Residential Senior Support Worker

5 months ago


Whitstable, United Kingdom Our Time Recruitment Ltd Full time

Children's Residential senior support worker opportunity......

Are you looking for a rewarding role working with Children?

We are looking for empathetic and nurturing senior support workers to join our team in Whitstable,Kent. It is a 3 Bed Children's home that specialises in Emotional Behavioural Disorder.

Experience of working within children's services and supporting children with emotional and behavioural difficulties learning difficulties.
- **Driving Licence is Essential**:

- **This role includes a minimum of 2 Sleeps per week**:

- **Full Flexibility required**:

- **45 Hours per week**:

- **28 Days including Bank Holidays**:

- NVQ Level 3 Residential Childcare - Essential

**Responsibilities**:

- Supporting the management with the running of the home efficiently
- Make yourself aware of the safeguarding policy and all other safeguarding policies and procedures during induction, training and personal development. Stay up to date with changes in procedures.
- Know who the safeguarding leads are and how to report concerns.
- Comply with all training in identifying signs of harm and abuse. Respond immediately to any young person to keep them safe.
- Keep accurate, objective records of any concerns or incidents as per company safeguarding reporting procedures.
- Ensure that all children and young people have their needs met, and their welfare is always promoted.
- Maintain standards of good practice always, establishing purposeful and constructive relationships and appropriate role modelling to assist with the development of each child’s life, activities, education, social skills and personal skills.
- Promote and encourage learning by the children and young people with any educational programmes, provisions and educational activities.
- Participate on a shift basis by rota, demonstrating a level of commitment and flexibility, to enable the efficient running of the home. This includes weekdays, evenings, weekends and sleep in duties.
- Act as a key worker/link-worker for individual children, with supervision, including building trust, advising and acting as an advocate when necessary.
- Participate and assist with social workers or other professional persons. Where applicable to attend to and contribute to any child’s review, case conference and planning meetings as appropriate.
- Ensure all visitors to the home are appropriately vetted and securely signed into the home.
- Deal with telephone enquiries, referring to the shift leader or management if necessary.
- Take appropriate action in line with line management instructions to ensure that children’s care plans are implemented and reviewed so that the child’s stay is managed, their health, social and emotional development is monitored, and appropriate opportunities are made available to them.
- Physically intervene if a child’s behavior is dangerous to others or to themselves, in accordance with procedural guidance of the establishment and relevant legislation.
- Follow and adhere to child protection policies and procedures, children’s standards and legislation.

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

Pay: Up to £30,812.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Free parking
- On-site parking

Application question(s):

- Are you flexible Monday to Sunday?
- Are you flexible for 2 Sleep Ins per week?

**Education**:

- Certificate of Higher Education (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Residential Care: 2 years (required)

**Language**:

- English (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: WH-SSW



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