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Children's Residential Home - Senior Support Worker Opportunity
*** No sponsorship - must be a driver with own vehicle ***
We are looking for senior residential support workers to join a growing, highly valued team in a residential childrens home setting.
Are you passionate and enthusiastic about making a difference in the lives of children and young people? Do you have experience within Residential Child Care? and ready to grow personally in your career, then we may have the perfect opportunity for you.
- NVQ Level 3 Childrens residential Or NVQ Level 4 Children, Young People & Family Practitioner is essential
We are on the lookout for a dedicated and enthusiastic individual to join a team within a EBD Childrens Residential Home in the Burton on Trent area.
You will provide care for children and young people in modern homes to ensure there is a comfortable environment in which to thrive and live fulfilled and enriched lives.
As a Senior Residential Support Worker, you will oversee the daily operations of the Residential Children's Home. You will provide guidance and support to the care team, ensuring adherence to policies and procedures, and act as a point of contact for external agencies and stakeholders. Previous experience in a leadership role within a residential care setting is required.
As a Senior Residential Care Practitioner your responsibilities will include:
- Working and supporting children and young people to create positive outcomes and promote independence
- Supporting the ethos, values and ethics of the organisation
- Supporting the daily running of the home and Senior Management decisions
- Leading teams
- Conducting Supervisions
- Shift planning
- Delegation
- Supporting team development
- Accountability of decision making when on shift
- Direct practical interactions with children and young people including play, activities, cooking, personal care, engaging with the wider community, supporting educational and health needs
- General house duties and maintenance
- Completing health and safety checks
- Budgeting
- Advocacy
- Behaviour management
- Working to a high standard in line with OFSTED inspection framework requirements, Childrens Homes Regulations and the Quality Care Standards
- Engage in planning, creating, updating and implementing care plans
- Creating, updating and adhering to individual risk assessments
- Keyworking
- Working in partnership with other agencies
- Report writing and attending reviews as required
Additional information
It is a requirement for this role to have an NVQ level 3 Diploma or equivalent In Children and Young People / Childrens Residential or a Level 4 Children, Young people & Families Practitioner Diploma.
The successful applicant Senior Support Worker will need to possess the following skills and attributes:
- NVQ Level 3 Childrens residential Or NVQ Level 4 Children, Young People & Family Practitioner (essential)
- Experience in a children's home setting (essential)
- Supervisory experience
- Passion to help nurture young people
- Be able to work shift patterns including sleep ins
- Full, UK driving licence (essential)
