Full Time- Residential Support Worker

2 days ago

Exeter, United Kingdom Exechanges Ltd Full time

**ExeChanges is recruiting**

We are looking for a full time member of staff (to include every other weekend/) to join our existing team of driven, motivated, honest and reliable support workers.

Supporting young people between the age of 16-18, who are under local authority care can be a tough job. Resilience, Communication, the ability to decision make, a sense of humour and an empathic approach are all useful qualities that make a great Youth Intervention and Safeguarding Worker.. If these are areas where you feel you have experience we would love to hear from you.

**Purpose of the role**

To provide advice, assistance and support and safety to young people. To attend to their practical, physical and emotional needs where required
- being able to make informed decisions independently, working in the best interests of the young people. 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 whilst consistently safeguarding.

**Equal Opportunities**

All young people are equally entitled to have their needs met in a fair and balanced way.

ExeChanges staff members are responsible for promoting equal opportunities for all and for challenging any behaviour or practice which discriminates against any young person or colleague on the grounds of race, religion, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation or any other perceived difference.

**Duties and Responsibilities**
- To maintain a high level and high quality of support which meets the physical, emotional, intellectual, social and cultural needs of children and young people within the care of ExeChanges Limited.
- 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 behaviour and demonstrating acceptable, pro-social attitude, behaviour and conductprior knowledge of PACE and a therapeutic way of working would be an advantage
- but is not essential.
- Ensuring that each young person’s support plan is followed and amended as appropriate to reflect their changing needs
- Attending to practical matters in relation to promoting independence and providing a safe home (cooking, cleaning, general maintenance around the home etc)
- To act as a key worker or co-worker for a young person to ensure that the young person’s care plans are up to date and that all their support needs are being met. To provide a positive role model to be able to offer advice, guidance and assistance where appropriate.
- Establishing relationships which young people perceive to be positive, warm and rewarding
- Providing advice, assistance and support on a 1:1 basis to enable young people to address past and present difficulties
- Providing emotional support at times of difficulty or stress
- Providing support for young people in their education and extracurricular activities.
- Keeping accurate records on a computerised system
- Empowering young people and facilitating their active involvement in the decision making about their lives and future
- Encouraging the young person to develop links with the community,
- Attending team/ staff meetings and making a positive contribution to them
- Actively contributing to the development of the team
- Being willing to give and receive feedback on performance with

colleagues and managers
- Monitoring the conduct of colleagues and referring on any causes for concern (Whistleblowing)
- Being familiar with all policies and procedures and adhering to them
- Attending young people’s meetings and contributing to them if necessary and appropriate
- Driving young people to appointments etc in your own vehicle or public transport
- Receiving training appropriate to the role and maintaining an up to date CPD record
- Being ambitious for young people, helping them achieve their goals and promoting growth and development

**Special Conditions**
- in compliance with our Safer recruitment Policy.**
- This post requires the holder to do varying shifts, which include early morning and late evening work, sleep-in and to work on a rota system. The post holder also is required to work weekends as part of a rota and Bank Holidays when required. Sleeping-in duties are also required for which an additional payment is made.
- On occasions you may be requested to change your rota at a given notice as per your contract, to ensure the contingencies of the service are covered.
- In accordance with the guidelines on Health and Safety, to accept responsibility for working within these guidelines and reporting any concerns to the Manager.
- To undertake such other duties appropriate to the grade of the post and the needs of the Home such as decorating, gardening in order to develop and maintain service delivery.
- This post requi

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