Senior Residential Social Care Worker

We are currently seeking a dedicated Senior Residential Social Care Worker to join our team.

This role involves providing high-quality care and support to young people with EBD in a residential setting. As part of a multidisciplinary team, you will work closely with other staff to create a nurturing and safe environment that promotes

Key Responsibilities

• Provide 1:1 care for young people, addressing their complex emotional and behavioural needs.
• Ensure the physical, health, and social needs of the young people are met in a supportive environment.
• Collaborate with a team of professionals, including the Registered Manager and senior staff, to maintain high-quality care standards.
• Supervise and undertake keyworking responsibilities, particularly for more complex cases, ensuring compliance with safeguarding policies.
• Develop, implement, and review care plans, considering the wishes and feelings of the young people and their families.
• Promote educational opportunities and achievements by supporting young people in accessing educational resources and participating in educational reviews.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with external agencies, families, and the community to enhance outcomes for the young people.
• Engage in continuous professional development and contribute to the assessment and appraisal of team members.
• Actively participate in shift work, including 24-hour shifts and weekends.

Benefits:

• Holidays starting at 27 days + 8 bank holidays, rising to 30 days + 8 bank holidays after 5 years, and 33 days + 8 bank holidays after 10 years.
• Supportive working environment with opportunities for professional development.

Additional Payments

• Sleep in payment of £96.00 per sleep
• Enhanced pay for weekend shifts - 25% added to your hourly rate of pay (£17.65 per hour)

Requirements:

• Level 3 in Children & Young People.
• A current clean driving license.
• Significant childcare experience.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Ability to adopt a multi-disciplinary approach to meet clinical, physical, and emotional needs.
• Flexibility to respond to the needs of the unit and young people.
• Ability to motivate, supervise, and appraise staff, ensuring that training and development needs are met.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a high standard of oral and written English - ability to write reports and chair meetings.
• Strong planning and organizational skills for managing staff rotas.
• Good organizational and time management skills.
• Understanding of the Children Act 2004.
• Awareness of the issues affecting looked-after young people.
• Passion for contributing to the development of services for children and young people.