Support Worker

3 weeks ago

Darwen, United Kingdom Cura Living Full time

Job Purpose

Offering Care and support for children who can at times may display complex and challenging behaviors the post holder will offer therapeutic approach and techniques to meet the children’s’ social, emotional needs. The post holder will also assist in the day to day running of the home including:

- domestic duties
- paperwork/record keeping
- working closely with the therapeutic team
- Meet CQC Quality Standards.

The post holder will be committed to continual professional development including training in therapeutic intervention of children. To contribute to the development of the child through the provision of a therapeutic home environment and being a committed and consistent adult role model.

To be assigned as a key worker or co-key worker to the child and to provide a high standard level of care throughout, to provide warmth and care for our children providing personal care needs, cooking,

Cleaning, washing, shopping and budgeting pocket monies or by promoting our children to carry out such tasks themselves, where appropriate.

To ensure pocket money / petty cash receipts are retained for financial auditing records, to support the child with onsite or mainstream education attendance completing homework and other school related activities, to follow the children’s care plans and risk assessments and carry out job role in accordance with Inspira Care’s policies and procedures at all times.

To understand and adhere to all policies and procedure within Inspira Care’s standard Operating Procedures, to complete and comply with all risk assessments in place and update, where required. To ensure that all staff on shift, complete daily c sheets and records in the evening, to complete children’s file audits on a monthly basis.

To ensure that you and the team meet Health and Safety requirements and they are updated and maintained to standards as required by CQC. To take in to consideration when planning your shift, activities, health appointments, meetings, their hygiene routine times to ensure that all children’s needs are met throughout.

To be committed to being on call and being available during your on call period for anyone who needs further advice/support. To ensure that the staff are supervising the children at all times and have the confidence to address any staffing/practice issues raised whilst on your shift.

To report any safeguarding concerns to Inspira Care’s Designated Lead Safeguarding Officer and follow the correct procedures. To ensure all accidents (including children, employees and third parties) are recorded immediately using the correct forms and notification procedures.

To administer medication to children who require it and ensure that you abide by the medication policies and procedures. To refer to risk assessments and individual child plans and understand the content of these including in relation to away from home activities, trips and visits.

To give staff handovers before commencing or leaving a shift engaging in a thorough handover to ensure staff can take over a shift safely. To also complete a debrief every evening as part of your reflective practice, establishing if there were any issues/positives from the shift.

To complete all your evening checks before retiring to sleeping room.

To assist the therapeutic team in assessing the development and approaches taken and measure children’s progress against the assessment and intervention tools.

To understand each individual child with a commitment to a mindful relationship with the children remaining emotionally attuned with a willingness to understand how the world feels from the child’s perspective. Ability to build trust with children and offer strategies to help children manage their inner anxieties and manage their feelings and behavior.

To encourage the physical, emotional and social needs of our children remaining sensitive to the needs of children, taking account the young person’s past experience.

To implement and set consistent rules and boundaries to modify unacceptable behaviours using Inspira Care’s approach and methods. To assist the children to help gain social awareness of other peers or adults and develop a relationship by building trust with the child.

To contribute to and implement care plans and write therapeutic progress reports on children. To observe, prepare and participate in regular consultations, reviews and professional meetings for the children and other meetings as required, ensuring Looked after Children documentation is kept up to date.

To safeguard children at all times and be alert to signs of distress or abuse and where necessary referring on to Inspira Care’s Designated Lead Safeguarding Officer, to ensure children can be monitored and protected appropriately.

**Working as part of a team**

To establish and maintain positive working relationships across Inspira Care’s with all teams and a willingness to be open to receive and also support with th

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