Senior Residential Support Worker

Contributing to the young person’s care plans and risk assessments, their review and implementation.

• Forming effective relationships with young people, their families (if appropriate) and external agencies.

• Ensuring the home is kept clean and in a tidy condition, adhering to the cleaning rota system, encouraging the young people to participate as appropriate.

• Ensuring that good quality records are maintained as required with supervision and advice from shift and Managers.

• Maintaining and promoting residential care work to high levels of professionalism expected by Ofsted.

• Contributing to the educational and social development of each young person and assisting in the implementation of Individual Education Programs.

• Meeting the emotional and physical needs of our young people and maximising opportunities for their development.

• Providing support to the deputy/manager of the home whilst on shift and performing senior duties as directed., · To provide high quality care to the children and young people who are placed with Bright Futures North West Limited.

· Act as a leader, role model and coordinator of shifts

· To understand and contribute to the children and young people’s daily plans ensuring that their basic needs are met

· To support the staff team to make decisions that are always in the best interests of the children and young people and the organisation

· To provide direction and challenge poor practice

· To be actively monitoring and providing feedback to individuals.

· To be alert to signs of distress, neglect, or abuse, ensuring that the children and young people are monitored and protected.

· To know, understand and role model Bright Futures cultural and behavioural expectations.

Key Activities

· To act in a manner that is always befitting of Bright Futures as provider of children’s services and in line with the Company values and ethos.

· To comply in-line with legislation and quality standards at all times.

· To apply a comprehensive understanding of Bright Futures policies and procedures as an employee and all aspects of working practices.

· To understand and apply safeguarding practices and processes, maintaining vigilance when supervising children and young people in line with risk assessments to ensure that significant behaviours are noted, recorded and responded to, taking the lead where appropriate.

· To communicate effectively with the staff team about regulatory requirements to support the homes delivery of high-quality care.

· To demonstrate the ability to accurately communicate the children and young people’s needs as identified in their plans to other professionals

· To be accountable for the monitoring of all paperwork, actively monitoring quality and providing frequent feedback to staff in this regard.

· To utilise the companies whistle blowing policy to ensure that poor practice and dishonesty is dealt with appropriately

· Carry out tasks and maintain all relevant records pertaining to fire safety, health & safety and other records as directed by the line manager

· To implement all learning regarding training on a daily basis, providing guidance to colleagues and challenging poor practice of others

· Provide direction to colleagues to ensure all the basic physical needs of the children and young people are met daily and that accurate records of children and young people are kept in line with the organisational systems

· Be mindful of race, culture, language, and religion, to ensure that every child/young person is treated fairly and as an individual entitled to respect and dignity.

· Be sensitive to the needs of individual children and young people and provide support and comfort to young people under stress, providing direction in this regard

· Develop and implement daily shift planners and weekly planners for children and young people to ensure the smooth running of shifts.

· To take the lead and work with internal and external services and professionals to ensure continuity of care for children and young people, maintaining professional relationships with young people, individuals with parent responsibility, social workers, teaching staff and other professionals involved in the care of children and young people; attending meetings as required.

· To take the lead and work with internal and external services and professionals to ensure continuity of care for children and young people, maintaining professional relationships with all involved in the care of our children and young people

· To take the lead in the creation and maintenance of a caring homely environment, taking into account the children and young people’s preferences

· To ensure own and others continuing vigilance when supervising children and young people in line with risk assessments to ensure that significant behaviours are noted, recorded and responded to appropriately.

· Be accountable to the homes petty cash and ensure financial systems and processes are followed correctly, providing direction to colleagues and challenging poor practice in this regard.

· To carry out tasks and maintain all relevant records pertaining to Health & Safety and other records as directed by your line manager providing direction to colleagues in this regard

· Where requested carry out quality assurance process, inclusive of Regulation 45 reports and responding to Regulation 44 reports.

· To actively monitor working practices of the home and provide feedback to staff regarding quality and standards.

· With support from your line manager use the homes rota to manage your training commitments and annual leave responsibilities effectively, ensuring that you are proactive and use initiative to ensure that all working hours are used effectively. Role modelling flexibility where practicably possible to support the home in covering rotas.

· To lead on the development and implementation of daily shift planners and weekly planners for children and young people to ensuring that they are in place and being followed to help with the smooth running of shifts

· Act as a leader amongst the staff team, supporting colleagues and being prepared to receive support as necessary

· To communicate positively and constructively about the children and young people, colleagues, and organisation at all times

· To facilitate effective handovers, actively monitoring and providing feedback to staff and line manager about the quality of handovers.

· Make use of regular supervisions and consistently demonstrate the skills to engage in personal reflection about the impact of the working on one’s own feelings, one’s colleagues and about one’s own strengths and weaknesses.

· Utilise written communication effectively to share significant information with colleagues, line managers and other relevant professionals in a timely fashion.

· To act with initiative, accountability, and responsibility at all times to assist with functioning of the team, providing leadership, direction and guidance on shift.

· To recognise one’s own strengths and weaknesses, and those of colleague to contribute effectively to the function of the team, acting as a lead in this regard to manage shifts effectively

· To be aware of policies and procedures and act according to them.

· Undertake any other reasonable duties as may be required to fulfil your role.

The key activities relevant to this role do not form an inclusive list of expected duties. Post holders are expected to complete all activities related to the achievement of these objectives along with any other activities deemed appropriate for the seniority of this position as directed by senior managers.

The Company reserves the right to amend or modify this job description in accordance with the operational needs of the business.

We are currently Recruiting for a Senior Residential Support Worker; this is to work in a home with two children and young people needing behavioural and emotional support.

We are a fantastic new organisation, built around having clear vision in mind for the young people in our care, transparent plans for progression and professional development for all members of staff.

Working as a Children’s Home Senior Support Worker, you must be willing to go above and beyond for the children and young people, ensuring that they have an experience of childhood that they can reflect upon and carry with them into adulthood. You will need to have experience at working at senior level or extensive experience within a children’s residential support setting.

The candidate will hold at minimum Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care (Children & Young People.

You will be expected to develop and maintain effective, positive professional working relationships with relevant professionals and agencies to meet the overall needs of the children in your care., Have proven experience working within challenging behaviour.

• Experience and ability to work flexible shifts

• have good knowledge of dealing with challenging behaviours

• have good knowledge of OFSTED, quality assurance and relevant legislation

• hold at minimum Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care (Children & Young People

• Hold a full UK driving license and valid business insurance (Preferred)

• Annual leave

• Casual dress

• Company pension

• Discounted or free food

• Free parking

• On-site parking, 35.5k Inclusive of sleep-ins (£65 per sleep in, average 10 sleep in per month, In return, you will be rewarded with a career defining opportunity to impact on an ambitious and growing organisation that is committed to staff retention, development, and equality.

• Flexible working pattern, providing you with an optimal work-life balance.

• Genuine investment in your career with the opportunity to progress into a Children’s Home Deputy Manager position.

• Full induction and extensive introductory programme

• Fully funded training and qualifications

• Pay scales that recognise both qualifications and experience

• Free meals

• Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check paid for by us

• 28 days annual leave

• Combined loyalty & attendance bonus paid in December

• Enhanced pay for working recognised Bank Holidays