Children's Residential Care Workers - Sutton Coldfield, United Kingdom - Featherstone Care Services Ltd

Description

Job Title:
Children's Residential Care Staff

Full time staff required.

Responsible to:
Deputy & Seniors.


Job Role:

To provide a safe, caring and therapeutic environment within the home to ensure that there is always a high quality of care delivered in line with regulatory and legislative standards, in conjunction with Company policies and procedures.

KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY Children from 10 years years within a residential 4 bedded home.

• Work a rolling rota shift pattern of 1 day on and 2 days off,.

07:30am Start - 22:30 hrs. additional fee paid on top of monthly salary.

in duties as required in accordance with the needs of the care home

• Safeguard all children residing within the home.
• Ensure that factual, accurate and legible entries are made as per policy on

child/young person records/reports

• Ensure that you are working in line with policy and procedure, effectively and

safely working with children/young people and supporting/implementing social activity, life skills and independence skills

• Ensure all diary entries are made, planned, and completed as per delegation from

supervisor

• Ensure that you have implemented, updated, and adhered to all young

person's plans that are in place (where appropriate)

• Provide a positive mentor to the children and young people and to work

professionally, positively, and enthusiastically always

the relevant persons and within the correct time frames (Reg 40, Safeguarding etc.)

• Liaise where appropriate with relatives, significant others and professionals in a

professional and timely manner

Staff

• To accept and participate in monthly supervision with your supervisor and Team Meetings.
• Ensure professionalism always and working In line with Company policy and

procedure

• Complete all delegated tasks before end of shift.
• Report promptly any issues that arise to the appropriate person.
• Support colleagues and ensure their wellbeing and safety.

FEATHERSTONE CARE SERVICES LTD
Residential Care Worker Job Description

• Participate in a full handover at the end of every shift and participate a full debrief

at the end of every shift

• Use money as required and ensure that effective management of funds is

completed daily, carried over and returns are completed in line with internal procedures,

• Support staffing levels to remain safe and consistent and ensure that deficiencies

are addressed immediately and the appropriate person notified

• Assist in ongoing development and training of the home
• Delegate tasks as per key working (where appropriate) and ensure the completion

of these

• Attend/chair as per instruction meetings and reviews
• Participate in the annual appraisal of the care team, return to work interviews and

probation meetings/induction workbooks

General

• Ensure that budgets are adhered to and maintained appropriately
• Be vigilant in exercising health and safety and report issues promptly and/or

remedy them

• Report incident/issues that have arisen during the day promptly to

supervisor/senior management

• Always work in line with Company Policy and Procedure with attention to

Safeguarding children and young people, Child protection, Whistleblowing and complaints.

• Work to achieve quality standards as set out by the Regulatory body
• Ensure actions are always in the best interest of the child, young person and

organisation

• Work within and exhibit the Company ethos and values
• Conduct yourself at all times in a professional manner to reinforce the positive

name of the Company

• To carry out all other duties and reasonable requests within your role

FEATHERSTONE CARE SERVICES LTD
Residential Care Worker Job Description


PERSON SPECIFICATION

RESIDENTIAL SUPPORT WORKER EXPERIENCE
Experience of working with children and young people under 18 years of age whom may display challenging behaviours within a residential home setting


SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

Work as part of a team and independently Good communication skills Ability to motivate and engage individual IT literate good time management and organisation skills.

regard and respect for young people and their rights. Ability to demonstrate empathy.


QUALIFICATIONS/TRAINING
Level 3 CYP Diploma or equivalent or a willingness to work towards further recognised qualifications in residential childcare.


OTHER
Full driving License would be an advantage.


Residential Care Worker Job Description
The post holder will be expected to continuously develop in their role.

It is in the nature of the work of the company that tasks, and responsibilities are in many circumstances, unpredictable and varied.

All staff are therefore expected to work in a flexible way

when the occasion arises and deploy tasks which are not specifically covered in their job description, but which will be within their level of responsibility.

These additional duties will normally be to cover unforeseen circumstances or changes
in work, and they will normally be compa