Residential Care Worker/young People Apprentice

**Keswick Care - Residential Care Worker**

We are working with Keswick Care who are looking for a dynamic, driven and caring team player to join their team of care workers.

Keswick Care are a small organization with a child centered, friendly approach, offering the highest level of care possible to our vulnerable young people. At Keswick Care we have a great interest of growing careers for our employees, to ensure everyone feels valued, enthusiastic to grow their knowledge and opportunities are available to them.

**Hourly Rate**:£11.15.

The job is in working within Barnsley & Wakefield area.

**Main Purpose of Job**:
To actively promote the rights of young people as individuals and provide them with quality care in accordance with the policies and procedures of the organization. To assist in the provision of a safe and homely environment both individually and as part of a team to help young people achieve their potential by strengthening areas of weakness and developing areas of strength. This will entail the ability to work within the Equal Opportunities and Quality Assurance framework and may include undertaking delegated responsibilities for designated tasks. The ability to maintain the confidentiality of client information is also important.

**Main Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Physical/Emotional/Social Needs of Young People.
- Assist in the development of new techniques and approaches to child care provisions.
- Encourage the development of individual interests and attitudes.
- To promote, safeguard and protect the welfare of each young person Establish and maintain positive and trusting relationships with the young people that will promote their sense of security.
- Provide firm, consistent, and fair boundaries in respect of their behaviour and employ appropriate and agreed sanctions.
- Ensure that appropriate medical help is provided in cases of illness and accidents.
- Promote the development of a healthy lifestyle for Young People.
- Observe and assess the behaviour of Young People.
- To engage in and supervise day to day-care practices, creating an accepting environment. Conducive to the positive personal development of each Young Person.
- To undertake in planning for and preparation of Young People for admission or discharge, to and from residential care. This may include professional negotiations to ensure that the Young Person transfers to an environment stable for that individual and one where he/she can cope or be assisted to cope.

**Team Membership**:

- To assist clients, need and ensure that all Young People have care plans and to develop, implement and review packages of care.
- To work as a member of a team, ensuring that the reception, ongoing care, and discharge of Young People is undertaken in accordance with the statutory framework and policies & procedures of the organization.
- To attend and contribute to staff meetings; involves participation and collaboration with other staff in the provision of care to enable the development of the unit.
- To work closely and in co-operation with carers, social work staff, specialists, and other professional agencies in accordance with the role and function of the unit. To develop and maintain appropriate professional relationships with families and other agencies.
- Attend child care reviews and other forums where residents’ needs are being considered.
- To support less experienced staff from time to time as part of their program of induction to the work and operation of the unit in conjunction with the organization’s policies and procedures
- Undertake sleep-in duties as appropriate.
- Make positive use of supervision by senior staff.
- Participate in the staff appraisal scheme.
- To show a willingness to undertake appropriate training as part of overall professional development. As agreed within supervision and appraisal sessions, agreed training will be financed by Keswick Care Ltd, staff, however, will be expected to attend in their own time.
- All staff are expected to undertake training to Diploma level.

**Administrative**:

- To undertake routine administrative tasks and provide written reports and maintain the Young Person’s file as required by the organization’s policies and procedures.
- Compile reports, including Review, Progress, and Incident reports.
- Adhere to appropriate guidelines and procedures.
- To receive complaints in accordance with the policies and procedures of the organization.
- To undertake financial management and recording of day-to-day petty cash maintenance in accordance with the organization’s policies and procedures.
- To carry out duties in accordance with the health & safety at work act, adopting safe working practices, in accordance with the organization’s policies and procedures.
- All duties and responsibilities will be carried out in accordance with the policies and procedures of the organization.
- To participate in alternating shift patterns.

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