Senior Residential Care Worker – Children’s Services

Aboutmesupport are working closely with our client in the Bedfordshire area to source 2 experienced Senior Support Workers to assist a Residential home manager to support a range RCW’s and young challenging people with varied degrees of EBD.

Our client is a market leading provider of therapeutic care, early intervention and education for children and young people with complex needs, behavioural issues and learning disabilities.

As a Senior Support Worker you will be working in the Bedford area and you will be mainly involved with providing a residential service to children and young people where, whilst assisting the home managers in leading, motivating and supporting a team of Care workers.

You will also assist the home manager to ensure the best outcomes possible for each child and young person are promoted.

You will develop and maintain professional relationships with: Children and young people looked after at the home, Families, Team members, Other professionals working with / looking after young people, representatives of OFSTED.

Summary of responsibilities

MUST hold NVQ Level 3 Children and Young People

1. To undertake the day to day management of the household at the direction of
the Home Manager.
2. To deputise for the Home Manager in his/her absence.
3. To offer professional practice support meetings to staff to complement staff
supervision
4. To contribute to the development of practice, in line with the business standards and policies, and ensuring that staff adhere to the policies that are agreed.
5. To encourage, support and guide members of the staff team.
6. To be the Key Worker for individual children.
7. To attend Case Reviews, Planning Meetings and any other meetings as required.
8. To undertake specific administration tasks within the unit as directed by the
Home Manager.
9. To actively participate in supervision, appraisal, training, meetings &
consultancies.
10. To be aware of Health & Safety regulations and integrate these into practice.
11. To maintain records as required.
12. Full Driving license essential.

Professional childcare practice

1. To contribute to the development of the children and young people through
the provision of a healthy life style
2. To promote and provide a variety of appropriate, stimulating activities and a
consistent and caring adult model.
3 To be alert to signs of distress or abuse and to ensure that the children and young people are monitored and protected and have their needs met ensuring that all safeguarding needs are met.
4. To be sensitive to the needs of individual children and young people, taking
account of disability, race, culture, language, religion and sexuality.
5. To engage, communicate, talk and listen to the children and young people. To
observe their behaviour and record significant features.
6. To contribute to care planning and the implementation of these plans.
7. To participate in reviews and meetings as required and prepare young people
for these meetings.
8. To provide additional support and comfort to children and young people under
stress.
9. To use reactive strategies to control the behaviour of children and young people
who are unable to manage their own behaviour.
10. To provide for children and young people’s physical needs as necessary, for
example by attending to personal care needs, cooking, cleaning, washing,
shopping and budgeting or by enabling children and young people to carry out
such tasks themselves.
11. To undertake risk assessments and implement stay safe strategies.
12. To follow all Policies and Procedures.
13. To assist children and young people realise their full potential in terms of the
five outcomes as set out in Every Child Matters and the Children’s Act 2004.

The role is paying up to £26,000 – £28,200 + Benefits and the business offers exceptional training into management.

If you would like more information then please send us an application for our consideration and we will come back to you ASAP.