Assistant Residential Worker

Seven Resourcing are looking for a Assistant Residential Worker (Social Care and Early Years Support) to work in Bath within Children’s Services. This is a requirement for fixed shifts Thursday, Friday & Saturdays.10pm – 10am 

and is paying £15.68 per hour for this role.

The role:

Provide a service to work directly with children, young people and their families in liaison with other agencies and professionals to achieve positive and agreed outcomes as directed by their care plan and line manager.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work as a team and individually to provide a flexible responsive, high quality and person centred care to children young people and their families based on an assessment of need and to access to a range of stimulating and safe activities and experiences within and external to the home.  
• Build and maintain professional working relationships with children young people and their families by providing emotional, social and practical support to young people who can display challenging emotional and social difficulties
• Establish relationships and links within the community to assist the child, young person and their family.
• Support children and young people in their personal care, administration of medication and clinical procedures in line with organisational policies and procedures 
• Ensure that the views and needs of children/young people are heard and responded to by promoting communication and participation
• Maintain registration requirements in line with the required bodies and Action for Children is notified of any circumstances which could affect your registration status
• Undertake routine household tasks e.g. cooking washing shopping and/or supporting young people to undertake these tasks to enable the smooth running of the home and to promote independence.  
• Contribute to the development and evaluation of care plans and input to service planning meetings where required and attend meetings as directed, reporting issues raised to line management.  
• Refer issues as appropriate that requires specialist or management support.
• Record observations and maintain up to date files (paper and electronic), utilising agreed systems and procedures; undertake administrative processes as necessary to maintain systems, procedures and office practices

Applicant Requirements:

• Qualifications: Level 3 Diploma in Residential childcare or equivalent 
• Experience: 2+ years working within a similar role. 
• Travel: Clean UK driving license with the ability to commute to and from work independently.
• Hours: 36 hours p/w.

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