Family Residential Support Worker

New Spring Family Residential Centre provides care and support for up to 5 vulnerable families.

Essential requirements:

• Hold an NVQ Level 3 in Children and Young Peoples Workforce, childcare, Learning and development or equivalent in a relevant field.
• Experience of working with Families and/or Infants.
• Desirable – Owner driver.

Role description:

To work under the direction of the Care Manager to promote the understanding and importance of key parenting skills and appropriate behaviours to help the parents placed with the centre to reach their full potential. To contribute to the assessment of the parenting skills by observing and recording activities carried out throughout the day and night. To ensure any child in placement is fully safeguarded.

Responsibilities:

• To follow direction of Care Manager / Shift lead and carry out delegated tasks in a timely manner.
• To safeguard and promote the welfare and health of any child/adult staying with us, including the protection of the child from any harm/exploitation.
• To undertake direct work with families in the residential family centre, in their homes and the community which safeguards and promotes the positive development of their children and young people using a solution focused and trauma informed approach.
• To report and record accurately observations of babies and young children’s learning and development. Monitor parenting behaviours including interaction with their children and record the observations.
• To speak up if there are any concerns that may affect the health and welfare of any child/vulnerable adult or member of staff.
• To provide one to one care of babies and children.
• To support family education sessions. To prepare and facilitate sessions for residents.
• To attend all training as directed by the company, either direct or online.
• To ensure up to date with New Spring Policies and Procedures. To read Communication book and “To be read” file and complete Acknowledgement slips for HR Files.
• To ensure all daily/nightly health and safety checks are carried out and reports completed.
• All staff are responsible for the General Health and Safety of the house and any activities carried out. Staff are expected to carry out ongoing risk assessment throughout the working day/night and keep the Centre clean and tidy.
• Any problems noted with the physical material of the building must be reported to Management.
• To contribute to good practice standards within the company by identifying and highlighting service shortfalls and assisting in the planning of developments to meet such shortfalls.
• To be observant and report any health and safety issues within the building to management.
• To report and if necessary whistleblow if you have concerns regarding the behaviour or practice of any member of staff including management.

FLEXIBILITY CLAUSE: Other duties and responsibilities expressed and implied which arise from the nature and character of the post within the company mentioned above.

Supervision and Appraisal: All members of staff will receive supervision and appraisal and it is the responsibility of each member of staff to follow New Spring Family Care Ltd procedure in respect of supervision and appraisal.

Equality and Diversity: As an organisation we are committed to promoting equality and diversity. To ensure our commitment is put into practice we have developed policies, which will seek to remove any barriers to equality of opportunity and to eliminate unfair and unlawful discrimination. These policies apply to all employees of New Spring Family Care Ltd.

Confidentiality: All members of staff are required to undertake that they will not divulge to anyone personal and/or confidential information to which they may have access during the course of their work within New Spring Family Care Ltd or associated Companies.

Induction: New Spring Family Care Ltd has in place an induction programme designed to standards to help new employees to become effective in their roles and to find their way in the organisation which is to be completed during their 3 month Probation Period.