Job Title: Senior Residential Support Worker – Children’s Services
Location: Greater Manchester
Salary: £32,240 per annum
Contract: Full-time, permanent
Next Steps: Apply now or contact Brooklea at Liquid Personnel on 0161 974 1665
About the role:
We are currently recruiting for a Senior Residential Support Worker in the Manchester area. You will be joining a two-bedded home for young people with backgrounds of EBD and CSE between the ages of 12-17. You will be joining an incredible Children’s Residential Provider, Ofsted rated good.
Their main purpose is to work together with young people to achieve positive outcomes with a restorative approach by showing empathy and understanding, conflict resolution, collaboration, empowerment, and positive role modeling.
Your key responsibilities as the Senior Residential Support Worker:
1. To operate as a shift leader as part of a rota.
2. Work together with social workers, residential staff, and other practitioners to implement practical and emotional support, promoting a strong culture of collaboration built through joint working and a shared vision in supporting the child.
3. Meet the needs of children and young people using a restorative approach, developing strong relationships to support children in making their own decisions and actively engaging.
4. Develop and maintain strong partnerships with other services, the community, and agencies to deliver a holistic service to children with complex needs.
5. Delivery of specialist interventions and programmes.
6. Contribute to the smooth management of the team and service, which may include responsibility for rotas, coordinating services, and assisting the Registered/Deputy Manager in the management of the home in all aspects appropriate to the Statement of Purpose of the Home.
7. Work as part of a multi-agency team, assisting in formulating Assessments, Placement Plans, Care Plans, and Pathway Plans (where applicable) for each child or young person and formulate clear aims and objectives as necessary.
8. Act as a key worker to a child and be a positive role model for children and other staff in a range of contexts.
9. Organise, provide, and participate in stimulating activities for young people during their leisure time, which may also include holiday breaks with the children and young people away from the Children’s Home (usually between four to fourteen days).
10. Hold a Level 3 or 4 in Residential Childcare.
11. Good knowledge of Children’s Homes Regulations (2015), including the quality standards.
12. Hold at least 2 years’ experience within children’s residential homes.
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