Residential Youth Support Worker

3 months ago

Charlton, United Kingdom My Life Semi-Independent Project Full time

Job description

To deliver and support up to 5 young care leavers aged 16 - 18 years old in a 24-7 staffed semi-independent home.

**We will offer 2 - 3 shifts per week. Each shift will consist of 24.5 hours and the role includes sleeping in. Each shift will be paid at a flat rate of £225.22 The shift pattern will consist of a three-week rolling rota. Shifts will start at 9am until 9.30am the next day and you will be required to work some weekends.**

The role is to offer and provide the young people daily life skills such as cooking, budgeting, accessing education, training or employment etc. This will be based around structured key work sessions. These sessions will aim to promote the life skills of young people and support their transition into adulthood.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Manage a young person living semi-independently in the community; you will be responsible in structuring key work sessions consistent with an independent placement agreement.
- Monitor the young person’s ability to engage with everyday living and develop skills where necessary by supporting their identified needs.
- Support the young person in settling within the community and accessing local resources.
- Support and assist the young person around budgeting money, grocery shopping and administer a weekly subsistence allowance.
- Encourage the young person to engage and take part with positive activities within the community, building on relationships and developing social networks.
- Maintain accurate record/ log keeping.
- Maintain petty cash and receipts for each expenditure.
- To maintain the cleanliness and hygiene of the accommodation.
- Work with your line manager and the young person to develop a structured programme of key work sessions based upon the young person’s individual support needs and focussed on developing their self confidence and esteem.
- Promote safe, consistent and understandable boundaries with the young person in conjunction with a 'Young Person’s Agreement’.
- Encourage the young person to take an active part in the local community, building relationships and maintaining social networks.
- Prepare high standard monthly progress reports regarding the young person’s progress which are submitted to the placing authority.
- Complete required paperwork/ administration.
- Work in partnership with other agencies and support the young people to attend meetings with other professionals. You will be required to attend admission and planning meetings; and attend Looked After Children’s Reviews ensuring all relevant paperwork is complete.
- You will be responsible to carry out weekly Health and Safety checks within the accommodation. You must record and report any repair work or damage to the property to ensure it is kept to a high standard.
- Maintain confidentiality of young people and report any concerns regarding young person’s welfare to your line manager.
- Attend staff meetings and training sessions as and when required.
- You will be expected to take part and attend structured supervision sessions at least once a month.

**Person Specification
- ESSENTIAL**

**Work Experience**
- At least 1 years Experience of working with children and Adolescents
- Working individually and within a team

**Qualifications**
- Be committed to completing QCF /NVQ Level 3 award in Health & Social Care (Children) within the set time frame. This is a statutory requirement for all employees wishing to work in childcare.

**Personal attributes and child centred approach**
- Working individually and within a team
- Self motivated and a positive nature
- Ability to engage with young people in a positive and proactive approach
- Sense of humour
- Self organisation
- Sensitive and reflective
- Honesty and reliability
- Ability to listen and empathise
- Ability to assess risks

**Job related knowledge and skills**
- Effective communication skills: recording and report writing and verbal communication.
- Awareness of non-verbal communication i.e. eye contact and personal space etc
- A professional and caring value base i.e. consistency and empathy

**Work Conditions**
- Ability to lone work with individual young people
- Commit to 24.5 hour shifts (2-3 shifts) per week including evening and weekends.
- Sleeping in duties
- Willing to work additional hours to cover sickness and holidays and to work in other homes within your area.
- Willing to work Bank Holidays & Christmas Holidays
- Have good medical health

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £225.22 per day

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Wellness programme

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Charlton: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Education**:

- GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Residential Childcare: 1 year (preferred)
- working with Young people and adolescents: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

- NVQ Level 3 Children and Young Peoples workforce (preferred)
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