Residential Childcare Worker #109770

Job Description

Please be aware this is a Long Term Temporary Post

• Must have Level 3 Diploma in Residential Child Care or equivalent

Main Purpose of the Role To work as part of a team, promoting emotional, social and physical care to children and young people who are accommodated at the home.

Key Duties

1 Provide emotional and physical/medical care for children/young people accommodated in the home.

A Direct involvement in fulfilling the emotional, physical, education and welfare needs of children/young people accommodated at the home.

B Enable the fulfilment of material and domestic needs of children/young people accommodated at the home.

C Providing supervision of children/young people accommodated at the home.

D Attending meetings and Child Care reviews in respect of the children/young people accommodated at the home, ensuring their wishes and views are taken into consideration.

E Value diversity by promoting the racial, ethnic, cultural, religious, linguistic, health, gender and general wellbeing needs of the children/young people.

2 Directly working with children in groups and one to one situations by:

A Observing and recording behaviour to enable the preparation of reports for meetings.

B Providing a key worker role, in accordance with the child/young person’s care plan.

C Involvements in informal group work with the children, young people and their families where appropriate.

D Planning, preparation, delivery and participation in activities for children/young people in the home to include education and leisure interests.

E Providing reports, recording events and contributing to the maintenance of children and young people’s case files.

F Involvement in domestic chores within the home. This will include washing, preparation of meals, shopping and cleaning in the home.

3 Working closely with colleagues within the home and developing and maintaining positive working relationships with colleagues and other departments/agencies.

4 Involvement in programmes of training and continuous professional development.

A Using supervision, team meetings and children’s seminars as a forum for professional development.

B Attending and participating in relevant training courses.

5 To work on a rota basis, which includes working weekends, bank holidays, evenings and sleeping in duties

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