We are currently seeking a dedicated Senior Residential Social Care Worker to join our team.
This role involves providing high-quality care and support young people with EBD in a residential setting. As part of a multidisciplinary team, you will work closely with other staff to create a nurturing and safe environment that promotes
Key Responsibilities
- Provide 1:1 care for young people, addressing their complex emotional and behavioural needs.
- Ensure the physical, health, and social needs of the young people are met in a supportive environment.
- Collaborate with a team of professionals, including the Registered Manager and senior staff, to maintain high-quality care standards.
- Supervise and undertake keyworking responsibilities, particularly for more complex cases, ensuring compliance with safeguarding policies.
- Develop, implement, and review care plans, considering the wishes and feelings of the young people and their families.
- Promote educational opportunities and achievements by supporting young people in accessing educational resources and participating in educational reviews.
- Build and maintain positive relationships with external agencies, families, and the community to enhance outcomes for the young people.
- Engage in continuous professional development and contribute to the assessment and appraisal of team members.
- Actively participate in shift work, including 24-hour shifts and weekends.
Benefits:
- Holidays starting at 27 days + 8 bank holidays, rising to 30 days + 8 bank holidays after 5 years, and 33 days + 8 bank holidays after 10 years.
- Supportive working environment with opportunities for professional development.
Additional Payments
- Sleep in payment of £96.00 per sleep
- Enhanced pay for weekend shifts - 25% added to your hourly rate of pay (£17.65 per hour)
Requirements:
- Level 3 in Children & Young People.
- A current clean driving license.
- Significant childcare experience.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- Ability to adopt a multi-disciplinary approach to meet clinical, physical, and emotional needs.
- Flexibility to respond to the needs of the unit and young people.
- Ability to motivate, supervise, and appraise staff, ensuring that training and development needs are met.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a high standard of oral and written English - ability to write reports and chair meetings.
- Strong planning and organizational skills for managing staff rotas.
- Good organizational and time management skills.
- Understanding of the Children Act 2004.
- Awareness of the issues affecting looked-after young people.
- Passion for contributing to the development of services for children and young people.