Residential Care Workers

37 hours per week.

Salary £22,085 - £36,465 (SCP 17 - SCP 36) (placement on scale dependent on qualifications).

**JOB DESCRIPTION**:
Rossie is a multi-award winning, trauma informed child and youth care organisation that provides the highest quality experience for young people. We are looking to recruit Residential Care Workers to provide care and support to young people in a safe and stimulating setting ensuring we cater for their physical, emotional, social, health and educational needs. We will train you to become a highly qualified Care Worker working alongside the most vulnerable young people in Scotland and beyond. If you are looking for a career that is fulfilling and rewarding, come and work with us to make a positive difference.

**JOB DESCRIPTION**:
**You will assist in the provision of a safe, caring environment for our young people in Rossie and have a general understanding of history, needs and plan of every young person in the House**:

- Ensure that the rights of the young person are safeguarded and that they are treated with respect and dignity;
- Ensure appropriate standards within which young people can feel safe, certainty of limits and boundaries set, and are protected from harm;
- Assist with the establishment and maintenance of good basic care which includes safe, comfortable surroundings, high standards of personal care and good food with consistent daily routines;
- Assist health professionals in the monitoring of the young people’s health needs and actively encourage the avoidance of health risks and the adoption and development of a healthy life style;
- Plan and positively engage young people in a range of planned stimulating activities;
- Support young people in successful group living by encouraging active participation in social and decision making forums;
- Encourage young people to make the most of all the educational/learning opportunities available with the 24 hour curriculum.

**You will play an active part in the key team approach, ensuring that care, health, education and skill acquisition needs are addressed, in addition to the formulation and implementation of young people’s placement plans**:

- Establish and maintain positive professional relationships with the young people in our care;
- Act as key worker and/or co-key worker when identified for individual young people as required and play a role in the assessment of their needs as well as the creation and implementation of individual placement plans, which will be done in conjunction with other relevant professionals, both internal and external;
- Undertake individual work with key young people to address issues which arise and support young people to emotionally and socially self regulate i.e. manage themselves.

**You will support young people’s attendance and attainment in Education**:

- Escort young people to and from school, encouraging young people to be prepared for learning;
- Actively support educational classes on a rota basis and actively support young people with their learning, with guidance from teaching staff;
- Support young people to achieve their best efforts with home work and House based learning tasks as part of the 24 hour curriculum.

**You will assist the Specialist Intervention Services Team in their assessment and programme work tasks and encourage and support young people to practice learned skills and techniques**:

- Ensure awareness of the work being undertaken by the Specialist Intervention Services Team with each young person in the House and assist as required;
- As part of everyday life and individual work with key young person, reinforce learning as required by Specialist Intervention Services.

**You will ensure effective communication and collaborative work with others in the best interest of the young person**:

- Work with other professionals, families and carers to assist in meeting the needs of the young people;
- Ensure effective liaison with key team members to maintain up to date knowledge of the young person’s engagement with the placement plan to ensure a prompt response to a young person experiencing difficulties;
- Advise the Team Leader, Deputy Service Manager or Service Manager of significant matters impacting on the care of young people;
- Work according to the Code of Conduct for Social Service employees thereby ensuring trustworthiness for all;
- Ensure that any inter-personal conflict which arises is addressed appropriately by assisting with the creation of an open, honest and friendly atmosphere and allowing opportunities for colleagues to discuss problems and where appropriate raising matters with a line manager.

**You will ensure that all necessary administrative work is efficiently carried out to support the professional task**:

- Maintain appropriate records as required, including those relating to the young people’s progress and assist in compiling the necessary reports for presentation to Reviews, Hearings, Courts etc;
- Be knowledgeable