Job Title: Children's Residential Support Worker
Company: Lifestyles Residential Services Ltd
Location: Dungiven, Northern Ireland
Job Purpose
As a Residential Support Worker, you will be required to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to create a therapeutic and safe environment where young people can feel secure, cared for, and nurtured. You will work to build positive relationships with young people, assessing needs, assessing strengths, and looking at innovative ways to overcome any challenges that young people experience.
Key Responsibilities
1. To work with young people using person-centred approaches and trauma-informed practice to achieve positive outcomes.
2. To work co-operatively with children's services, health agencies, and other community-based services to provide the most effective service for the young people and their families.
3. To take responsibility for the more complex cases/situations presenting within the service.
4. Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team with an aim to achieving high quality, safe practice and service.
5. To apply safeguarding and child protection procedures.
What We Require
Essential:
1. Minimum Level 3 Qualification or higher in a related field.
2. Registered with the relevant professional body before your employment starts (e.g. NISCC).
3. A full UK driving license.
Desirable:
1. Degree in Social Work / Youth Work or related field.
2. Awareness of challenges which may impact vulnerable children and young people.
3. Knowledge of personal, social and educational development.
4. Knowledge of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
5. Experience of direct work with children and young people who present with challenging behaviours.
6. Experience of applying safeguarding and child protection policies and procedures.
Skills/Abilities
1. Ability to listen to and communicate effectively with children and young people.
2. Ability to work as part of a team.
3. Possess the necessary skills to factually and clearly record daily records.
4. Ability to write reports and produce other management information.
5. Ability to lead a shift when required.
6. Ability to analyse and resolve problems or challenges children and young people experience.
Lifestyles adheres to the Access NI Code of Practice; a copy of the policy can be made available to you upon request. An enhanced Access NI disclosure check will be required for this post. Having a criminal record will not necessarily debar you from working within Lifestyles. A copy of Lifestyles Ex-Offenders Recruitment Policy can be made available upon request. A copy of Lifestyles Secure Handling of Storage and Retention of Disclosure Information Policy is also available upon request.
What Lifestyles Offer
Salary: FTE £28,500 - £32,000 (depending on experience and qualifications)
Hours & Working Pattern: 38 per week on a rota basis including evenings, weekends, and sleep-in duties.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £28,500.00-£34,000.00 per year
Benefits: Company pension, ongoing training and development, free parking, on-site parking.
Schedule
* 12 hour shift
* Day shift
* Night shift
Experience: Working with children: 1 year (required)
Work Location: In person
Skills: Children's Residential, Residential Care, Youth Work, Support Worker, Care Plans, Social Work
Seniority Level
Entry level
Employment Type
Internship
Job Function
Other
Industries
Home Health Care Services
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