Children's Residential Support Worker

3 days ago

Huddersfield, United Kingdom Dovetail & Slate Full time

**Passionate about working with Children and Young People?**

This company is one of the UK's leading therapeutic residential childcare providers, specialising in providing care for children who have been disadvantaged through circumstances beyond their control. Working with children who are looked after can be themost challenging and rewarding of careers. The children under your care will have come from vulnerable situations and challenging backgrounds therefore they need a high standard care and attention. Your role will help these children to develop positively,thrive, and achieve their potential. How many people can actually state that their career helps to improve people's lives? This organisation does not just care for the children and young people placed with them, but also its employees. Internal promotion andcareer advancement have always been a cornerstone of their success with a large emphasis on the learning and development of staff.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Assisting in the promotion of good childcare practice in accordance with Policies and Procedures, Quality Standards and Every Child Matters.
- Provide care, support and supervision, including household tasks, cooking, shopping, laundry and independent living skills to the young people in their care.
- To maintain an environment of therapeutic care for all young people.
- To work restoratively with young people.
- To actively promote the welfare, safety, personal development and wellbeing of young people.
- To administer prescribed and non-prescribed medication to young people as dictated by health practitioners and according to the young person's Placement Package and Policies.
- To maintain good communication skills and written records.
- To liaise with significant others on a day-to-day basis, participating in the assessment of the young person's needs and the implementation of placement plans and risk assessments.
- To promote the participation of the young person placed in the decision making process of the home.
- To ensure that the physical, emotional and psychological needs of young people placed are met where at all possible.
- To support young people by driving them to home visits, school and appointments etc. That is in or out of the local area and may involve long distances via motorways.
- To carry out duties in line with policies and procedures and Equal Opportunities.
- To be aware of the policy on codes of conduct and to set an acceptable role model standard.
- To carry out duties as stated in the home's Statement of Purpose in line with the Quality Care Standards.
- To work in partnership with educational staff to ensure that the educational needs of the young people are met.
- To promote anti-discriminatory practices and equal opportunity practices in line with company policies.
- Attend and take an active part in team meetings, handovers and supervisions.
- To commit to training and development through the company, this includes gaining the Level 3 Diploma in Residential Care. As stipulated in the Quality Standards this must be completed within 2 years of the employees start date.
- To maintain a record of continuous personal development (CPD file) and build an individual portfolio.
- To attend training and maintain professional development to meet the demands of the job and to participate and implement behaviour management of Prevention, Protection & Restoration (PPR) Techniques which includes the ability to physically hold young peoplein order to keep them and others safe at all times.
- To promote the good reputation of the company in all contact with external agencies and individuals.
- To support and maintain effective working relationships with all other staff and to promote good relationships with local residents and the general community.
- If this vacancy is not of interest to you at this time, but you happen to know someone who might be suitable and interested, then please kindly pass these details on to them._

**Important Notice**

Dovetail and Slate is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, applicants and clients to share this commitment.

Because education matters. Dovetail and Slate Limited (11351060) acts as an Employment Agency.

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