My client is looking for Residential Support Workers - Children and Young People
DIGNITY AT WORK: To show, at all times, a personal commitment to Looked after Children and treating all customers and colleagues in a fair and respectful way, which gives positive regard to people’s differences and individuality (for example, gender, gender identity, nationality or ethnic origin, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, age).
PURPOSE: To provide a range of support to children and young people who are unable to live within their own family and require short term or long term residential care. To provide a safe and stimulating environment, ensuring high quality provision and maximising life chances of children looked after. In line with relevant legislation and corporate parenting levels of responsibility.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Please note decision making must be included within the Principal Accountabilities
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To promote and safeguard the welfare of children, young people and/or vulnerable adults. Within the context of individual care plans or instructions from the Line Manager to assess the needs of children in need and children looked after in order to provide care which is responsive to their individual needs.
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Statutory Obligations – As per statutory requirements as specified in the Children’s Homes Regulations and Quality Standards.
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To use systemic practices to prepare, implement and review effective programmes for individual...