non title Manchester, England

Resilience Residential Services Limited

Full Time Manchester, England 38076 - 36681 GBP ANNUAL Today

Job description

About Us

Resilience Residential Services Ltd are an inclusive, supportive, and rewarding organisation who provide care for children and young people with Complex Needs.

Our values underpin both what we believe and how we behave, creating a pathway for children and young people to excel:

· Relentless – We are persistent and unstoppable, nothing will prevent us wanting the best for our children and staff helping them to achieve their goals.

· Empathetic – We identify with and relate to our staff and children in regards to their needs, wishes and feelings.

· Supportive – Benevolent carers providing a warm, nurturing environment where children can exceed expectations.

· Innovative – We are creative and original, always forward thinking and occasionally unorthodox.

We are seeking passionate and committed individuals, who embody our ethos and values and want to join our specialists’ Residential Children's Home.

You will be a dedicated person, who thrives in making a difference in the lives of others and want to challenge yourself to develop your skills and knowledge in the children's home sector.

We offer an extremely competitive package:

Enhanced Residential Care Worker:

Salary between £36,681.00 to £38,076.00 (including 10 sleeps)
243 hours per month
310 hours annual leave

Residential Care Worker:

Salary between £25,998.00 to £28,177.80 (including 10 sleeps)
173 hours per month
210 hours annual leave

The purpose of a Residential Care Worker

· To lead by example and maintain good professional practices in accordance with legislation and guidance.

· To be accountable for the safety and wellbeing of our young people, whilst on shift with them.

· To help create a supportive and positive environment for each young person with reference to his or her safety, health and education.

· To act as a professional parent with professional boundaries.

Person Specification

Dependable- Trustworthy and reliable.

Respectful- Respect people’s opinions.

Conscientious- Willing to fulfil your role thoroughly.

Responsible- Taking control of decisions and duties.

Flexible- Easy to adapt to change in circumstances.

Team Player- Be an attribute to the team.

Meticulous- Great attention to detail.

Understanding- Appreciate individual values.

Selfless- Be willing to put others first.

Key elements of the role

1. Ensure safeguarding of all young people underpins every decision made.

2. To contribute to the young person’s care plans and risk assessments, their review and implementation.

3. To contribute to the educational and social development of each young person.

4. To form effective relationships with young people, their families (if appropriate) and external agencies

5. To meet the emotional and physical needs of our young people and maximize opportunities for their development.

6. To ensure that young people’s views and wishes are sought and acted upon where appropriate.

7. To ensure that good quality records are maintained as required with supervision and advice from shift leaders and Managers.

8. To create a caring and positive environment for each young person regarding their safety, health, and education.

9. To undertake a ‘key worker’ role with young people as required.

10. To undertake cooking and domestic duties as would a ‘good parent’.

11. To dispense, record and administer medication as required.

12. To inform colleagues of relevant developments and communications i.e., during handover.

13. To maintain and promote residential care work to high levels of professionalism expected by Thrive Childcare Services Ltd.

14. To ensure high quality supervision of young people, ensuring their individual safety and well-being is closely monitored.

15. To support the Manager in the preparation, implementation, review and updating of Placement Plans and risk assessments and monitoring progression.

16. To identify problems and service deficiencies by the continuous review of young people’s needs and make recommendations for improvement.

If you feel you have the skills and the passion to learn and develop in an exciting new career, please contact us for an application form at [email protected].

The above list of duties is not exhaustive and may be modified from time to time in accordance with the development of the service and the employee.

Candidates must be over 21 years old to apply.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £36,681.00-£38,076.00 per year

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