Residential Support Worker
Ardmonagh Family & Community Centre
Location
Belfast | United Kingdom
Job description
Job description
A Residential Support Worker is responsible for supporting young people by providing daily care and support during a shift. This involves working as part of a team to maintain a stable, happy and caring environment that puts the health, safety and welfare of young people first. Basic but vital parts of this include regular and punctual attendance at work, the need to act professionally and to be a good role model for young people and other staff..
Responsibilities
- Have shared responsibility for the day to day care and supervision of children and young people who live in the home which may include key worker responsibility for one or more young person aged 6-12 years old.
- Ensure that appropriate records are maintained particularly those detailing observations and/or assessment of each child and young person, in accordance with agreed policy and procedures.
- Engage with the psychologist and other professionals in ensuring the relevant therapeutic measures are implemented daily.
- Develop working relationships with other agencies to support the needs of the young people living in residential care eg education, youth justice.
- Participate in assessment, planning, implementing and reviewing the care plan of each child and young person in the facility.
- To develop appropriate relationships that will promote the growth and development of the young people with the aim of encouraging emotional maturity and socially acceptable behaviour.
- To establish a range of appropriate contacts within the local neighbourhood that will facilitate the involvement of the children and young people in outside activities.
- To accompany the young people, when necessary, to places of worship, holidays, outings and other occasions
- To contribute to the daily life of the home through engaging with the children and young people in activities such as housework, maintenance of clothing, cooking and personal care.
- Participate in staff meetings, consultations, group discussions and formal supervision as required.
- Commitment to flexible working hours as the job will include evening,
sleeping-in and weekend shifts.
- To participate in and contribute to staff training programmes when appropriate.
- To participate in the development of group work or other alternative approaches of working with children and young persons.
- To participate in developing preventative family work programmes as required.
Skills and Qualifications
Essential Skills
Job tags
Salary
£12.28 per hour
