Residential Support Worker

3 months ago

StokeonTrent, United Kingdom Recruitnest Full time

Actual Location: Harriseahead (near Stoke-On-Trent)

Key Responsibilities

1. To work in a small team in order to support and implement the development of the children’s home.

2. To enhance and effect change to the good of all children with whom they work by acquiring the necessary skills through their own training and development.

3. To be an effective member of the Children’s Homes team.

1. To ensure that the young people’s needs are recognised and met. This includes ensuring that they are free from discrimination within the home and to challenge discrimination from outside the home.

2. To protect the young people from harm in and outside the home.

3. To assist the management in the home in compliance with OfSTED, legislation, and the ethos and policies of the company.

4. To exercise responsible control over the children to ensure their safety and well being and assist them in developing acceptable standards of personal hygiene and behaviour. This also applies to encouraging children to abide by house rules and principles.

5. To participate in the development, implementation and monitoring of the individual young people’s care plans.

3. In accordance with plans for the day, to organise and supervise recreational and leisure activities both in and out of the home to provide the children with an interesting and stimulating life. This includes being prepared to spend time away from home on holidays and at camps etc.

4. To ensure positive participation in the company’s internal training scheme REACH.

5. To be familiar with and follow the Local Authority Child Protection Procedures and Children’s Homes team ‘Safer Caring and Child Protection Procedures‘. All information coming to the knowledge of staff must in the first instance be reported immediately to the Registered Manager or Senior Residential Worker.

6. To develop and maintain good working relationships with parents, social workers, schools and other professionals concerned with the welfare of the young people.

7. To use the home as a model to support and develop the social skills of the young people.

8. To ensure that the home provides an environment that is safe and sensitive to the needs of young people being looked after.

9. To ensure that the home meets the needs of the individual young people and the needs of the group.

10. To maintain a good understanding of child protection and safeguarding procedures

11. To care for children when they are ill and, where necessary, administer medicines, drugs and treatment under the guidance of the child’s medical practitioner.

12. To perform household duties as required. This includes cooking and general cleaning, sorting laundry, checking children’s bedrooms and encouraging them to keep their rooms tidy.

13. Adhere to the therapeutic philosophy of the home / organisation.

General

1. To attend meetings and training as required.

2. To share the responsibility for creating a pleasant working environment.

3. To be flexible in hours of work in order to meet tasks required.

4. To be aware of Health and Safety regulations particularly as related to the upkeep of the office building and its surroundings.

5. To undertake any other duties that may be reasonably requested by your line manager or any of the Directors of Children’s Homes.

6. Maintain personal and professional development

The above is not an exhaustive list of duties and you will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by your changing role within the organisation and the overall objectives of Children’s Homes

Organisational

To undertake broadly similar duties commensurate with the level of the post as required by the Manager.

To fulfil Health & Safety responsibilities.

To work within the provisions of the Data Protection Act, observing strict confidentiality in relation to all aspects of work undertaken.

The post holder will be expected to undertake training and development deemed necessary for the pursuance of the post

The post holder will be expected to competently use electronic systems effectively

The post holder will be expected to ensure to comply with Equal Opportunities Policy and Procedure in all employment practices

The post holder will be expected to comply with the no smoking policy in place and ensure that Health and Safety is observed in the course of employment

Ensuring compliance with safeguarding procedures, throughout all work within the Company, keeping the manager informed of work in progress and inform the manager immediately of any child protection matter or serious complaint.

The nature of the agency business means that tasks and responsibilities are sometimes unpredictable. Staff are therefore expected to work flexibly when the occasion arises where tasks, which are not specifically covered in the job description, have to be undertaken.

On occasion, travel to other Community offices may be required to attend induction, training, meetings or to provide cover.

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