Full Time Residential Support Worker

at  The Angels Homes London Ltd

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Residential Support Worker
Accountable to: Registered Manager, Deputy Manager
Hours of Work: 40 hours per week-shift working
Salary: This depends on the candidate’s experience

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

To know and adhere to the homes equal opportunity policy and equalities legislation and implement in relation to job description in employment and service delivery.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

· NVQ3 in childcare related field
· NVQ Level 3 Diploma for Residential Care (or comparable is required before casual staff can work in homes children’s home)
· Good verbal and written communications including report writing
· IT skills to a good standard
· Good interpersonal skills to support children, young people and their families
· Skills to work in partnership and as part of a team
· Skills to manage challenging behaviours and medical needs as appropriate
· Skill to engage and communicate effectively with children
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KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

· Knowledge of issues relating to learning, sensory and physical disabilities
· Knowledge and understanding of current legislation and care practices
· Awareness and understanding of issues relating to safeguarding
· Knowledge of Health and Safety issues
· Experience of supporting children with disabilities and their families
· Experience of working as part of a team and in partnership
· Understanding of a young person’s needs and how these may be met
· Knowledge of behaviour management including setting and maintaining boundaries
· Ability to use supervision and training opportunities to learn and develop practice
· Experience of creating and designing activities for children with a range of needs
· Understanding and commitment to diversity and person centred practice
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PURPOSE OF THE ROLE:

· To provide safe and stimulating direct support to children and young people with disabilities and/or emotional and behavioural challenges and other complex needs, in a range of settings including the community, in universal or mainstream clubs and in the child’s home
· To engage and assist children to learn and develop their interests, skills and independence whilst their parents and carers have a break from caring.
· To provide personal care and support to individual children as per care plans, risk assessments and any other relevant individual plans
· To engage with parents and professionals to ensure the child or young person has the best outcomes and is well supported.
· To be involved in the planning of and delivery of care, sessions and the service as required for us to be graded as ‘Good’ by Ofsted
· To ensure children’ s welfare is paramount, and that child protection polices, and protocols are adhered to at all times by working within the parameters of safeguarding children, risk assessment, missing person’s management, health and safety and other legislation relevant to the setting

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. To deliver of a broad programme of quality, stimulating play opportunities including sports, games, arts, crafts, activities that are fun, creative and offer the children developmental experiences, this will include creative session planning and monitoring.
2. To work (subject to qualification/ experience), in the family home and in the community as part of a rota, this may include early morning, day, evening, and weekends as needed
3. To shift lead sessions as part of the rota if required.
4. To provide personal care, as per the child’s individual care plan and any other individual plans for example: manual handling, risk assessments, medicine administration and management, behaviour plans
5. To be a key worker allocated as requested, being the family contact in the service and responsible for maintaining accurate up to date records for key children.
6. To listen to children, respect their values, beliefs and identity.
7. To input to planning with other professionals (including Teachers, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, YOS, YOT, therapists and Social Workers) to support programs design to enhance the child or young person’s development and wellbeing.
8. To deliver support in a safe and healthy environment following legislation relating to Health, safety and welfare of the children and staff is complied with always
9. To support a child introduction into other less specialist settings where necessary this may include working with mainstream clubs and activities to assist them to get to know a child as part of transition.
10. To follow travel training programmes as required, this may include delivery of travel training
11. To keep up to date child records and complete any service required reports such as post session individual logs or incident reports in a timely way to ensure effective communication with colleagues and parents about targets, achievements, concerns and areas for development
12. To assist in the preparation of the play sessions/activities and the outside areas and to clear and tidy the inside and outside play/recreation/dining areas at the end of activities or when needed, including taking an active role for moving furniture and equipment, when necessary.
13. To prepare and serve food for children/young people adhering to hygiene regulations. This could include snacks, meals or as part of the activity program
14. To undertake risk assessments and ensure relevant action is taken to minimise, reduce or remove risks to children, this includes knowing how to use equipment and aids safely in accordance to risk assessment and manuals/ instructions
15. To attend and take an active role in handover meetings, supervision, appraisals, team meetings, planning meetings and other forums to share information about individual children or service needs, and to participate in the development and review of the settings practice, policies and procedures.
16. To safely support children to manage their emotions using a wide range of de-escalation techniques, low arousal approaches and supportive and effective behaviour management skills. Where necessary using training techniques provided including de-escalation, breakaway techniques and physical intervention to support children and staff to remain safe at all times and ensure the safeguarding of others.
17. To ensure the safeguarding of children at all times. To support the home to embed open cultures of safeguarding practises and to follow all safeguarding and whistle blowing policies at all times. To ensure open and transparent communication with team members and management to further develop and embed effective safeguarding cultures within the home.
18. To ensure children’s safety at all times, following and understanding all safeguarding policies and procedures including managing of safeguarding concerns, missing person’s and effective reporting and recording to ensure the safety of young people at all times.
19. Undertake other duties as directed by management providing, they fall within the scope and range as indicated by the above paragraphs and are commensurate with the grade of the post.