Residential Support Worker

4 weeks ago

Dover Kent, United Kingdom Peters Dean Care Ltd Full time

At our home, we believe that every child's journey is unique. That's why we've designed a nurturing environment that prioritises trauma-informed care. Our dedicated team of professionals is committed to providing a holistic approach, ensuring that each child feels heard, valued, and supported on their path to healing. We understand that healing takes time. Our approach is centered around empathy and building trusting relationships with the children. We focus on creating a sense of safety and predictability, allowing the children to regain a sense of control over their lives. Our trauma-informed care goes beyond the basics. We integrate activities that empower children to express themselves, develop resilience, and build positive connections with others. Support Worker role

  • To provide a caring, supportive and nurturing environment in which children/young people can feel secure and free from harm.
  • Establishing positive relationships with young people and always offering them unconditional and positive regard.
  • Helping young people gain self-control by challenging unacceptable behavior and rewarding acceptable.
  • Ensuring that each young person’s care plan is followed and amended as appropriate to reflect their changing needs.
  • Attending to practical matters in relation to childcare (cooking, cleaning, general maintenance around the home and garden)
  • To assist in formulating assessments of needs for each young person.
  • To assist the Registered Care Manager in the management of the home in all aspects appropriate to the Statement of Purpose for the home.
  • To provide a caring and supportive environment for young people which respects and affirms their racial, cultural and religious identity and lifestyle.
  • To assist in returning them to their families or enable them to move on to alternative careers or independence at the appropriate stage in their lives.
  • Providing advice, assistance and support on 1:1 basis to enable young people to address past and present difficulties.
  • Being ambitious for young people, helping them achieve their goals and optimize their potential.
  • Keeping accurate records and providing written reports on young people for planning meetings, reviews or any other meetings as directed by a manager
  • Providing emotional support at difficult times.
  • Acting as an advocate at meetings where the young person is the subject of discussion
  • Encouraging the young person to develop links with the community, attend off-site activities, and expand their personal social network.
Support Worker Duties & Responsibilities.
  • To maintain a high standard of childcare standards.
  • Provide a caring and supportive environment in which young people will feel safe.
  • Act as a positive role model.
  • Exercise appropriate control of young people by being aware of their presenting needs.
  • The maintenance of satisfactory written records and reports on the individual young person’s behaviour and attitude which can be used in casework conferences and/or Court Proceedings.
  • Undertake and promote domestic duties in the home and ensure high standards of cleanliness and presentation throughout the home and gardens.
  • To ensure that statutory regulations and other policies and procedures of the company are implemented.
  • Have good practice at the cornerstone of work undertaken whilst in the employment of the company.
  • Ensure the rights and needs of the young people are met as fully as possible whether emotional, spiritual, physical, intellectual, cultural or social.
  • Promote and maintain positive anti-discrimination practices.
  • Ensure that all incidents are adequately reported to the management team and any member of staff taking over a shift.
  • Attend staff meetings and supervision sessions.
  • Undertake other duties at a higher responsibility level matching relevant experience and ability as directed by the line manager.
  • Attend the mandatory training sessions.
Support Worker Hours * This post requires the holder to do varying shifts, which include some sleep overs, and you will be required to work weekends on a rota basis. Support Worker Criteria. You must have some previous experience working with challenging behaviour, ideally with young people. If you would like to be considered for the rewarding role, please send your CV now

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