To provide advice, assistance and support to young people. To attend to their practical, physical and emotional needs. To act as an appropriate role model and to work closely with them to enable them to address their difficulties and achieve their optimum potential.
Accountable To
Team Leaders, Deputy Manager, Registered Manager and Responsible
Individual
Specific Duties
· Provide advice and support to children in the home in line with their placement plans, organisational policies, and the good practice requirements of the home.
· Act as a key worker to children offering support to their individual needs and advocating for them at reviews and care planning meetings.
· Be a point of contact for children with their social workers, education and health staff, and family.
· Ensure children in the home are safe and protected from harm.
· Establish a nurturing relationship with children to help them deal with their past and present difficulties.
· Help children build positive relationships by ensuring the home environment is free from bullying and prejudice and a safe and fair place to live.
· Help children resolve conflicts and manage their behaviour safely and acceptably, and that unacceptable behaviour is challenged and addressed.
· Support children to participate in their local community, participating in activities and helping them make and achieve plans for their future.
· Help children provide feedback to the home and ensure their voice is heard in their care and support.
· Put any therapeutic or other plans into action to support the child alongside their placement plan.
· Support children to reduce any behaviours which put them at risk of harm, such as missing from care or criminal exploitation.
· Ensure the home's records are completed to a high standard before the end of each shift and provide written reports for care managers, looked after reviews and care planning meetings.
· Take part in the home's routines such as cooking, cleaning, maintaining the environment, and supporting children to do the same.
· Attend shifts as required by the staff rota and take part in the on-call rota and the waking -in rota.
· Undertake training as the organisation requires and take responsibility for continuing professional development.
· Attend and contribute to regular supervision meetings and complete actions from the annual appraisal.
· Work and contribute pro-actively to the team and report any concerns about unacceptable staff conduct or standards to your line manager.
* Adhere to all health and safety and workplace policies.
Qualifications and Education
Diploma Level 3 in Residential Childcare or be willing to work towards it.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £24,589.00-£26,365.00 per year
Benefits:
* Company pension
* Sick pay
Experience:
* Residential Children's Support: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:
* Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (preferred)
Work Location: In person