Residential Support Worker

Job description

We are looking for people, with experience in working with 16+ Young People, who can work day and night shifts. We do require full commitment into this position. Applicants will be required to work on residential schedule including weekends and bank holidays.

Are You:

· Experienced in working with young people (Essential).

· NVQ Qualified (Minimum Level 2- 3) in a social care related subject (Essential).

. Able to communicate effectively at all levels

· Able to demonstrate an understanding of social emotional and behavioural difficulties and how these may impact the lives of the young people we support.

· Able to inspire and encourage young people to engage in all aspects of daily living.

· An empowering, approachable and resilient worker.

· Able to provide a person-centred approach.

· Confident, influential and inspiring.

Job Purpose:

• To be responsible as a member of the staff team to formulate support plans with young people, construct packages of support to meet their needs and for the direct day to day support.
• Act in the capacity of an allocated keyworker, ensuring that recommendations and plans set out in young people's LAC review or pathway plans are being met and through positive intervention support young people to move forward towards independent living.
• To promote young people's physical, emotional and social welfare; promoting their capacity to take responsibility for themselves and to act responsible towards others; in accordance with the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000.

Personal Specification: Main Duties and Key Responsibilities:

• Direct work with young people, key working and generally taking an active part in providing support on a shift work basis, including sleep-in shifts.
• Working in partnership with young people, their social worker and carers and other relevant agencies. To co-ordinate, monitor and review Pathway Plans for all allocated young people preparing to make the transition to adulthood and greater independence.
• Taking responsibility for the upkeep of the establishment with regard to health and safety and primary care issues, as well as making autonomous decisions about individual young people's requests and behaviour whilst on shift.
• Administrative work and record keeping associated with key working responsibilities and the daily running of the unit/ satellite unit
• To ensure that young people carry as much responsibility for their own lives as they can reasonably and demonstrably be expected to carry, keeping them informed of their circumstances and rights, involving them in planning their lives, supporting them and helping them towards taking greater control and responsibility
• To provide support as appropriate when a young person moves onto independent living.

Personal:

• To be able to work on flexible shift patterns AM/PM and sleep in (residential)
• To be able to work on flexible hours during the week and ability to travel between satellite units (outreach)
• To keep abreast of good practice in order to develop skills, knowledge and experience, in accordance with a personal development plan.
• To make use of regular professional supervision.
• To report to a line manager, or other appropriate person, malpractice or evidence which may suggest it

Additional Duties:

• To carry out any other reasonable duties as requested by management.
• To work shifts including weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis as required
• Flexibility to work at other Newhaven16Plus properties as directed by management.

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Job Types: Full-time

Salary: £13.85 per hour

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £13.85 per hour

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company pension
• Free or subsidised travel
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Referral programme

Experience:

• SharePoint: 1 year (required)
• IT: 1 year (required)
• Care plans: 1 year (required)
• supported living: 1 year (preferred)

Language:

• English (preferred)

Work Location: In person