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Responsible for the supervision of young people at a Children ’s Home providing advice, care and stability for the young people ensuring they are treated equally and provided with equal opportunities on a daily basis.
Key Responsibilities and skills
- To ensure the protection and safeguard the wellbeing of the young people in our care.
- Demonstrate to the young people the value of education, care, and development to achieve better outcomes.
- Build and create mutual trust and respect with young people in order that they respond and react appropriately to information and advice.
- Define structures and boundaries of behaviour to young people, acting as a positive role model, so they understand daily routines expected.
- Produce, maintain, and distribute house paperwork to ensure relevant information is recorded accurately and is available.
- Control and analyse the young people’s behaviour to encourage them to participate in a positive structured routine.
- Create and produce activities to occupy and develop young people in order that they gain life skills and education on an informed basis.
- Maintain knowledge of and apply the relevant legislative, regulative and standards against inspection framework requirements.
- Provide basic advice and skills to young people on managing their finances and other everyday life skills.
- Participate in sleep in duties as per rota - max 3 per week
Key Competencies
- Genuine commitment to the maintaining of welfare for resident children
- Professional, Patient, and Empathetic Approach
- Solution Focused with a 'can-do’ attitude
- Calm Manner and Resilient
- Excellent Communicator
- Reliable, Flexible, and Enthusiastic
Essential Skills and Knowledge
- Ability and commitment to complete QCF Level 3 Children and Young People qualification
- Experience of monitoring service delivery and meeting short term objectives
- Residential or non-residential care experience
- Full UK Driving licence
