Residential Children's Support Worker Walsall, England
Job description
Kinvercare is dedicated to providing young people with the best possible preparation to move on into adult life, and to become valued members of our society. We provide high-quality accommodations coupled with key work support to ensure young people develop the life skills and general knowledge to enable them to; manage their finances, maintain their home, understand the benefit system, manage their risks and understand how to keep themselves safe, including what could constitute as a potentially harmful relationship. We support young people in education and training to prepare them for work or apprenticeships. We plan and deliver our services to safeguard young people and use monitoring systems to support us in making continuous improvements to our service.
Due to rapid expansion, we are actively seeking committed, conscientious and high calibre support workers to join our dynamic team based in Walsall. You will be providing key work support to young people with challenging behaviour and conditions such as Autism, ADHD etc.
We are seeking experienced individuals with a minimum of 1 years, Children's residential Level 3 desirable, aged 23yrs+ who share our commitment to providing the highest quality support and can demonstrate the ability to work on their own initiative, as well as being a team player with a strong work ethic. Please note personal care may also be involved in this role.
Main purpose of Job:
To ensure consistent delivery of high-quality services to service users, partner organisations and staff alike in accordance with the policy and procedures of the organisation
To undertake direct work with young people which aims to enable them to gain the confidence and skills to live independently as well as supporting them practically and emotionally in their day-to-day lives.
1. Direct Work
Ensure that the young people are effectively inducted and ensure the young people have a good experience and are shown around the home, given a copy of the young people’s guide, shown all fire exits, introduced to the key worker and other young people at the home and to work through their occupancy agreement and rules of the home and sign all relevant documentation
Form caring, respectful, trusting, and professional relationships with all of our allocated young people.
Contribute to the holistic assessment of the individual young person’s current needs including writing detailed and regularly reviewed person-centred support plans that include the young person’s views, wishes and feelings for their ongoing support.
Write comprehensive individual daily reports, and handovers, incident forms, key work sessions, daily health and safety checks and all other relevant forms utilising our Clear Care software platform
Assist young people in completing actions as identified in their support plan/risk assessment (i.e. help with claiming benefits, dealing with tenancy issues, finding employment training or education, registering with GP, Dentist, optician etc). non exhaustive list
Provide emotional and practical support to young people in their daily lives and any issues which may arise
Support young people to meet with required cultural communities or places of worship
Deliver services within a solution-focussed brief therapy approach and act as a positive role model for young people
Address wider support needs and encourage opportunities for personal development and achievement within Every Child Matters outcomes framework
Hold regular planned key work sessions with young people
Assist young people in making timely benefits claims and to monitor/intervene in ongoing claims as needed
Support young people in making asylum claims/attending home office appointment, meeting with SPRACAB or solicitors, support to access a national insurance number and the benefits system when the biometric resident permit has been approved by the home office. Again, the list is non exhaustive.
2. Service Delivery
Deliver services in accordance with the organisation’s policies and procedures
Encourage and support young people’s participation and involvement in service delivery and design
Ensure case records and reports are completed clearly and accurately and comply with the relevant quality standards
Ensure GDPR confidentiality of all information relating to young people, including files, conversations etc.
Be effective at multi-agency working and advocacy which will include large elements of communicating directly with Children’s Services, Jobcentres, Council benefits departments, training providers etc.
Contribute to service development and review
Participate in and be prepared for supervision sessions with your line manager
3. Property Management
Assist in ensuring accommodation is always clean and tidy.
Conduct new admissions and complete all paperwork in a timely and accurate manner
Observe Health and Safety requirements and to complete Health and safety checks of property
Assist Young People in maintaining their placement; ensuring curfews are met, maintenance is reported and general housekeeping tasks etc.
Liaise with line manager where needed and advocate on behalf of young people
4. Additional Info
Promote young people’s equality, diversity rights and responsibilities and work within the organisations equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory policy
Work independently.
You may be required to work in various locations where it is assessed as appropriate to do so
Undertake any other duties appropriate to the post as may be requested by the manager from time to time
This job description is provided to assist the post holder to understand his/her duties and may be amended from time to time without change to the level of responsibilities appropriate to the post.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Day and Night Shifts available
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Part-time hours: 24 per week
Salary: From £11.00 per hour
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Night shift
- Overtime
- Weekend availability
- Weekends only
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Walsall: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Education:
- Certificate of Higher Education (required)
Experience:
- working with young people who display challenging behaviours: 1 year (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
