Senior Residential Childcare Worker

3 months ago


Manchester, United Kingdom Core Group Full time

**Senior Residential Childcare Worker**

**_
Job details_**

**_
Salary_**

£30,000- £32,000 per annum

**_ Contractual hours_**

37.5

**_ Basis_**

Full Time

**_ Region_**

Greater Manchester

**_ Package_**

28 days annual leave including bank holidays, increasing with long service - A day off for your birthday and well being days - Training and progression opportunities - Flexible working

**_ Job category/type_**

Residential

**_ Job description_**

**_
Who are we?_**

Our client is a not-for-profit community interest company that provides bespoke wraparound support services and intervention for children, young people, and families who have special educational needs and disabilities and/or social, emotional, and mental health needs at early intervention and outreach level as well as Tier 4 prevention level (Tier 3.5). Our ethos as an organisation is to provide better outcomes for children, young people, and their families. We are a Trauma Informed Organisation. We work alongside other professionals and agencies towards our shared vision to achieve a better quality of life for children, young people, and their families that fall between the gaps in our system.

**_ On the hunt for a career that's fulfilling and rewarding?_**

As a Senior Residential Childcare Worker, you'll have the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of children and young people who have faced significant trauma. Working alongside our registered manager, you'll help maintain the smooth operation of our residential home, embodying the core values of Great Minds Together every step of the way.

**In your new role you will**
- Promote good childcare practice through the home and create a caring environment for the young people in accordance with the companies values.
- Maintain regular observations of young people in adherence to home policies and procedure.
- Undertake building security checks in strict adherence to home policies and procedures.
- Be aware of and comply with the copanies policy of Health and Safety at work which includes fire safety precautions.
- Maintain accurate records and observations in accordance with regulatory requirements and home policies.
- Ensure that anti-discriminatory and anti-oppressive practices are maintained throughout the company.
- Participate in training, attend staff meetings, and assist with home functions including administration duties.
- Ensure the compliance of regulation frameworks the home falls within and understand OFSTED and CQC requirements.
- Develop positive relationships with young people and interact in a way that promotes self
- esteem and confidence and contributes to a positive child-friendly atmosphere in the home.
- Support young people to accomplish their daily routines. This may include light household duties and preparation of light snacks.
- Arrange and engage in purposeful activities with young people both on and off-site.
- Undertake escort duties to medical appointments/ police station/Court etc. when required to do so.
- Provide guidance and support to new team members, identifying areas for growth and conducting thorough annual assessments to ensure continuous improvement.
- Develop a management style that empowers team members to make decisions while maintaining accountability.
- Assist in devising and implementing individual care programmes in accordance with the philosophy of the home. This will require an awareness of the needs of young people including physical, emotional, spiritual, intellectual, social, and cultural.
- Work with families and external professionals to facilitate effective communication and collaboration.
- Implement Missing from Home Protocol if required.
- Contribute to and action all risk assessment/management strategies with regards to individual young aggression (PMVA) and an ability to physically intervene to maintain the safety of young people and others where all other options have been exhausted.

**_ What do you need to succeed in your new role? _**
- Knowledge of the Quality Standards & Children’s home regulations.
- Knowledge of the Children Act and other care legislation.
- Have resilience, motivation, and determination.
- An ability to adapt to challenging and changing situations.
- Team building skills.
- Supervision skills.
- A good Level of IT proficiency including the use of Microsoft packages including Word and Outlook.
- Good organisational skill.
- Knowledge of therapeutic parenting.

**Essential Must-Haves**
- Diploma level 3 Children and young people workforce or NVQ equivalent, social work degree or equivalent or willingness to work the above Diploma.
- Secondary Education with good standard of literacy and numeracy.
- Ability to work shift work, on a rolling rota.
- At least 1 year of relevant supervisory experience in a children’s residential setting.
- At least 2 years’ experience of working in a residential setting with young people with challenging behaviours, providing care, or working with yo



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