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Resiidential Support Worker

1 month ago

Northampton, United Kingdom Brook Street Full time

To provide advice, assistance, and support to Children & Young People (C&YP). 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.

We are looking for individuals who have previous experience working with C&YP in a residential home. We are looking for someone who is knowledgeable, confident, friendly, and positive to join us. Staff at our homes will provide a range of services to support C&YP. The C&YP residing in our homes may have emotional, social, and behavioural difficulties. Flexibility is required for this role as you will also be required to work evenings, nights, and weekends with some sleep-in shifts.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
All C&YP are equally entitled to have their needs met in a fair and balanced way. All staff are responsible for promoting equal opportunities for all and for challenging any behaviour or practice which discriminates against any C&YP or colleague on the grounds of race, religion, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, or any other perceived difference.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- To maintain a high quality of care and support which meets the physical, emotional, intellectual, social, and cultural needs of C&YP within the care of the company. Working from the guidelines from the 1989 Children's Act, Children's Home Standards & Quality Standards, and any other relevant legislation.
- To provide a caring, supportive, and nurturing environment in which C&YP can feel secure and free from harm.
- Establishing positive relationships with C&YP and always offering them unconditional and positive regard.
- Helping C&YP gain self-control by challenging unacceptable behaviour and rewarding acceptable, pro-social conduct.
- Ensuring that each C&YPs 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 etc)
- To act as a key worker or co-worker for a C&YP to ensure that their care plans are up to date and that all their care needs are being met.
- To provide a positive role model to be able to offer advice, guidance, and assistance where appropriate.
- Establishing relationships which C&YP perceive to be positive, warm, and rewarding.
- Providing advice, assistance, and support on a 1:1 basis to enable C&YP to address past and present difficulties
- Providing emotional support at times of difficulty or stress
- Being ambitious for C&YP, helping them achieve their goals and optimise their potential
- Providing support for C&YP in their education and extracurricular activities, this may include supporting them in the classroom if necessary
- Keeping accurate records and providing written reports on C&YP for planning meetings, reviews or any other meetings as directed by the line manager
- Empowering C&YP and facilitating their active involvement in the decision making about their lives and future
- Encouraging the C&YP to develop links with the community, attend off-site activities and expand their personal social network
TO WORK AS PART OF A TEAM
- Being aware of the aims and objectives of the home and working collaboratively with colleagues to achieve them
- Attending team/staff meetings and making a positive contribution to them
- Actively contributing to the development of the team
- Receiving and storing information to improve communication
- Being willing to give and receive feedback on performance with colleagues and managers
- Being aware of childcare plans for all C&YP and providing support for colleagues by maintaining consistency in the execution of those plans
- Providing informal practical and emotional support to colleagues experiencing difficulties
- Attending and

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