Support Worker – Children

Salary: £26,000 per year

Our client is looking for someone who knows how to make a house, a home. We are offering an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and determined individual to work with children and young people 5-18 years old with social, emotional and complex needs.

Purpose of the role:

To provide high quality, person-centred care to our Children and Young People often involving an understanding of a broad range of often complex social, emotional and recreational needs.

To recognise the potential of each Child and Young Person and to promote through actions and words the achievement of that potential.

To meet the individual care and support needs of the Child and Young Person using the service in a way that promotes, dignity, privacy, safety and independence.

To safeguard our children and young people by way of risk assessing, protecting their holistic welfare and ensure appropriate information sharing occurs in line with Lavender Grove’s safeguarding policy.

To ensure our residential home is a safe, welcoming environment where children can enjoy, achieve and thrive in to reach their full potential.

Duties and responsibilities:

Physical/Emotional/Social Needs of Young People

1. To assist in the smooth running of the home, being part of a multidisciplinary team promoting a warm, caring, safe and enjoyable environment.
2. To have responsibility for safeguarding and promoting individual rights, providing good quality care which is free from oppression and where differences are respected and valued

3.To ensure domestic standards such as cooking and cleaning are set, undertaken and monitored in such a fashion as to set a good example to the children.

4. Maintain a clean and safe environment; ensure that the physical state of the building is maintained to a high standard and that all repair/maintenance problems are reported promptly.

1. Undertaking keyworker tasks and being responsible for the welfare of specific children.
2. To prepare individual risk assessment and placement plans for children.
3. To adhere to Lavender Grove Cares Policies and Procedures with particular note to Safeguarding, Whistle- blowing, Complaints, Equality and Diversity.
4. Promote and actively encourage the delivery of a safe, structured and nurturing environment, promoting the young person’s independence and developing their life skills.
5. To assist and supervise in the continual assessment of the needs of the children and young people and to identify and prepare specific development plans to ensure the most appropriate service provision.
6. To contribute to the development of appropriate relationships with and between staff, young people and other stakeholders.