Here at Resilience we provide care and nurture for children as they navigate the difficult years of adolescence and prepare for independence in the big, wide world. We are looking for an individual who has experience in caring for children to join our team as an Enhanced Residential Care Worker. This is an important role which helps to bring continuity and stability to our children’s lives as we help them learn the skills required ready for independence.
Job Information
- Career Level: Enhanced Residential Care Worker
- Working Hours: 243 hours per month working a rolling shift pattern of three days on, three days off and will be required to undertake some sleep ins.
- Ability to Drive: Desirable but not essential.
- Salary & Benefits: Dependent on experience and qualifications.
- Essential Experience: Working in a care capacity (including elderly, learning difficulties, nursery, school, mentoring environments)
Desirable Education:
- Level 3 Diploma or Equivalent is preferred but not essential.
Reports to:
- Team Leader, Deputy Manager, Home Manager
The purpose of a Enhanced Residential Care Worker:
- To provide a supportive and nurturing support in accordance with company Policies and Procedures.
- To lead by example and maintain good professional practices in accordance with legislation and guidance.
- To be held accountable for the safety and wellbeing of our young people, whilst on shift with them.
- To help create a supportive and positive environment for each young person with particular reference to his or her safety, health and education.
- To act as a surrogate parent with professional boundaries.
Key elements of the role:
- Ensure safeguarding of all young people underpins every decision made.
- To contribute to the young person’s care plans and risk assessments, their review and implementation.
- To contribute to the educational and social development of each young person.
- To form effective relationships with young people, their families (if appropriate) and external agencies to ensure that:
- To meet the emotional and physical needs of our young people and maximize opportunities for their development
- To ensure that young people’s views and wishes are sought and acted upon where appropriate.
- To ensure that good quality records are maintained as required with supervision and advice from shift and Managers.
- To create a caring and positive environment for each young person with particular regard to their safety, health and education.
- To undertake a ‘key worker’ role with young people as required.
- To undertake cooking and domestic duties as would a ‘good parent’.
- To dispense, record and administer medication as required.
- To inform colleagues of relevant developments and communications i.e. during handover.
- To maintain and promote residential care work to high levels of professionalism expected by company.
- To ensure high quality supervision of young people, ensuring their individual safety and well-being is closely monitored.
- To support the Manager in the preparation, implementation, review and updating of Placement
- Plans and risk assessments and monitoring progression.
- To identify problems and service deficiencies by the continuous review of young people’s needs and make recommendations for improvement.