Children's Residential Support Worker

at  Fair Ways

DO YOU FEEL PASSIONATE ABOUT THE IDEA THAT EVERY CHILD SHOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE SOMEWHERE THAT FEELS LIKE A HOME RATHER THAN JUST A HOUSE?

At Fair Ways we are dedicated to create an environment that fully meets the needs of the children in our care by providing a home environment that is welcoming, supportive and stable.

WHERE AND WHEN DO WE NEED YOU?

Garden House is a residential children’s home that can accommodate up to 6 children aged between 6 and 14. The home provides a structured, homely, and nurturing environment for children who benefit from clear boundaries and structure, and we believe this is the starting point to enable the children to achieve their potential supporting our overall aim of a transition into long term foster care. This position focuses on developing independent life skills within a therapeutic caring environment. Our Staff will be involved in a range of exciting activities which our children enjoy, this could include things like, quad biking, high rope courses, camping, rock climbing, horse riding, canoeing and more, as well as engaging day trips and accompanying the children on exciting holidays!

We are looking for a Support Worker to be involved in exciting and rewarding things like:

• Building respectful impactful relationships: Proactively maintaining safe and respectful relationships with children through effective support, guidance and care ensuring the maintenance of safe professional boundaries in line with best practice.
• Advocating for children in care and ensuring they have a voice: Engaging in key work responsibilities for nominated children within the home, providing the children in our care with a consistent adult presence and an identified member of the team linked to their specific support plans.
• Taking an active role in play, activities and confidence building: Being actively involved in the planning and execution of a range of enriching opportunities for the children through different mediums such as crafts, outdoor activities, play and learning to provide an enjoyable, varied and engaged home environment.
• Supporting positive lifestyle choices: Demonstrating the therapeutic importance of maintaining a clean, tidy and homely environment through effective role modelling and education, promoting high standards of physical care, hygiene and safety and demonstrating positive and healthy choices to support children to develop and thrive.
• Being a Trauma Informed professional: Using our industry recognised RiiSE training to deliver trauma informed responses through the individualised use of therapeutic and, where appropriate, physical intervention to ensure our children are supported appropriately during times of crisis.
• Keeping vulnerable children and young people Safe: Managing any child protection issues that may occur through effective reporting in line with the policies and procedures of the residential home in partnership with the senior leadership team and any relevant external agency to keep children safe from harm for the duration of their placement with Fair Ways.

This role is offered on a full time/permanent basis, working on a rolling rota following a 4 on / 8 off shift pattern with 5 sleeps in any 8-week period – this averages 1 sleep per each block of 4 days worked. Days start at 07:30 and finish 22:00 and during this time you will have the opportunity to have all meals provided as part of your role will include mealtimes with the children and other staff.

Please refer the Job description for details