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Salary:£25,316 - £31,127 per annum depending on qualifications and experience
Hours:Full-Time and Part-Time Available
About the Role:
21 HSC are delighted to be exclusively partnering with Starley Hall Residential School at its stunning location in Burntisland and Starley Care Services, with three houses located in Fife. We are seeking compassionate and dedicated Residential Children's Care and Support Workersto join our client in enhancing the lives of children diagnosed with ASD/ADHD/Neurodiversity with experiences of developmental trauma and attachment difficulties. This is an excellent opportunity for individuals passionate about building really meaningful relationships with children and young people to enable them to live the best lives possible.
Role and Responsibilities:
To provide emotional and physical safety for children
To develop nurturing relationships with children that are based on acceptance and understanding.
To provide comfort and co-regulation, eliciting care from positive attachments and meaningful relationships.
To show genuine empathy and be attuned to the needs of the children in our care
To connect with the childs feelings and offer them a sense of belonging.
To create an environment that builds resilience in children and strengthens their self-esteem and sense of identity.
To manage pain based behaviour in a non-confrontational manner remaining calm and available to the child in distress.
To embed the Health and Social Care Standards into operational practice and ensure the highest standard of care and protection is provided.
To advocate on the behalf of children and ensure their rights are upheld
Ensure that risk assessments are followed and the children are provided with consistent routines and boundaries.
To work as part of a team and share workloads and professional tasks. To attend team meetings and play an active role in improvement planning.
To undertake recording tasks in relation to the child, including daily observations, medical entries, confidential logs, incident sheets, care planning documentation, assessment documents, reports, and all other relevant documents
To work in partnership with education, health, therapeutic services, stakeholders, parents and carers, to achieve the agreed outcomes for the children in our care.
To undertake key-working responsibilities and attend regular focus groups on the child and take forward any agreed action.
To work in partnership with the education staff to develop integrated plans to support young people within the 24 hour curriculum. To offer direct support to children when they are at school.
To actively engage young people in activities and hobbies linked to their care plan and give them a sense of fun.
To work in partnership with the therapeutic team and utilise their guidance and knowledge in terms of developing strategies and focussed interventions for young people.
To actively engage in supervision, CPD reviews and regular training events in order to enhance knowledge and skills and improve practice.
Essential Skills and Attributes
Additional Notes
- Full time/part time and ad hoc shifts available
- Permanent and temporary contracts available
- PVG scheme membership and SSSC registration are requirements of this post.
- Successful candidates will engage in our mandatory training programme
- Part funded SVQ for unqualified and part-qualified candidates will be provided
How to Apply:
For a detailed job/person specification or a confidential chat about the positions in the first instance, please contact Steve More or Scott Rice on 0131 376 6882.
