My client is in the process of setting up a brand new service offering vital support to children and young people between the ages of 8 and 18. They are now looking to recruit experienced Residential Support Workers to help launch their services and offer the right kind of support to these vulnerable young people.
As the Residential Support Worker, you will be a dynamic, proactive and passionate individual who is dedicated to working with young people and to help them achieve positive outcomes.
The Residential Support Worker will carry out a range of duties, some of which have been listed below:
Purpose of the Post
To provide advice, assistance and support to young people. To attend to their practical, physical and emotional needs. To act as an appropriate role model and to work closely with them to enable them to address their difficulties and achieve their optimum potential.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities of Residential Support Worker:
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To maintain a high quality of care and support which meets the physical, emotional, intellectual, social and cultural needs of children and young people within the care of Inspirations. Working from the guidelines from the 1989 Children’s Act, National Minimum Standards, Every Child Matters and any other relevant legislation.
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To provide a caring, supportive and nurturing environment in which children/young people can feel secure and free from harm.
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Establishing positive relationships with young people and always offering them unconditional and positive regard.
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Helping young people gain self control by challenging unacceptable behaviour and rewarding acceptable, pro-social conduct.
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Ensuring that each young person’s care plan is followed and amended as appropriate to reflect their changing needs
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Attending to practical matters in relation to childcare (cooking, cleaning, general maintenance around the home etc)
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To act as a key worker or co worker for a young person to ensure that the young person’s care plans are up to date and that all their care needs are being met. To provide a positive role model to be able to offer advice, guidance and assistance where appropriate.
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Establishing relationships which young people perceive to be positive, warm and rewarding
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Providing advice, assistance and support on a 1:1 basis to enable young people to address past and present difficulties
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Providing emotional support at times of difficulty or stress
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Being ambitious for young people, helping them achieve their goals and optimise their potential
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Providing support for young people in their education and extracurricular activities, this may include supporting them in the classroom if necessary
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Keeping accurate records and providing written reports on young people for planning meetings, reviews or any other meetings as directed by the line manager
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Empowering young people and facilitating their active involvement in the decision making about their lives and future
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Acting as an advocate at meetings where the young person is the subject of discussion
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Encouraging the young person to develop links with the community, attend off-site activities and expand their personal social network
This role requires candidates who are interested in encouraging young people to achieve their goals and to overcome barriers.
The working hours are as follows:
working 10 shifts across 4 weeks, a minimum of 1 shift per week and maximum of 3 shifts per week. working approximately 41 hours per week if completing full-time work
The Residential Support Worker shift consists of:
.This is a permanent role and is offering a starting salary of £24,000. Driving is preferred but not essential. You will be based on-site when carrying out a shift and will be required to follow all policies and procedures set in place to ensure the safety of the staff and the service users.
Special Conditions of Residential Support Worker:
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This post requires the holder to do varying shifts, which include early morning and late evening work, sleep-in and an on call rota system. The post holder also is required to work weekends as part of a rota and Bank Holidays when required. Sleeping-in duties are also required for which an additional payment is made.
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On occasions you may be requested to change your rota at a given notice as per your contract, to ensure the contingencies of the service are covered. This may also include covering an additional sleep-in duty as an emergency measure.
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In accordance with the guidelines on Health and Safety, to accept responsibility for working within these guidelines and reporting any concerns to the Registered Manager.
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To undertake such other duties appropriate to the grade of the post and the needs of the Home such as decorating, gardening in order to develop and maintain service delivery.
This post requires the Residential Support Worker to have a clear Criminal Records Bureau check at all times Changes to personal circumstances which may effect this must be notified to your line manager immediately.
If you have experience of working with young people, and have supported them in a supported or residential setting, can start work at short notice and are DBS checked, then please apply today!
I look forward to reviewing your CV