Night Support Worker - Children's Care Home

Flow Recruitment; Chichester; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care home operator is seeking a Night Residential Support Worker in Chichester, England. This role involves supporting children, promoting their well-being, and assisting with educational needs. Ideal candidates will have experience in residential children's care and hold at least a Level 2 in Health & Social Care. Join a dedicated team committed to making a positive impact in children's lives.

Qualifications

• Experienced in residential children's care within the last 2 years.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and effective record-keeping.

Responsibilities

• Support children with practical needs and promote their well-being.
• Help children cope with trauma and build positive relationships.
• Attend to children’s educational requirements and routines.

Skills

Experience with children

Teamwork

Effective record-keeping

Conflict resolution

Education

Minimum L2 Health & Social Care

Job description

Our client is a leading care home operator in West Sussex. They are currently looking to recruit a Night Residential Support Worker to join their team at their Children's Care Home based in Chichester, West Sussex. This position is 33 hours per week.

Job Purpose

Be an appropriate role model to children in the home and help meet their practical needs by providing support, advice, and assistance. To help children address their problems, concerns, and previous trauma and work with them to achieve health, well‑being, and education outcomes, enabling them to reach their full potential. To support children to prepare for future independence and self‑sufficiency.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Work with children in the home, supporting them with their individual needs as outlined in their placement plan.
• Ensure children are treated with dignity and respect.
• Help children participate in the routines of the home and encourage them to take part in the activities and support on offer.
• Promote education and support children to attend education and help them with their homework, and attend meetings where necessary. Where children are out of education, support them with educational activities and work toward education outcomes.
• Promote well‑being in the home by ensuring the environment is free from bullying, prejudice and a fair place to live.
• Help children deal with conflict and trauma by supporting any therapeutic plans that are in place for them.
• Work co‑operatively and pro‑actively as part of a team supporting colleagues and the manager.
• Provide advice and support to children in the home in line with their placement plans, organisational policies, and the good practice requirements of the home.
• Act as a key worker to children offering support to their individual needs and advocating for them at reviews and care planning meetings.
• Be a point of contact for children with their social workers, education and health staff, and family.
• Ensure children in the home are safe and protected from harm.
• Establish a nurturing relationship with children to help them deal with their past and present difficulties.
• Help children build positive relationships by ensuring the home environment is free from bullying and prejudice and a safe and fair place to live.
• Help children resolve conflicts and manage their behaviour safely and acceptably, and that unacceptable behaviour is challenged and addressed.
• Support children to participate in their local community, participating in activities and helping them make and achieve plans for their future.
• Help children provide feedback to the home and ensure their voice is heard in their care and support.
• Put any therapeutic or other plans into action to support the child alongside their placement plan.
• Support children to reduce any behaviours which put them at risk of harm, such as missing from care or criminal exploitation.
• Ensure the home’s records are completed to a high standard before the end of each shift and provide written reports for care managers, looked‑after reviews and care planning meetings.
• Take part in the home’s routines such as cooking, cleaning, maintaining the environment, and supporting children to do the same.
• Attend shifts as required by the staff rota and take part in the on‑call rota and the waking‑in rota.
• Undertake training as the organisation requires and take responsibility for continuing professional development.
• Attend and contribute to regular supervision meetings and complete actions from the annual appraisal.
• Work and contribute pro‑actively to the team and report any concerns about unacceptable staff conduct or standards to your line manager.
• Adhere to all health and safety and workplace policies.

Qualifications and Education

• Minimum L2 Health & Social care (willing to work towards L3 within 24 months)

Experience

• To have worked within residential children's care home in the last 2 years
• Ability to work within a multi‑disciplinary team
• Effective record‑keeping skills and maintaining the confidentiality