Resource Worker X

What's involved with this role: Temporary Resource Worker x2 - Futures For Families Children Services
Reference no: Middlesbrough 1003810014837775
Pay Rate: £13.92 per hour PAYE
Hours per week: 35-37 Monday – Friday, normal working hours
This opening assignment is for 1 month
City: MIDDLESBROUGH
Enhanced DBS disclosure required
Provide a high quality of care and support, which meets the physical, emotional, intellectual, behavioural, health, social and cultural needs of the children and families for whom the home provides a service. This may include working with children with challenging behaviour, complex emotional problems, mental health and other additional/special needs.
Key Responsibilities Provide a high quality of care and support, which meets the physical, emotional, intellectual, behavioral, health, social and cultural needs of the children and families for whom the Centre provides a service. This will include working in the home, and also working to support children in the community, in other settings, and working in children’s own homes.
Follow Care Plans and any other plans in place for the child, including safeguarding plans, health plans, and behavioral plans.
Support the child attending educational, religious, social and cultural activities.
Supervising contact between children, young people and members of their family or others as directed by the court, or in line with Care Planning.
Administer medication once training has been given, which may include emergency medication.
Attend relevant meetings related to the care of children including review, and planning meetings.
Complete appropriate recording and documentation related to the care of children including recording on the computer database. Use other information technology and associated systems as needed.
Take part in training, supervision and appraisal, and attend team meetings and development days. Work in other parts of the service for short periods either as part of training or development, or to meet the needs of service users.
Participate in the agreed working rota, which may include week-ends, bank holidays, evenings, early mornings, and sleeping or waking night shifts (the Home will be open 365 days per year.) Once appropriately experienced act as shift leader on some occasions. NB: Please feel free to apply to us direct via by quoting the job reference and job title exactly.
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If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity. Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for. Other “Essential Requirements” – Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items:
Unless the DBS requirement stated above is for a Basic Disclosure, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.
Qualifications: NVQ Level 3 or equivalent working with Children and Young People.
QCF level 3 diploma in Residential care in working with children and young people, or a qualification that the registered manager deems equivalent.
Full driving licence, access to a vehicle. Knowledge: Knowledge of and ability to use IT systems.
Understanding of the needs of Children including children with special needs and emotional difficulties.
Understanding of child development and challenging behaviour. Experience: Some experience of working with children, young people and families in a relevant setting.
Experience of working with people from other agencies.
Experience of providing direct care/support.
Experience of managing challenging situations.
Minimum of 12 months recent experience in a similar role or context and ideally within a public sector organisation. Skills & Abilities: Strong IT skills including Microsoft packages or equivalent (e.g. G Suite).
Able to engage with children, young people and adults of all ages and all levels of ability.
Ability to be enthusiastic, outgoing and confident.
Ability to work in partnership with parents / families and other professionals.
Able to work as part of a team but also as a lone worker.
Ability and willingness to be flexible in order to meet the needs of families – this includes the ability to participate, as required, in a rota and/or “on call” system which will require availability across 7 days per week, 24 hours per day and will include Bank Holidays.
Able to relate well to challenging people.
Able to support service development and have a positive attitude. ALD 1 Job Ref: Middlesbrough 1003810014837775 Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent. Please do try to resist contacting us with requests for progress updates. We really do read every CV sent to us. All applications will be acknowledged by a human, not a robot, provided the job remains live and provided your CV meets the “Essential Requirements” listed. Please note that we do our level best to take down ads as soon as roles have been filled. We are not in the business of harvesting CVs. Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary.