Job Description

Key Responsibilities;

• Take a lead with case/care planning management for individual children or young people, undertaking assessment of need, developing a care plan and identifying agreed outcomes and carrying out regular review in conjunction with children, young people and their families and other professionals.
• Lead and work on shifts with accountability for service delivery, assessing and managing risks, deploying staff and resources accordingly while on the shift and to maintain personalised high quality care that is outcome focused for children and young people and apply agreed organisational procedures to ensure the safe care and management of children and young people in our care.
• Supervise, guide or direct staff and volunteers where required and provide mentoring to newly appointed staff.
• Support children and young people in their personal care, administration of medication and clinical procedures in line with Action for Children’s policy and procedures and regulatory requirements.
• Build and maintain professional positive working relationships by providing emotional and social support to children and young people who can display challenging emotional and social difficulties.
• Work within the community to assist the child / young person and their family, promoting communication and participation by ensuring that the views and needs of children/ young people are articulated, heard and responded to.
• Consistently applying Action for Children’s policy procedures and professional practice standards and in line with registration requirements.
• Ensure all records, paper and electronic, are maintained and duly uploaded into the appropriate database.

We are welcoming applications from Family Support Workers, Contact supervisors, Residential Child Care Workers and Newly Qualified Social Workers.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Eligibility To Work In The UK (Passport) Two Reference Contact Details (names, numbers and email addresses) Enhanced DBS (Children’s) Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or equivalent.