Residential Support Worker - Children's Homes

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Purpose:

The ethos of the services is to provide a home for children with complex needs in line withindividual needs and care plans. To work with the children to enhance and promote the lifeexperiences and independence skills of the young people.

This work will take place in a Childrens Home based in Devon and will include supporting the

young person in accessing local facilities. We will be open 52 weeks a year and provide aservice in a flexible way based on the needs of the individual young people.

To involve children and families in the day to day running of the service, providing children andyoung people with the opportunity to express their views in an age appropriate way, to havetheir opinions listened to and to be able to influence the shaping of services.

Main duties and responsibilities:

The post holder will support the young person and will be responsible for the care, includingsupport and supervision of the young person during their time in the Home in line with their individual profiles and risk assessments. This could include any property or equipment used oraccessed.

The post holder will have a person-centred approach when working with the young people onset aims and targets as detailed in their care plans. This post will involve working with youngpeople whose behaviour at times may be challenging and supporting them with their complex needs on a regular basis.

Provide care for young people in accordance with the Childrens Homes policies andprocedures and assisting them with day-to-day activities.

Provide a safe environment for the young people, including the community to develop theirskills and understanding.

Compliance with Safeguarding policies and procedures.

Delegation to plan activities to build the confidence and self-esteem of individual youngpeople.

Maintaining each young person's personal file, completing reports and keeping records.

Administer first aid as necessary.

Keeping the Childrens Home clean, tidy and safe.

Preparing meals with young people.

Working as part of a team and attending staff meetings.

The above outlines the duties relating to this post including the level of responsibilities involved.

It is not a comprehensive or exclusive list and may vary from time to time but will not changethe general character of the job or the level of responsibility involved.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with young people with complex needs.
• Familiar with person centred planning.

Desirable

• Knowledge of safeguarding policies and procedures.

Qualifications

Essential

• Numeracy and literacy skills to GCSE level.

Desirable

• First Aid Certificate.
• Short courses that are relevant to the role i.e. First Aid, Food Hygiene, trauma led practice.

Other

Essential

• We cannot offer Visa sponsorship for this post or consider applications from individuals with less than two years left on existing visas as we require consistency to meet the needs of the service.

Driving Licence

Essential

• You must have the ability to drive, with access to your own vehicle. A valid UK driving licence* is required and business insurance is essential to the role. (*an automatic driving license may not be accepted due to some homes having manual vehicles which staff would be expected to drive). If you hold an automatic license, please contact the recruiting manager to discuss before submitting your application.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Devon County Council

Address

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Exeter

EX2 4QD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.devon.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)