Residential Support Worker - Children

Confidential; Enfield; Vor Ort; GBP 21.000 - 29.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Confidential is a well established children's home in Enfield, seeking several experienced Residential Support Workers to support 11–17 year olds with EBD.

The role focuses on promoting personal, educational, and social development, running engaging activities, and writing daily reports. You will collaborate with police, schools, and social services, and assist with daily unit duties as required.

Qualifikationen

• Must have DBS check completed within last 12 months.
• At least 12 months experience working with young people in residential settings.
• Ideally NVQ Level 3 in Children and Young People or Health and Social Care.

Aufgaben

• assessing the needs of young people, and planning and delivering programmes
• running residential activities, as well as outdoor education and sporting activities
• befriending and supporting individuals in various settings
• mentoring and supporting individuals to encourage social inclusion
• offering counselling to individuals
• undertaking administrative tasks, verifying information and responding to queries
• meeting, liaising and networking with police, educational establishments, social services, Youth Offending Teams and other agencies to address issues and promote opportunities for young people
• writing daily reports
• help with general cooking, cleaning, shopping, etc of the unit.

Kenntnisse

Active listening

Counselling basics

Team collaboration

Ausbildung

NVQ Level 3 in Children and Young People or Health and Social Care

Jobbeschreibung

The client is a very well established children's home based in Enfield specialising in EBD.

They are looking for a number of experienced Residential Support Workers.

As a Residential Support Worker, you will be promoting the personal, educational and social development of young people aged between 11 and 17 in a residential setting. Programmes aim to engage young people, redress inequalities, value opinions and empower individuals to take action on issues affecting their lives, including health, education, unemployment and the environment, by developing positive skills and attitudes.

Residential support workers' roles vary greatly, but typical activities involve:

• assessing the needs of young people, and planning and delivering programmes
• running residential activities, as well as outdoor education and sporting activities;
• befriending and supporting individuals in various settings;
• mentoring and supporting individuals to encourage social inclusion;
• offering counselling to individuals;
• undertaking administrative tasks, verifying information and responding to queries;
• meeting, liaising and networking with police, educational establishments, social services, Youth Offending Teams (see the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales) and other agencies to address issues and promote opportunities for young people;
• writing daily reports
• help with general cooking, cleaning, shopping, etc of the unit.

You MUST have a DBS that's been done in the last 12 months, and have at least 12 months experience of working with Young People with a challenging background in a Residential Setting.

Ideally have a minimum NVQ Level 3 in either Children and Young People or Health and Social Care.