Residential Support Worker - Waking Nights
Location: Tring
Salary: £14.50 ph
Role: To support the learning, emotional and social needs of children/young people within the residential home. Residential Support Worker will be required to participate in recording, monitoring and evaluating individual child strategies/support.
Unsociable hours, including weekends, evenings and Bank Holidays, are an integral part of the post.
Responsibilities:
* Assist in the educational, social, emotional and behavioural development of children/young people under the direction and guidance of Management and support.
* Assist management to develop the house and its environment ensuring that the highest standards of care prevail for each individual child/young person, within the guidelines of the stated model of care.
* Assist in the implementation of Personal Education Programmes for children/young people and help monitor their progress.
* Assist in the implementation of Individual Care Plans for children/young people and help monitor their progress.
* Provide and support the provision of primary care for each child/young person and help them develop healthy attachments.
* While on rota in the house, under supervision of the house management, be responsible for the care of children/young people as delegated by the senior staff.
* Maintain and promote good relationships with other professionals, team members and management, other sections within Caridon, parents, other agencies and professionals.
* Support, monitor and evaluate the children/young people’s emotional and behavioural difficulties and help develop their social skills.
* Ensure that Health and Safety of the children/young people and the home is monitored in accordance with the relevant legal requirements and good practice.
* Participate in staff training, which is mandatory training, and all other mandatory training.
* Be available whilst on duty to participate in on-going supervision with a member of the Management Team and through this supervision develop an understanding of the behaviour of the children/young people.
* Develop specific pieces of work with children/young people as directed and supervised by the Registered Manager/Deputy Manager.
* Ensure high standards of communication involving checking and completing daily records, message book, diary and any other documentation in accordance with our developing best practice.
* Contribute to the children/young people’s development through a variety of means including play, excursions, and other social opportunities in an individual and group setting both inside the home and outside appropriate to children/young people’s needs.
Standards and Quality Assurance:
* Support the aims and ethos of Caridon as outlined in the Statement of Purpose.
* Set a good example in terms of dress, punctuality and attendance.
* Attend all staff meetings.
* Undertake professional duties that may be reasonably assigned by the Management.
* Undertake other reasonable duties from time to time as required.
Health & Safety:
To maintain an awareness and observation of Fire and Health & Safety Regulations.
Equal Opportunities:
To contribute to the development, establishment and implementation of clear Equal Opportunities objectives for the service which promote equality for all children/young people and members of staff and formulate equality targets and performance measures for both employment and service delivery
To promote a positive approach to all potential and current children/young people and ensure that services under the posts control reflect this approach.
Qualifications:
Hold the Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People’s Workforce, or be prepared to work towards following a successful six-month probation.
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