Residential Child Care Worker - Bristol, United Kingdom - Sanctuary Health

Sanctuary Health

Verified Company

Bristol, United Kingdom

1 week ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Residential Child Care Worker within a Local Authorities children's homes to work full time based in Bristol.

The salary for this permanent Residential Support Worker job is up to £ 26,845 per annum.

Main duties:

Specifically take account of the choices, needs and wishes of each child, involving children in their own plans and day to day decisions where appropriate
Take personal responsibility for learning about each child and the way their childhood experiences affect them, 'listening' to the individual and reflecting on own practice to continuously develop their own knowledge and skills
Ensure positive professional relationships are maintained with children, families, and other professionals always
Ensure young people's confidentiality is always maintained
Support children through their journey in care into independence
Attend team meetings, supervisions and appraisals and actively take a role in developing own continuous professional development
Work with managers to identify needs and access relevant learning and development opportunities and share that learning with others
Take responsibility to attend mandatory courses which are required to fulfil the role
Assisting them to develop & maintain a high standard of personal hygiene & appearance
Supporting young people to make appropriate choices regarding their nutritional needs
Administering medication in accordance with their needs taking full account of the Medication Policy and Procedures
Accompanying them to the dentist, doctor and all other appointments, as appropriate
Reporting to managers any concerns regarding the young people's welfare including health and safety issues in the home
Understand the importance of accurate and professional recording of children's working files/plans, using these effectively and professionally to inform practice daily
To ensure, with the support of the Registered/Deputy Managers, you understand your role working within the service and in line with quality standards and Ofsted regulations
Working as part of a team, sharing responsibility fairly and being supportive of others

Requirements of this job:

Desirable to have the Level 3 Diploma for Children & Young People's Workforce or equivalent or willingness to complete
Effective communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to work as part of a team
An understanding of the needs of looked after young people
Knowledge of relevant regulations, legislation and statutory guidance
An understanding of intervention strategies

Contact:

With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity.

With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.