Role: Children's Residential Support Worker.
If you have a passion for helping children and want to help young people achieve their aspirations this is the perfect opportunity for you!
Location: Leeds.
Area: Children's Homes.
Pay Rate: Basic Salary: C1 £22,571.00 - £24,919.00 (Pro Rata) with sleep-in rate of £36.08,
Night enhancement (time and third after 10pm) and 50% Weekend enhancement rate (time and a half).
Typical earnings are £29,817 - £32,419.
Role: Full Time and Part Time. Hours of work are flexible and determined by the needs of the service and are on a shift basis which includes early mornings and late-night shifts, weekends and bank holidays. Potential sleep overnight shifts.
Do you want to help Leed's City Council ensure their aims of ensuring that every child is safe from harm, active in the community and have fun?
Role:
- Under the general direction of the Registered Manger, Senior Staff and Care Offices, you will work as a team to deliver a high standard of care which meets the individual needs of the children and young people both socially and emotionally.
- To make and maintain positive relationships with the children and young people, and to safely meet the physical care and management needs of children and young people who may present challenging behaviour.
- To offer additional and supplementary cover to the existing staff teams within children's homes on an "as and when" basis.
Responsibilities:
- Provide a safe and stimulating environment to help children/young people develop and mature.
- Introduce children to a range of different experiences and encourage choice.
- Provide primary care such as health care appointments and personal care where appropriate to age and ability.
- Plans organise and positively engage with children daily including special celebrations, festivals and outings
- Participate in holidays and physical activities with the young people.
- Manage behaviour in a assertive, restorative and positive manager. And as a last resort be able to safely restrain/hold a child/young person following appropriate training.
- Support education needs and help them realise their potential encouraging aspirations.
- Seek to improve and work with the child/young person family members or important persons to give support and practical assistance.
- Carry out domestic duties to ensure that the home is maintained to a high standard e.g. redecoration, some cleaning and laundry.
- Be responsible for the maintenance of files (some held electronically) and other administrative tasks within the home.
- Communicate in a coherent manner, both written and oral including being able to use electronic recording systems, email and other basic e-literacy tools.
- Produce records daily to meet statutory and policy requirements.
- Participate in training and development activities as necessary to ensure up to date knowledge and skills.
- Comply with Leeds City Council polices, staff instructions and Health and Safety Policy and Procedures.
Qualifications:
- Educated to GCSE level in or equivalent.
- Basic computer literacy is essential. To hold qualifications in both literacy and numeracy.
- Although, there is no requirement to undertake the minimum qualification of Level 3 Diploma in Residential Child Care this would be an advantage.
If you are interested in this role, please send your CV to . Or send me an email if you have any questions and want to talk about the role further.