Residential Worker - Northolt, United Kingdom - Akton Recruitment Ltd

Akton Recruitment Ltd

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Northolt, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Action for Children
Akton recruitment has an exciting opportunity for a Residential Worker to join the team at Action for children.
Job Role - Residential Worker

Work as a team and individually to provide a flexible responsive, high quality and person centred care to children young people and their families based on an assessment of need and to access to a range of stimulating and safe activities and experienceswithin and external to the home.
Build and maintain professional working relationships with children young people and their families by providing emotional, social and practical support to young people who can display challenging emotional and social difficulties
Establish relationships and links within the community to assist the child, young person and their family.
Support children and young people in their personal care, administration of medication and clinical procedures in line with organisational policies and procedures
Ensure that the views and needs of children/young people are heard and responded to by promoting communication and participation
Maintain registration requirements in line with the required bodies and Action for Children is notified of any circumstances which could affect your registration status
Undertake routine household tasks e.g. cooking washing shopping and/or supporting young people to undertake these tasks to enable the smooth running of the home and to promote independence.
Contribute to the development and evaluation of care plans and input to service planning meetings where required and attend meetings as directed, reporting issues raised to line management.
Refer issues as appropriate that requires specialist or management support.
Record observations and maintain up to date files (paper and electronic), utilising agreed systems and procedures; undertake administrative processes as necessary to maintain systems, procedures and office practices

Everyone who works at Action for Children should:

Demonstrate a commitment to Action for Children's defining statement, 'safe and happy childhood', and promote and incorporate Action for Children's Participation Standards as appropriate to your role.
Achieve the highest standards of safeguarding, whether through direct care provision or support activities to the children and young people who come into contact with our services, or by appropriately reporting concerns about any child or young person.
Promote our equality and diversity strategy locally, including linking with local equality and diversity frameworks to ensure best practice and to inform and develop appropriate action plans.

Important Information
£11.70ph (Umbrella Rate)
3 Months Contract