Residential Support Worker at Action for Children

Whiterashes, Scotland, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

07 Jul, 26

Salary

13.45

Posted On

08 Apr, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Care planning, Risk assessment, Safeguarding, Independent living support, Medication administration, Relationship building, Emotional support, Social support, Reporting, Record keeping, Managing challenging behaviour, Multi-agency working, IT skills

Industry

Non-profit Organization Management

Description

Salary: £13.45 per hour Location: Aberdeen, Contract/Hours: 0 Hour Contract- Casual Benefits: * 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave * Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities * Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages * Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover * Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailers discounts. Vulnerable children in the UK need your help Wherever you work in the Action for Children family, you'll be helping to change the lives of the most vulnerable children in the UK. Last year, we helped more than 687,000 children and families across the UK. From direct work in communities to national campaigning, we are focused on making sure every child has a safe and happy childhood, and the foundations they need to thrive. Why Action for Children? Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It's the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives. A bit about the role We provide support to 16–21-year-olds in a residential setting. As a residential Worker, you will build happier lives for children, young people and their families by agreeing and directly delivering interventions in accordance with organisational policies, procedures and regulatory requirements. Clifton Road care service supports young people 16- 21 years of age who have been previously looked after in care i.e. local authority children's homes, foster care, secured residential homes. We provide accommodation and support in a residential setting with a range of services to meet individual needs in partnership with other agencies to improve the life chances of young people and help support independent living. We also have outreach workers who provide support to Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Young People on an outreach basis. 1-1 support is carried out to enable them to become more independent during their asylum-seeking process. The support provided can vary from cooking, navigation around the city, to support with legal appointments, seeking education and emotional support.    How you'll help to create brighter futures * Supporting and implement care planning for individual and young people. * Undertaking assessments of needs and assessing and managing risks. * Supporting children and young people with independent living skills. * Administration of medication and clinical procedures. * Building and maintaining positive relationships. * Emotional and social support. * Ensuring records and reporting are maintained. * Prepare, manage and build positive relationships to service users to effectively live independently. Let's talk about you * HNC in social care and or SVQ 3 or willingness to work towards them. * Registered with SSSC or willingness to do so within 6 months of employment. * Experience working with children and young people and working with multi agencies. * Experience managing challenging behaviour e.g. looked after children, attachment behaviour. * Knowledge of risk assessment and safeguarding. * Excellent IT skills. Good to know  Application Process Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. Contact: Jessica Jarvis email us at recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.org.uk [recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.org.uk] quoting reference 12947    Diversity, equality and inclusion At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children. [For Children Service roles only: Male staff are under-represented within our Children Service roles. We would like to encourage more male applicants for our Children Service roles.]  Want to know more about Action for Children? Find us on, Linkedin [https://www.linkedin.com/company/action-for-children/], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/ActionforChildren] or YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/actionforchildren] to get to know us better. Job Description [https://actnforchildren.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/Employee_Recruitment_Information/IQAAoHp1ew1rS5nl_exjPphHAVhkFAfWZuoHJaty2O7z5xA?e=EDthtL] See below for further information about working with us: Action for Children Employee Benefits [https://fa-evrg-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/cs/idcplg?IdcService=GET_FILE&fldFile=fFileGUID:1C4B42CBF404E1D732B45E2934BFA235&fldBrowsingMode=contribution] AfC Commitment Statement [https://fa-evrg-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/cs/idcplg?IdcService=GET_FILE&fldFile=fFileGUID:DE3442BDED111C3501F5DA7BBAB815B8&fldBrowsingMode=contribution] Make a Difference - A Career in Residential Services [https://fa-evrg-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/cs/idcplg?IdcService=GET_FILE&fldFile=fFileGUID:122051C72EF1BCDA7BAD4ACDC1FE01FD&fldBrowsingMode=contribution]

Responsibilities

You will provide direct support and interventions to young people aged 16-21 in a residential setting to help them develop independent living skills. This includes implementing care plans, managing risks, and providing emotional and social support to improve their life chances.