Residential Child Care Worker - Hertford, United Kingdom - Sanctuary Personnel

Sanctuary Personnel

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Hertford, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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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 Hertford.

The salary for this permanent Residential Support Worker job is up to £27,741 per annum.

Main duties:

To provide high standards of nurturing and therapeutic care to children living in the home who have experienced traumatic life experiences to help them reach their full potential
The home uses the ARC theoretical model; (Attachment, Self-Regulation and Competency)
Training is provided and all workers are expected to work to this model
Provide good standards of reparative parenting for children and adolescents which safeguards and promotes their welfare by ensuring that the home meets the requirements of legislation, including the National Quality Standards for residential homes
Follow all HCC policies and local procedure
Ensure that children and adolescents develop socially, educationally and emotionally having regard for the impact of trauma, abuse and neglect through effective assessment, care planning, and liaison with other agencies
Work on shift to ensure that the needs of the children are fully met by good parenting, effective planning, maintaining routines, implementing consistent boundaries and responding creatively and flexibly to challenges
Understand and support the purpose of the children's homes and be willing and able to respond appropriately to children with challenging behaviour
Recording to a high standard in line with HCC policy and procedures, demonstrating a thorough knowledge of child development; the impact of early experiences on behaviour and sensitivity to children and families
Following the daytoday activities of the home including cooking and cleaning; taking children to school, activities and appointments; following petty cash procedures, administering medication, maintaining the home environment and acting as a good rolemodel
You will be required to work shift patterns covering the needs of the children
This will include early and late shifts, weekends, Bank Holidays and sleepin duties as well as taking children on holiday within and outside of the UK
In some of our homes we have children with disabilities who may require personal care

Requirements of this job:

Desirable to have the 4 Children, Young Person and Family Practitioner (or equivalent) qualification 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 youthroughout the process and into your work placement.