Support Worker

1 week ago

Maidstone, Kent, United Kingdom Tamu homes Full time

SUPPORT WORKER:
Have you worked in Semi Independence Supported living with 16-25 year olds? If not, do you think you'd make a great Support Worker? Do you drive?

The role of a Support Worker is very diverse where no two days are the same.

You will be working closely with our young people, building positive and professional relationships, whilst encouraging them into independence and adulthood with safeguarding being your top priority.


We are recruiting hardworking, committed and resilient individuals as full time or part time Support Workers, sleep ins are required as part of the role and are in addition to the contracted hours.


JOB DESCRIPTION:

Position:
Support Worker

Reports to:
Registered Manager and Business Operations Manager

Location:
Various Supported Living accommodations within the Tamu Homes Supported Accommodation business

Job Overview


To ensure the physical, emotional and other daily support needs of children / young people are provided within a supportive, homely, professional and caring environment.


To work within Government Guidance; Ofsted regulations, the Local Authorities guidance/service specification and the Tamu Homes Accommodation policies and procedures in order to meet National Standards, and meet the needs and achieve good outcomes for the young people in the homes.


To support the development of an organisational culture that puts our core values at the heart of everything that we do.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities

  • To ensure that support is provided within a professional, positive and homely environment which positively integrates race, spirituality, gender, disability and sexual orientation and meets individual needs.
  • To lone work in designated homes, follow the lone working policy and procedure in addition to the lone working training as provided.
  • To establish positive relationships with the young people, assessing needs and working jointly in producing, implementing, delivering and revising individual support plans.
  • To work with young people individually and in groups with the aim of enhancing relationships, self confidence, social skills, managing personal behaviour and life skills.
  • To organise and participate in activities for young people.
  • To work to provide a positive, welcoming and stimulating environment for the young people including carrying out cleaning, gardening and other domestic duties.
  • To adhere to all reporting and recording procedures and ensure the production of timely reports and correspondence to a professional level.
  • To communicate effectively with other agencies and professionals, and when requested prepare written reports.
  • To be responsible for dealing with petty cash and other purchasing duties in accordance with established procedures and policies, ensuring that all petty cash dealt with is accurately recorded and reported.
  • To act as a corporate parent to the young people, providing guidance and support to the young people whilst maintaining professional boundaries at all times.
  • To work with a young person and ensuring key working sessions are carried out in a timely and appropriate manner.
  • To ensure all duties associated with running the home during a shift are completed to a high standard

Such duties include:

daily observations, log book entries, completing running records, updating weekly planners, key worker sessions, fire safety, health and safety checks and any other documentation implemented by the management team.


  • Ensuring that all other duties commensurate with running the home are completed to a high standard

Such duties include:
household chores, cleaning, gardening duties and any shopping.

  • To be responsible for the management of shifts as required.
  • To ensure necessary liaison and communication takes place within the home and outside with families, other members of the business, education providers, other agencies and the local community.
  • To attend, with guidance, court proceedings, child protection conferences, panels etc and contribute reports and information as requested.
  • To act immediately upon any suspicion, evidence, allegation or concern in relation to safeguarding in accordance with safeguarding children and young people policies and procedures.
  • To work on designated projects as required and to keep abreast of developments within the profession.
  • To complete training provided by Tamu Homes Supported Accommodation or other providers to enable you to deliver the highest quality support, by the deadlines outlined.
Responsibilities of all Tamu Homes Accommodation staff, casual workers and managers

Ambassador for Tamu Homes Supported Accommodation


To act as an advocate and ambassador of Tamu Homes Supported Accommodation; promoting and exemplifying the culture, core values, mission, vision, and ethos and to positively and proactively protect the reputation of the business.

Other Duties

To undertake any other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned by your Line Manager or anyone el

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