Residential Support Worker

Duties and Responsibilities:

Provide care for young people through:

• Attending to practical matters in relation to childcare (cooking, cleaning etc)
• Establishing positive relationships with young people and always offering them unconditional and positive regard
• Meeting the physical, emotional, behavioural, cultural and educational needs of young people
• Acting as a role model and demonstrating appropriate pro-social ways of dealing with problems
• Helping young people gain self-control by challenging unacceptable behaviour and rewarding acceptable, pro-social conduct.
• Ensuring that each young person’s care plan is followed and amended as appropriate to reflect their changing needs

To act as a key worker through:

• Taking responsibility for a small number of young people and ensuring that their needs are fully met
• Establishing relationships which young people perceive to be positive, warm and rewarding
• Providing advice, assistance and support on a 1:1 basis to enable young people to address past and present difficulties
• Providing emotional support at times of difficulty or stress
• Being ambitious for young people, helping them achieve their goals and optimise their potential
• Providing support for young people in their education and extra-curricular activities
• Keeping accurate records and providing written reports on young people for planning meetings, reviews or any other meetings as directed by the line manager
• Empowering young people and facilitating their active involvement in the decision making about their lives and future
• Acting as an advocate at meetings where the young person is the subject of discussion
• Encouraging the young person to develop links with the community, attend off-site activities and expand their personal social network

To work as part of a team through:

• Being aware of the aims and objectives of the home and working collaboratively with colleagues to achieve them
• Attending team/ staff meetings and making a positive contribution to them
• Actively contributing to the development of the team
• Receiving and storing information to improve communication
• Being willing to give and receive feedback on performance with colleagues and managers
• Being aware of childcare plans for all young people and providing support for colleagues by maintaining consistency in the execution of those plans
• Providing informal practical and emotional support to colleagues experiencing difficulties
• Attending and contributing to regular supervision sessions in line with children homes regulations
• Monitoring the conduct of colleagues and raising any causes for concern appropriately (Whistleblowing)
• Being familiar with all policies and procedures and adhering to them

General:

• Attending young people’s meetings and contributing to them
• Driving company vehicles (current driving licence holders subject to procedures)
• Attending training appropriate to role and maintaining an up to date training profile
• Attending team meetings and group consultations
• Responsibility for the accurate maintenance of financial records appropriate to the duties of the post
• Responsibility for the health, safety and welfare of self and colleagues in accordance with the requirements of the organisational Health and Safety Policies
• To carry out all other reasonable tasks as directed by the line manager

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £12.00-£12.50 per hour

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Free parking
• Life insurance
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Education:

• Diploma of Higher Education (preferred)

Experience:

• Residential Childcare: 1 year (required)
• Support Environment: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

• NVQ Level 3 Health & Social Care (required)
• Full UK Driving Licence (required)

Work Location: In person