Residential Support Worker

Residential Support Worker

Job Description

The Residential Support Worker will work in a small team to support and implement the development of this company's children's home. They will enhance and effect change to the good of all children with whom they work by acquiring the necessary skills through their own training and development.

Key Responsibilities

• To ensure that the young people's needs are recognised and met. This includes ensuring that they are free from discrimination within the home and to challenge discrimination from outside the home.
• To protect the young people from harm in and outside the home.
• To assist the management in the home in compliance with OfSTED, legislation, and the ethos and policies of the company.
• To exercise responsible control over the children to ensure their safety and well-being and assist them in developing acceptable standards of personal hygiene and behaviour. This also applies to encouraging children to abide by house rules and principles.
• To participate in the development, implementation, and monitoring of the individual young people's care plans.
• To be familiar with and follow the Local Authority Child Protection Procedures and Compass Children's Homes team 'Safer Caring and Child Protection Procedures'. All information coming to the knowledge of staff must in the first instance be reported immediately to the Registered Manager or Senior Residential Worker.
• To ensure that the home meets the needs of the individual young people and the needs of the group.
• To maintain a good understanding of child protection and safeguarding procedures.
• To care for children when they are ill and, where necessary, administer medicines, drugs and treatment under the guidance of the child's medical practitioner.
• To perform household duties as required. This includes cooking and general cleaning, sorting laundry, checking children's bedrooms and encouraging them to keep their rooms tidy.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Residential Support Worker or similar role.
• Ability to work in a small team and support and implement the development of the children's home.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to care for children when they are ill and, where necessary, administer medicines, drugs and treatment under the guidance of the child's medical practitioner.
• Ability to perform household duties as required. This includes cooking and general cleaning, sorting laundry, checking children's bedrooms and encouraging them to keep their rooms tidy.
• Ability to attend meetings and training as required.
• Flexible in hours of work in order to meet tasks required.