Residential Child Care Officer - Grimsby, United Kingdom - Sure Healthcare

Sure Healthcare

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Grimsby, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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About us
Sure Healthcare are part of the larger Sure Group. A growing recruitment business that provides high-quality, professional staff to various industries across the UK.

Sure Healthcare became part of the group in 2017, and is already growing to one of the most highly regarded healthcare providers in Yorkshire & Lincolnshire.

With a CQC rating of 'Good', and over 100 years of healthcare experience between our office staff - we strive to deliver the best possible standards of care.

Due to the exponential growth that Sure Healthcare has undergone over the past year, we are now looking to expand our team with even further reach across North Lincolnshire.

Purpose of the Position:

To provide advice, assistance, and support to our young people.
To attend to their practical, physical, and emotional needs.
To act as an appropriate role model to support and help them address their difficulties.
To unconditionally care and support young people, contributing to them achieving their optimal potential

Equal Opportunities:

All children and young people are equally entitled to have their needs met in a fair and stable way.

All staff are responsible for promoting equal opportunities for all and for challenging any behaviour or practice which discriminates against any child, young person, or colleague.

Specific Roles and Responsibilities:

To deliver and maintain a high quality of care and support which meets the physical, emotional, educational, health, intellectual, social, and cultural needs of the young people. Staff should work from the guidelines of relevant legislations and regulations such as the 1989 and 2004 Children's Act, Children's Homes Regulations (2015), along with the Quality Standards, Care Standards, and all other relevant legislation.
To provide a caring, supportive, and nurturing environment in which young people can feel safe, secure, and free from harm.
To establish positive and rewarding relationships with the young people whilst providing unconditional and positive support.
Challenging unacceptable behaviour, encouraging acceptable behaviour, and helping young people to understand their behaviours.
Ensuring that each young person's care plan is followed by all staff and amended when appropriate to reflect their individual needs.
To act as a role model and key worker for the young people, offering advice and guidance where necessary and ensuring that all their individualised care needs are being met.
Providing advice, assistance, and support to help young people through the difficulties they may face in relation to their emotional and behavioural challenges.
Being enthusiastic and supportive while helping young people to achieve their goals and optimise their full potential.
Providing support to young people in relation to education, work placements, health appointments, extracurricular activities etc.
Completing accurate records and reports about the young people's progress for meetings and reviews.
Empowering young people and facilitating their involvement in the decisions made about their lives and futures.
Acting as an advocate for the young people during important meetings.
Encouraging young people to attend offsite activities with the aim of increasing their social networks.

Working as Part of a Team:

Familiarise yourself with the aims and objectives of the home and work effectively with colleagues to achieve these.
Attend staff meetings and make positive contributions to them to encourage development of the staff team.
Share important information with colleagues to develop best practice.
Give and share feedback on professional practice with your colleagues and managers.
Providing informal and emotional support to colleagues when needed.
Attending and contributing to regular supervision sessions.
Monitoring the conduct of coworkers and follow safeguarding policies and procedures on any cause for concern.
Being familiar with all relevant policies and procedures and adhering to them at all times.

Additional Responsibilities:

Completing mandatory training and maintaining an uptodate training and personal development profile.
Maintaining relevant financial records where appropriate.
Responsibility for the health, safety, and welfare of self and colleagues in accordance with the requirements of the Health & Safety Policies.

Job Types:
Full-time, Part-time, Temporary contract, Temp to perm

Salary:
£13.50-£18.50 per hour

Benefits: