Residential Project Worker

4 months ago

Aberdeen, United Kingdom Barnardo's Full time

About the service

Linksfield is a long-term residential home for up to 6 young people. The Service provides care and support to young people up to the age of 21 who have often experienced a range of challenges and adversity.

At Linksfield, we strive to develop positive and loving relationships with our young people. By providing a consistent, strong, nurturing environment where young people can experience a sense of safety and emotional containment, we aim to enable our young people to begin to make sense of their childhood experiences and wherever possible, strengthen their family relationships.

Within this safe context, Linksfield creates opportunities for young people to develop their life skills and social interests. We advocate on behalf of young people to access appropriate education, and support further education, training options and employment opportunities.
- About the Role

Project Workers undertake a professional role of safeguarding and promoting the rights and well-being of children and young people and providing care and support to enable children and young people to develop their full potential. Using theories of human behaviour, child development, relational practice and trauma informed care, our practitioners 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.

We are looking for responsible, friendly, and caring individuals who have a passion for caring for and ultimately, making a difference to young people's lives. It will be a challenging yet rewarding role with the opportunity to see the young people develop through time. We need practitioners who can work well within a team, have great communication skills, can manage their workload, and be prepared for the varying challenges the role may present.

This role involves shift work, including sleep-ins and weekend working on a rota basis.
- Job Details

**MAJOR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES**

(a) Staff cover of the Service on a shift basis, as detailed by the staff rota, or as directed by the Team Manager.

(b) To act as the Keyworker for a number of service users as described by the Service's agreed Keyworker system.

(c) Carry out quality assessments and develop comprehensive Care Plans which reflect each child's/young person's unique needs.

(d) Carry out individual Risk Assessments for your key children/young people.

(e) Write reports, attend Reviews, Hearings and Case Conferences and represent the work of the Service in a professional manner.

(f) Regularly meet and work with staff from other key agencies (eg education, health, Social Work) in order to ensure a consistent approach to working with your key children/young people.
- About Barnardo's
- At Barnardo's we believe in children - no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role.

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