, tidying, organising and cooking etc.
• Establishing positive relationships and always offering unconditional and positive regards
• Constantly meeting the physical, emotional, behavioural, cultural and educational needs of our young people
• Supporting with medical appointments for both mother and baby.
• Acting as a role model and demonstrating appropriate pro-social ways to deal with problems
• Providing advice, assistance and support on a 1:1 basis to our young people and their baby.
• Ensuring that each young person’s care plan is followed and innovated as appropriate to reflect their changing needs.
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• Being approachable and positively ambitious for our young people, helping them achieve their goals and optimise their potential
• Supporting our young people in their education and pursuit of extra-curricular activities
• Keeping accurate records and providing written reports
• Empowering and advocating for our young people and their baby, facilitating their active involvement decisions where appropriate around their lives and future
• Encouraging our young people to develop links with the community, attend off-site activities and expand their personal social networks
• Being available to sleep-in and support staffing of the service
• Maintaining reporting and handling petty cash in line with processes
• Contribute to your team whilst demonstrating our values by:
• Being aware of the values, ethos, aims and objectives of the service and working collaboratively with colleagues to achieve them
• Attending team/staff meetings and making a positive and innovative contribution to them at all times
• Actively contributing to the development of the team and yourself
• Be willing to give and receive constructive feedback on performance with colleagues and managers
• Having awareness of childcare plans for all young people and babies, providing support for colleagues by maintaining consistency in their execution
• Attending and contributing to regular supervision sessions in line with regulation
• Monitoring the conduct of colleagues and referring on any causes for concern around safeguarding (Whistleblowing)
• Be willing to participate in any investigations as and when required
• Maintaining familiarity with all policies and procedures and adhering to them
• Driving company vehicles safely at all times (current driving license holders subject to procedures)
• Receiving and engaging will all training appropriate to role and maintaining an up-to-date training profile
• Holding responsibility for the health, safety and welfare of self and colleagues in accordance with the requirements of the organisational Health and Safety Policies and regulation
• Performing all other reasonable tasks as directed by the line manager

Safeguarding 

All colleagues bear responsibility to protect and safeguard vulnerable individuals at risk. All colleagues are required to attend safeguarding awareness training and additional appropriate training whenever required. 

Salary & Benefits 

Support Worker: £28,195 – £29,484 DOE (incl. sleep-in average)

- Overtime paid at 1.25
- Sleep-ins worth £1,800 (up to 5/month)
- Retail discounts (ASDA, Tesco, M&S + more)
- Health benefits, including dental & optical cashback (after 2 years) + Enhanced Maternity 
- 24/7 support helpline & hardship grants via the CareTech Foundation
- A warm, supportive home environment – truly “a place to call home”
-  Full-time: 1 on / 2 off shift pattern, including sleep-ins

Career Development

We offer fully funded qualifications and a genuine career path - many of our leaders worked their way up through the service.

This is more than just a role; it is a chance to help shape a specialist service from the ground up that will make a genuine difference to young mothers and their babies. We offer a supportive team culture and a healthy work life balance through our flexible working pattern. If you are motivated, compassionate and ready to help shape a nurturing environment – we would LOVE to hear from you!

Join us and be a part of something truly special! 

*New staff must be comfortable using an electronic care recording system on a daily basis to document, monitor, and update children and young people’s records accurately. Experience with Clearcare is an advantage, but not essential, as full training will be provided. However, all staff are expected to confidently use digital systems as part of their day-to-day role*