Residential Child Care Worker
Are you a passionate Residential Child Care Worker looking for your next role? 4Recruitment Services are currently recruiting for a Residential Child Care Worker to work within Children’s homes across the whole of the county of Lancashire.
Pay Rates: £13.21 – £16.05 Umbrella Rates
Information the Role: Successful candidates will be offered Ad-Hoc Shifts with various shift patterns. The homes are situated across the whole of Lancashire County Council – Please advise which locations you are interested in when applying.
What you will be doing:
* Taking a leading role in supporting staff teams to understand processes, practice, and systems in respect of the Service function.
* Contributing to and ensuring that processes, practices, and systems are current, of a high standard, conform to best practice, comply with legislation and/or meet the needs of the Council within that service area.
* Writing reports and effective documentation regarding the home and children's progress in your care.
* Ensuring that effective arrangements are made to secure the well-being and the health & safety of all employees and people delivering services for the Council.
* Representing the home at various forums and ensuring that information is cascaded to the management and staff team.
* Taking a key role in the inspections of Residential children's homes by supporting the staff team and modelling good practice.
* Representing and supporting the creation and implementation of Care Planning and safeguarding processes for Young People.
* Supporting the modernization and continuous change and improvement programs.
* Ensuring that the voices of children and young people are heard.
* Ensuring that the safeguarding of children and young people is of paramount importance.
* Coordination of key working for children and young people.
* Producing and maintaining records on various digital platforms.
* Undertaking relevant training underpinned by the service ideology and assisting in meeting the training needs of other staff and volunteers, as required.
* Take a leading role in staff meetings, contributing to achieving priorities and the overall agenda.
* Visiting family/carers homes, schools, colleges or other settings as required.
* Facilitating meetings which allow young people to have a say in the running of their home.
* Being responsive to the needs of the Service as an experienced member of staff, supporting our children with the most complex needs/risks.
Skills & Professional Characteristics needed:
* Minimum of 3 years’ experience in Residential Children and Young People's Services or equivalent.
* A demonstrative record of delivering high quality services, advice, and guidance.
* Evidence of successful integrated working with colleagues across the service and agencies to promote the children and young people's best interests.
* Demonstrable commitment to diversity issues in both service provision and employment practices and evidenced achievement of positive outcomes.
* Coaching, engaging, advising, and guiding team members.
* Experience of inspiring and motivating individuals to drive services forward, achieving high quality delivery and improved services.
* Innovative and creative practice within a diverse, changing, and challenging environments.
* Risk management in complex cases/issues within a residential home or child care/social work setting.
* Experience of Child Care Planning and the implementation of child care plans.
* Experience of working with external agencies, including partnership working with other statutory and voluntary agencies.
* Experience of prioritising workload and delegating tasks to the wider team, to ensure the service is operating efficiently.
What we offer:
* 24 hour one on one specialist consultant based within your geographical area.
* 4Recruitment Services Employee Benefits Programme.
* Our own dedicated payroll support ensuring you get the full benefits of your payment.
* Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices.
* 4Recruitment Services is an equal opportunities employer.
To discuss this vacancy in further detail or any other vacancies, please contact our Team on (phone number removed) or email.
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