We are looking for people with experience in working with Children and Young people or have transferable skills for our clients who run residential childcare settings and supported housing for young people.

The majority of our work is based in Poole, Ferndown, Dorchester and Weymouth.

There are various shifts always available so we are looking for reliable staff who are looking for some extra work - we can offer fulltime hours across projects or hours to suit your commitments. Building relationships is key when working with look after children or care leavers so ideally you will do much of your work within the same project where possible.

Qualities we are looking for :-

     A commitment to supporting and inspiring young people to get the most out of life

     Excellent communication skills both verbal and written

     Good IT skills

     Organisational skills

     Be open, honest, and reliable.

     Value and respect the views and needs of children &young people

     Be able work professionally maintaining confidentiality and professional boundaries.

     Have understanding and knowledge of Safeguarding

     Excellent communication skills both verbal and written

     Be able to establish a rapport and build respectful, trusting, honest and supportive relationships

     Have the confidence to identify challenging situation

     Be able to establish a rapport and build respectful, trusting, honest and supportive relationships

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Hourly rate is between £11.50-15.33 ( up to £20.50 dependent on experience and qualifications)

Sleep in's for residential are paid at £75

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We will provide accredited training a free DBS and offer the the chance to work in different settings to broaden your experience.

If you would like some further information please email carolyn@lilysfaiing.co.uk

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Do you want to work for a company that has a strong belief that young people should feel valued and be part of the high standard of the support Lily Housing provide?

Would you like to earn up to a £1,250 welcome bonus (conditions apply) ?

Lily strive to offer environments that enhance lives and promotes dignity, trust and self worth. The Lily housing project has been established across Dorset for 20 years, offering a innovative and bespoke model of supported housing to young people aged 16-21.

We provide a fresh approach that enables the talents and ambitions of this vulnerable group to flourish.

Would you like to join our team to inspire young people to reach their true potential?

About your role

• 39 hours per week, working a 4 week rolling rota
• oncalls as part of a 4 week rolling rota
• Sleepins maybe required on occasion - maximum of 12 a year
• You will be involved in aspects of the young persons journey through the Lily housing project
• Carry out assessments,
• Keep daily records,
• Attend support meetings,
• Assist with life skills training, promote and encourage independence.
• Champion and advocate to help the young persons voice be heard

About you

The right candidate will become a significant part of the team. You will value a person centered approach to support and be enthusiastic about promoting the well being and independence of all of the young people we support

• You will be a driver with access to a car
• Experience of working with this age group or transferable skills
• Have a knowledge of homelessness, housing and welfare benefits
• Experience of working within a safeguarding framework
• IT literate with good communication skills

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Are you looking for a rewarding career? With a real chance of progression and ongoing training? With up to a £1250 welcome bonus?

Due to continued growth and success Lily Residential Services is now looking for Residential Childcare Workers to join our dedicated and professional team.

You will be required to work 39 hours per week. 91 Sleep-ins per year.

Lily Services have historically provided safe environments and care for vulnerable children and young people in Dorset, consistently demonstrating positive outcomes.

We have insight and understanding of the importance of relationship-based practice, emphasising on physical, psychological, and emotional support to create safety and empowerment for children and young people.

We take great pride in the standard of our homes ensuring they are a welcoming and homely environment for our children, with a caring, supportive, and nurturing environment in which children/young people can feel secure and free from harm.

The Role

• Establish positive relationships with young people which young people perceive to be positive, warm, and rewarding, always offering them unconditional and positive regard.
• Providing support for young people in their education and extracurricular activities, this may include supporting them in the classroom if necessary.
• Ensure that each young person’s care plan is followed and amended as appropriate to reflect their changing needs and aspirations.
• Maintain accurate records daily, to a high standard. Complete all relevant paperwork paying detailed attention to risk assessments and safeguarding procedures.
• Liaise with other appropriate services, acting as advocate and support for individuals to ensure they receive appropriate support services.
• Ensure the emotional health and wellbeing of children and young people are being met and the Health Plan is being followed.

• To report and respond to emergency situations in line with policy and procedures, emergency services, reporting missing children and following PAN Dorset safeguarding procedures.
• Work with children/young people who may be emotionally or physically demanding with the potential for verbal or physical abuse by helping them to gain self-control by adopting de-escalation techniques, challenging any unacceptable behaviour and rewarding acceptable and positive social conduct.
• Attend professional/Multi Agency meetings as required.
• Be willing to listen to complaints from children and young people or families, learn from complaints and use them to improve the service.
• Facilitate and supervise contact sessions between children and young people and their families within the agreement and processes of the care planning agenda.
• Providing informal practical and emotional support to colleagues experiencing difficulties.
• Actively contributing to the development of the team.

• Attend training when nominated and complete all mandatory training.

• Supporting and facilitating the work of the Regulation 44 visitor during their monthly visits and any inspection by the regulator.
• Be responsible for promoting equal opportunities for all and for challenging any behaviour or practice which discriminates against any young person or colleague on the grounds of race, religion, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, or any other perceived difference.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare (to have or be committed to work towards and achieve)
• Car user – clean driving license (essential)
• A genuine intertest and commitment to inspire and support children/young people to make the right choices and achieve positive outcomes.
• Able to respond calmly / react in a crisis / emergency situation ,the ability to challenge discrimination/ oppression and be able to deal with challenging situations.
• Work professionally maintaining confidentiality and professional boundaries.
• Open, honest and reliable with good interpersonal skills
• Energetic and enthusiastic, compassionate, and empathetic
• Confident IT user with Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Practical skills i.e. cooking and domestic tasks associated with running a home.
• Experience of working with 12-18 year olds, or transferable skills

This post requires the holder to do varying shifts, which include early morning and late evening work. The post holder is also required to work weekends as part of a rolling rota and Bank Holidays when required.

On occasions you may be requested to change your rota at a given notice as per your contract, to ensure the contingencies of the service are covered. This may also include covering an additional sleep-in duty as an emergency measure.

There may also be occasions where you will be lone working.

Lily Residential Services is committed to safeguarding and therefore operate a robust softer recruitment process- You will be required to have a clear enhances DBS check. We will also require a full employment history, with any employment gaps explained.

Lily services are an equal opportunities employer.

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Lily staffing work closely with local authorities to support supervised contact for looked after children with their families/carer's. This can involve picking up children from placements and taking to either contact centres or to meetings in the community. As a contact worker you will be expected to supervise the contact to ensure all of the instructions are followed and to submit a report about the contact.

Ideally you will have some experience of working with children and have an understanding of the issues faced by looked after children. The age group is generally 0-16 and often includes siblings.

You will need your own transport that is suitable for transporting others with the correct insurances.

Hourly rate is between £14.24 and £20.50 dependent on times/days, travel time is paid by the hourly rate and mileage is paid at .45p per mile.

For more information email carolyn@lilystaffing or click the apply now button

Are you currently working in a senior role within residential care, looking to take the next step in your career? And up to £1,250 welcome bonus (conditions apply)

As part of our continued growth we are recruiting for a Deputy manager at our 2 bed residential home in Poole. We offer genuine career progression and extensive training to enable you to work towards becoming a registered manager.

Using your experience of working with vulnerable children and/or those with multiple and complex needs, you will work closely with the children living in Lily Residential homes.

Lily have historically provided safe environments and care for vulnerable children and young people in Dorset, consistently demonstrating positive outcomes.

We have insight and understanding of the importance of relationship-based practice, emphasising on physical, psychological, and emotional support to create safety and empowerment for children and young people.

We take great pride in the standard of our homes ensuring they are a welcoming and a homely environment for our children, with a caring, supportive, and nurturing environment in which children/young people can feel secure and free from harm.

You will work in partnership with and be part of a team collectively encouraging children & young people to realise their hopes and dreams, providing a platform for them to change their lives, feel safe and reach their full potential in the future.

Your role will include

Being responsible for effective day to day running of the residential home in the absence of the homes’ manager; to be responsible for a team of staff, the allocation of work tasks, as well as undertaking direct work with children in the home when necessary. To be responsible for all aspects of the residential premises, including maintenance and health and safety.

• Supporting the Registered Manager in ensuring compliance with the company Policy and Procedures and meeting all OFSTED regulations.
• Deputise/ act up for the Registered Manager in their absence
• Safeguarding and promoting the welfare and development of the young people.
• Ensuring that the children & young people’s needs are recognised and met where possible. This includes ensuring that they are free from discrimination within the homes and to challenge discrimination from outside of the homes.
• Developing and maintain good working relationships with parents/carers, social workers, schools and other professionals involved with the welfare of the children & young people.
• Planning , managing and leading shifts ensuring children are kept safe and engaged throughout the day

Staff management

• Ensure that all staff under their supervision undertake and complete training in accordance with their induction training schedule and Personal Development Plan.

• Ensure that all staff are familiar with Policies and Guidance Notes with regard to the care of children, as well as subsequent guidance (copies available in the homes office in electronic and paper form).

• Establish that all staff have written up any incident / accident forms or restraint forms as applicable and that such information is passed to the Registered Manager within the agreed timescale.

• Ensure that all staff are familiar with and follow Local Authority Child Missing Person Protocol and follow Lily Residential Missing Person Procedure.
• Monitor and ensure that all staff are competent and use the Company’s case recording system.

Skills, qualifications and attributes

• Hold an NVQ 3 in residential childcare
• Have solid experience in a senior role within a residential childcare setting
• Be willing to progress towards a level 5
• Good communication and IT skills
• Experience in managing teams and staff rotas
• Knowledge of Ofsted regulations
• Keenness to learn and progress

You will be working a minimum of 39 hours on a shift pattern agreed with the Registered Service Manager. The role will include office based days, shifts in the home and 1 in 4 weekends.

You will also be expected to be part of a 4 weekly rota with Registered Managers, Deputies and Senior RCW be available for Manager on calls. This will be in line with the 1 in 4 weekends on shift.

Lily Residential operate a robust safer recruitment policy, we will need a fully checkable employment history with any gaps explained. The post holder will be required to under go an enhanced DBS check.

We are an equal opportunities employer and as such welcome applications from all.

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The Lily housing project has been established across Dorset for 20 years, offering a innovative and bespoke model of supported housing to young people aged 16-21. Lily strive to offer environments that enhance lives and promotes dignity, trust and self worth. We provide a fresh approach that enables the talents and ambitions of this vulnerable group to flourish.

Would you like to join our team to inspire young people to reach their true potential?

We are always looking for good reliable BANK staff to work within this inspirational project. Hours are worked on a shift basis but we are able to offer flexibility. Hours are 9.30am-6.30 pm- but for the right candidates we would accommodate your commitments to enable you to join the team and provide regular hours.

WEEKLY PAY

Rates are dependent on days/times and are between £11.50-£15.33 per hour

Due to our continued growth, we are looking to recruit for a new, exciting, and pivotal role within Lily Services, based at our Dorchester Head Office.

Lily services works with local authorities in children and young people’s services. We have historically provided safe environments and care for vulnerable children and young people in Dorset, with demonstrably positive outcomes.

This an exciting opportunity for your ‘can-do’ proactive attitude to work alongside to the Managing Director and the Director of operations.

£1,250 welcome bonus (conditions apply)

What you’ll be doing:

Supporting our senior management team in their day-to-day work by helping with projects, liaising with internal and external colleagues, fact finding, networking, and ensuring they have what they need to run the company efficiently and successfully.

• Diary management – review meeting invites, request agendas, resolve conflicts and priorities
• Meeting management – arranging meetings, booking rooms, set up rooms, minute-taking if requested
• Management information – collating KPI information and such other information as may be requested from time to time.
• Requesting and collating monthly team reports for presentation to senior management.
• Providing ongoing support to the leadership team
• Providing support for operational meetings including the team strategic agenda and plan, workforce planning, budget planning, board meetings and external industry forums
• Preparing, formatting, and amending documents in Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Proof reading and checking contractual documents.
• Screening and directing phone calls and distributing correspondence
• Acting as the point of contact among executive, employees, clients and other external partners

Skills and attributes you will need

• Ability to demonstrate problem solving skills and work under own initiative
• A flexible can-do attitude and the ability to prioritise a busy workload and work to deadlines
• Excellent relationship builder and communicator
• Good IT Skills (e.g. Microsoft Office 365, Outlook, Word & Excel)
• Strong organizational skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; able to “hold their own” with senior managers (e.g. when chasing actions and making sure all collaborate.)
• Able to deliver detailed work to a high standard and to tight deadlines
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills

What’s in it for you

• Competitive salary 22-26K DOE
• Countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career and we’ll provide the support you need to do just that.
• Hybrid working
• Company pension
• £1,250 welcome bonus (subject to conditions)
• Sick pay

40 hour working week Mon-Fri 9-5pm with 30 minutes paid lunch break

Lily Residential Services is committed to safeguarding and therefore operate a robust softer recruitment process- You will be required to have a clear enhances DBS check.

We’re an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion and we’re committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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