Children's Residential Support Worker

Reed; Leeds; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A children's services organization in Leeds is seeking dedicated individuals for a full-time position focused on delivering high-quality care for children and young people. The role involves building positive relationships, managing behavioral challenges, and providing a safe environment for emotional and social development. Candidates should have skills in child development and excellent communication, with flexibility to work various shifts, including nights and weekends.

Qualifications

• Understanding of child development and needs.
• Ability to manage challenging behavior effectively.
• Strong communication skills both written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Provide a safe and stimulating environment for children.
• Support children's health care and personal needs.
• Engage children in activities and outings.

Skills

Child development understanding

Behavior management

Communication skills

Teamwork

Job description

Job Type

Full-Time, Permanent - Hours of work are flexible and determined by the needs of the service and are on a shift basis which includes early mornings and late-night shifts, weekends and bank holidays. Potential sleep തൊഴില״ overnight shifts.

Do you want to help our team in Leeds to ensure their aims of ensuring that every child is safe from harm, active in the community and have fun?

Our goals

We believe that every Children’s Services employee can make a contribution to make our vision a reality, and we encouraged everyone to work as part of the directorate team to shape children and family centred local services based on our priorities of:

Helping children to live in safe and supportive families ensuring that we protect the most vulnerable encouraging activity and healthy eating improving support where there are additional health needs promoting sexual health readiness for school improving behaviour, attendance and achievement reducing the numbers of young people who are not in employment, education or training providing opportunities for play, leisure, culture and sporting opportunities reducing youth crime and anti-social behaviour increasing participation, voice and influence

Role

• Under the generalìomh direction of the Registered Manger, Senior Staff and Care Offices, you will work as a team to deliver a high standard of care which meets the individual needs of the children and young people both socially and emotionally.
• To make and maintain positive relationships with the children and young people, and to safely meet the physical care and management needs of children and young people who may present challenging behaviour.
• To offer additional and supplementary cover to the existing staff teams within children’s homes on an “as and when” basis.

Responsibilities

• Provide a safe and stimulating environment to help children/young people develop and mature.
• Introduce children to a range of different experiences and encourage choice.
• Provide primary care such as health care appointments and personal care where appropriate to age and ability.
• Plans organise and positively engage with children daily including special celebrations, festivals and outings.
• Participate in holidays and physical activities with the young people.
• Manage behaviour in a assertive, restorative and positive manager. And as a last resort be able to safely réputation/hold a child/young person following appropriate training.
• Support education needs and help them realise their potential encouraging aspirations.
• Seek to improve and work with the child/young person family members or important persons to give support and practical assistance.
• Carry out domestic duties to ensure that the home is maintained to a high standard e.g. redecoration, some cleaning and laundry.
• Be responsible for the maintenance of files (some held electronically) and other administrative tasks within the home.
• Communicate in a coherent manner, both written and oral including being able to use electronic recording systems, email and other basic e-literacy tools.
• Produce records daily to meet statutory and policy requirements.
• Contribute to the home’s development plans and constant improvement of service delivery to children.
• Participate in training and development activities as necessary to ensure up to date knowledge and skills
• Comply with our polices, staff instructions and Health and Safety Policy and Procedures.

In Leeds, we are open to people with transferable skills and a good mind-set, so if you have worked with children then please add as much detail in your CV to be booked in for an interview