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Our Principles:
The welfare of any young person is paramount;
We contribute to young peoples care, learning, development and safeguarding and this is reflected in every aspect of our practice and service provision;
Staff will work with parents and families who are partners in the care, learning, development and safeguarding of their children, recognising they are often a young persons first and most enduring carers and educators.
Our Values:
We prioritise the welfare of the young person as paramount;
Individuality, diversity and difference are valued and celebrated and permeate our entire service provision;
Diversity, Equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice are actively promoted within all aspects of the organisations practice;
We actively promote the health and well-being of each young person;
At Inspire young people have their personal and physical safety safeguarded, whilst allowing for risk and challenge as appropriate to the capabilities of the individual;
Self-esteem and resilience are recognised as essential to every young persons development;
Confidentiality and agreements about confidential information are respected as appropriate unless a young persons protection and well-being are at stake;
Professional knowledge, skills and values are shared appropriately at Inspire in order to enrich the experience of the individual more widely;
Best practice requires a continuous search for improvement and self-awareness of how our staff are perceived by others;
We value our staff and ensure we invest in their training and developmental needs to ensure that they deliver the best possible service to young people in our care.
Location: Any Inspire Community Service Work-base within a designated accommodation project or within the community
Hours: 37 per week
Purpose of the role: The role incorporates supporting young people who are in the process of leaving care and preparing to live independently and / or children & young people who require support within the community i.e. living with their own families or in other community based settings.
The post holder may be required to operate solely in either setting or in combination in accordance with the needs and requirements of the service.
What type of person we are looking for
Someone with a a genuine commitment to the welfare of Looked After Children. Also a commitment to AntiOppressive practice and Honesty, Tolerance, Trustworthy, Patience and Flexibility
Qualifications and Education requirements
NVQ Level 3 QFC
Emergency First Aid
Health & Safety Training
Behaviour Management Training
Good literacy and numeracy skills.
Commitment to gain relevant QCF (Children & Young People) within time scales.
Knowledge and understanding of the Children Act 1989/2004and Every Child Matters. A sound knowledge and understanding of areas relating to Safeguarding andKnowledge of child development
Work Experience and Skills
An understanding of children, young peoples needs.
Experience of working with children, young people and or families Experience of undertaking tasks as described in Job Description
Experience of working with children and young people with complex mental health and psychological needs/ behaviours
Flexibility to respond to the needs of the service and young people.
Good communication, interpersonal skills andExperience of developing transition plans and achieving good outcomes
Duties and responsibilities
Job Description
Job Title: Community Support Worker (CSW) & Relief CSW
Scale: Point 14 17 £11.44 £12.00 per hour based on experience (plus night time support allowance of £50.00 per shift)
Hours: 37 hours per week
Reports To: Deputy Manager / Zonal Manager
Location: Any Inspire Community Service Work-base within a designated accommodation project or within the community
Purpose of the role: The role incorporates supporting young people who are in the process of leaving care and preparing to live independently and / or children & young people who require support within the community i.e. living with their own families or in other community based settings.
The post holder may be required to operate solely in either setting or in combination in accordance with the needs and requirements of the service.
The post holder will undertake all core tasks within the remit for either or both elements of the service which is outlined as follows:
Main responsibilities of the role(s):
Provide a caring, safe, secure, supportive and nurturing environment that meets the physical, health, social, personal development needs and rights of the young people at all times
Respect & promote the individual needs of each person arising from their racial, cultural and religious background
Actively encourage and promote responsibility and independence ensuring that this takes place within a context of safety and well being
Assist and support young people/adults to develop independent living skills e.g. budgeting, shopping, meal preparation, cleaning, washing, ironing, simple house maintenance, paying bills, preparing CVs for job applications & training.
Actively work in partnership with relevant agencies, housing and social landlords and people to ensure high levels of participation for each young person/adult to achieve planned outcomes.
Attend Pathway Planning, Review meetings and other decision-making forums concerning young people as directed.
Proactively support the young persons Pathway Plan - taking active responsibility to promote their Health, Education, Independence, Social, Emotional and Personal Well Being.
Support/facilitate young people/adults to secure or maintain their tenancy through paying bills, taking care of and securing their home, learning how to become good neighbours, knowing their rights and sign posting.
Accompany young people to appointments / meetings as and when necessary.
Promote and ensure the wellbeing of children and young people through providing support programmes designed to improve their health, education, relationships and behaviour in order to stabilize family life.
Actively promote the safety and well-being of children & young people by reporting anyconcerns which might compromise their safety.
Maintain daily records, plans, reports, assessments undertaken with children / young people for use by other staff and agencies.
Attend all mandatory and service specific training required to undertake the role and to maintain/develop competence to administer medication in line with Inspire Community Services Policies and Procedures.
Work pro-actively with children / young people who may present challenging and at times socially unacceptable behaviour.
Organise and undertake activities with children and young people as directed within context of safe boundaries
Supervise contact between children / young people and designated parents / carers / others as specified in conjunction with organisational policies and guidelines for good practice.
Contribute towards risk assessments and care / support planning for children and young people
Undertake such other tasks as may be deemed appropriate to the post and the remit of the service
Important Note
Ordinarily this post is non-operational, however under exceptional circumstances the post holder may be required to undertake direct support duties in order to maintain standards of service.
The work of Inspire Community Services is both varied and challenging which results in some unpredictable circumstances. There is an integral need for all employees to be flexible in response to situations that arise outside of this job description. Additional duties will most likely be required to cover unforeseen circumstances or changes in work that maintain staff activity and quality of service provision.
In the event of candidate for this post not holding an NVQ Level 4 or ILM level 5 or equivalent, there must be a commitment for achieving this award within the scheduled timescale for the award. Details of training requirements and remuneration (where applicable) will be outlined in the employment contract.
Inspire Community Services requires a commitment from all staff to promote quality, equality and diversity.
This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced criminal records bureau check. Inspire Community Services operates a culture of awareness policy and all staff will be subject to thorough reference checks.
