Children's Residential Support Worker

Company description & OUR ETHOS

Here at Connect Care we offer dual, solo, emergency and respite care within a residential children's home setting. Our homes are registered for either male or female young people aged 8 to 17.

At Connect Care we create an environment where young people feel safe, happy, healthy, and cared for and are able to develop and thrive. We support them to fulfil their potential and this is under pinned using our CALM approach and ethos. CALM stands for Communication, Awareness, Motivation and Listening. Our homes are structured, so the staff are able to promote our CALM ethos and make them a warm nurturing place to live. Quite often in an emergency situation young people can feel they have no one to turn to, we will provide a bridging placement and the support for those young people whilst a more suitable, permanent placement is identified.

At Connect Care we are outward facing, working within a wider system of professionals for each individual child. We also aim to work with the children's families and communities of origin to help sustain links and understand passed issues. We have high expectations of our staff teams and will fully support them in their role as decision makers and as activities leaders. In order to fulfil their roles our staff and managers will be fully trained and also engaged in ongoing learning through our training and development programme.

Job purpose

To ensure all designated homes meet the standards for Ofsted and act on behalf of the organisation to ensure that the homes meet relevant requirements set out in legislation

To provide effective care as part of Connect Care's residential services for children and young people. To ensure a high standard of consistent care and service in accordance with legislation, central government guidance, regulations and standards, and the policies and procedures of Connect Care.

General information & key points

SEMH Service for Children and Young People aged 8-17.

1 & 2 Bedded Provisions with optional therapeutic input.

Competitive rates of pay.

Employee Assistance Programme available to all staff.

Desirable shift patterns offering great work/home life balance.

Company vehicle for use on shift.

A company invested in providing quality assured training to help their staff progress to higher positions.

Ongoing development and training.

Responsible to the Registered Manager and Team Leader.

Being part of our team will see you provide high end quality care to the most vulnerable young people throughout the country, whilst you will experience emotional and difficult situations, your care and nurture will inevitably provide them with support, structure and guidance to help them achieve positive outcomes and experiences that will equip them for a successful transition into adulthood, leaving them to fulfil a happy ongoing life.

Experience & Requirements

NVQ Level 3 in Residential Childcare (Preferred not essential)

Experience working in a Children's Residential setting (Preferred not essential) Full mandatory training provided.

Ability to deal with challenging and conflicting situations (Essential)

Full driving license (Required)

Experience with EBD/SEMH Services (Preferred not essential)

Main Responsibilities and Key result areas

To maintain a high quality of care and support which meets the physical, emotional, intellectual, social and cultural needs of children and young people within the care of the home. Working from the guidelines from the The Children's Home Regulations and Quality Standards 2015, Children's Act 1989/2004, National Minimum Standards, Every Child Matters and any other relevant legislation.

To provide a caring, supportive and nurturing environment in which children/young people can feel safe and secure and free from harm. Establishing relationships which young people perceive to be positive, warm and rewarding.

To monitor care plans and placement plans, activities and community involvement, and provide oversight of individual care planning for all young people looked after in the homes.

Be responsible for reporting regularly on each young person's daily events at the residential home and maintain all necessary information confidentially at all times following the quality standards. Controlling cost and expenditure when using the homes budget.

To work as part of a team

Following the aims and objectives of the home and working collaboratively with colleagues to achieve them in line with the homes Statement of Purpose.

Attending team meetings and making a positive contributions

Actively contributing to the development of the team and self

Receiving and storing information to improve outcomes

Be willing to give and receive feedback on performance with colleagues and managers

Being aware of childcare plans for all young people and providing support to colleagues by maintaining consistency in the execution of those plans

Attending and contributing to regular supervision sessions in line with the National Minimum Standards

Monitoring the conduct of colleagues and referring on any causes for concern (Whistleblowing)

Being familiar with all policies and procedures and adhering to them

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES:

Connect Care is committed to achieving equality of opportunity both in the delivery of services and its employment arrangements. We expect all employees to understand and promote our policies in their work.

Important information

The recruitment process aims to create and maintain a safe workforce and contains robust vetting procedures. The successful applicants will be appointed subject to references and enhanced DBS check.

In order to be successful in your application you will be subject to a rigorous safer recruitment process and must adhere to a strict code of conduct regarding your behaviour at all times, this is to ensure the safeguarding of our staff and young people is paramount at all times.

Applicants should note that due to the complexity of the recruitment process, the position start date could be in excess of 8 weeks of the closing date,

STILL INTERESTED?

Proceed to apply, and good luck.

If you do not hear anything within 6 weeks of submitting your interest, please consider this as being unsuccessful at this time. Applications will be held on file for 6 months and will be considered for future positions, if you do not wish for your details to be held, please specify this at the end of your CV so we can proceed to safely dispose of your application in line with GDPR.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £22,000.00-£26,000.00 per year

Work Remotely

• No

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £12.50-£13.50 per hour

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company car
• Company pension
• Discounted or free food
• On-site parking

Work Location: In person