To provide advice, assistance and support to young people in our care, attending to their practical, physical and emotional needs. Ensuring the young person is always appropriately safety guarded, driving our ethos of ‘every child matter’s’.
Key Responsibilities
Support to Young People
* To maintain a high quality of care and support which meets the practical, physical, emotional and behavioural needs of the young person within our care
* To provide a caring, supportive and nurturing environment in which the young person can feel secure and free from harm
* Establishing positive, trusted and secure relationships with the young person ensuring professional boundaries
* Be a positive role model to the young person, rewarding positive conduct
* Contribute to the young person’s care plan
* Attending to practical matters in relation to childcare and the family environment (cooking, cleaning, general maintenance around the home etc)
* Keeping accurate written records on young people which feed into planning meetings, reviews or any other meetings as appropriate
* Empowering the young person and facilitating their active involvement in the decision making about their lives and future, sensitively supporting them where it may not be possible to act on their wishes
* Supporting the young person in meetings with relevant professionals including social workers, CAMHS and LAC nurses
Support to Team
* Being aware of the aims and outcomes of the home and working collaboratively with team members to achieve them
* Promote positive challenges within the team
* Any other responsibilities as so reasonably directed by the management team
Person Specification
* Able to de-escalate and work in high pressure situations (Essential)
* Resilience (Essential)
* Level 3 Diploma in Children’s Residential Care or willing to work towards (Desirable)
* Experience of working with children (Desirable)
* Experience of working within a children’s residential setting (Desirable)
* Driving Licence (Desirable)
* Enhanced holiday scheme, increasing with service
* Birthday day off
* Life Assurance X3
* Free Blue Light Card
* Clear, career progression with our “Roots to Growth” scheme
Any questions regarding the role, please reach out to charlotte.taylor@arborvitaecare.co.uk
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