Residential Care Worker
8 months ago
**Job Title: Residential Care Worker (Residential Unit)**
**Reports to**: Seniors/Manager/s Main
**Purpose of the Job**:
- To support vulnerable and challenging children and young people in a residential unit practically and emotionally.
- To assist them in working towards agreed plans for their future.
- To be responsible for the direct day-to-day care of the young people and other supportive tasks and responsibilities.
**Main Tasks**:
**Professional Childcare Practice**:
- Promote the normal development of children/young people through a healthy lifestyle and stimulating activities.
- Monitor and protect children/young people from signs of distress or abuse.
- Be sensitive to individual needs based on factors like race, culture, gender, sexuality, disability, language, and religion. - Engage in communication with children/young people, observe their behaviour, and maintain records.
- Contribute to care planning and participate in reviews and meetings.
- Provide support and comfort to children/young people under stress and encourage appropriate behaviour and set boundaries when necessary.
- Attend to physical needs of children/young people, including cooking, washing, shopping, etc.
**Key Worker Responsibilities**:
- Take special responsibility for certain individual children/young people.
- Ensure their practical needs (dietary, healthcare, clothing, personal effects, etc.) are met.
- Address emotional needs by spending one-on-one time, discussing past and present difficulties, and promoting self-reliance.
- Maintain accurate records and represent them at meetings.
- Contribute to ongoing assessments and plans for these children/young people.
**Relationships with Colleagues**:
- Act as a positive and cooperative member of the staff team and participate in staff/team meetings, contribute to reports, and share/receive information.
- Work flexibly as per the unit's staffing needs and Keep colleagues informed of relevant developments.
- Collaborate with colleagues to maintain unit goals and plans, working together on shared tasks, such as visits to families and organizing leisure activities.
**Professional Development**:
- Stay updated on good practices and be willing to undergo relevant training and staff development programs.
- Participate in regular formal supervision sessions with appropriate managers.
- Undertake regular shared appraisals of one's own performance and training needs.
- Report malpractices or evidence of concerns to the appropriate authority
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