Senior Residential Support Worker

COS (Certificate of Sponsorship) will not be accepted at this time.

Responsibilities

• To provide leadership to Junior Support Workers
• To maintain a high quality of care and support which meets and promotes the physical, emotional, intellectual, social and cultural needs of children and young people.
• Working from the guidelines from the 1989 Children’s Act, National Minimum Standards, Children’s Home’s Regulations 2015 and all other relevant legislation and guidance.
• To provide a caring, supportive and nurturing environment in which children/young people can feel safe, secure, comfortable, cared- for and free from harm.
• Establishing positive relationships with young people and always offering them unconditional positive regard.
• Helping young people to modify any negative behaviours and develop self-control by challenging and sanctioning 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
• Attending to practical matters in relation to the care of the children and young people in the home i.e., cooking, cleaning, shopping, school runs, general maintenance around the home etc
• To act as a key worker for a young person to ensure that the young person’s care plans are up to date and that all their care needs are being met.
• To act as a positive role model, offering advice, guidance and assistance where appropriate.
• 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
• Identifying potential harm to the children and young people, including undertaking risk assessments.
• Attending and contributing to monthly supervision
• Being ambitious for young people, helping them achieve their goals and optimise their potential
• Providing support for young people in their education and extracurricular activities, this may include supporting them in the classroom if necessary
• 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
• Supporting children and young people to make good, sound decisions

Requirements

• Clean Enhanced DBS
• Right to work in the UK
• Social Work or Youth Justice background
• Advanced Spoken and written English Language skills
• Previous experience working with young people is preferred
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Compassionate and patient demeanour
• Preferably a valid driver's licence and reliable transportation for transporting individuals to appointments or activities

Experience

• Senior management
• Quality development and improvement
• Experience of working with children, young people and their families
• Inter-agency work
• Budget and resource management

Skill and Abilities

• Experience conflict resolution
• Experience in working within a team, particularly within a residential setting
• Experience in supporting vulnerable children and young people
• Experience and knowledge child safeguarding legislation
• Experience in keeping and maintaining up to date, accurate records
• Experience in developing and overseeing small projects
• Experience in working within a multi-disciplinary team and professional group

Note: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. The employee may be required to perform other related duties as assigned.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £12.00-£18.00 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 48 per week

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Free parking

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift
• Weekend availability

Application question(s):

• Do you have a DBS dated within 12 months?

Education:

• Bachelor's (required)

Experience:

• Social Work or Youth Justice: 1 year (required)
• Social Work: 1 year (preferred)
• Youth Justice: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (preferred)
• Social Work or Youth Justice Level 4 qualifications (required)

Ability to Commute:

• Enfield (required)

Work Location: In person