Senior Residential Children's Support Worker - Braintree
Whitetrees Group
- Braintree, Essex
- Permanent
- Full-time
- You will be kind, caring, professional and understanding, even when highly volatile and challenging situations occur. We are here to support young people in their time of need, when they are at their worst.
- You will be proactive, and inventive, to ensure a bespoke and individualised service is provided for each young person within the home.
- You will have a positive outlook, and always strive to find new ways to respond to any difficulties faced.
- You will be reflective upon your own work/skillset, and work on developing your role ongoingly.
- Provide primary basic care and a nurturing, (therapeutic) environment and ensure that all shifts reflect this practice
- Ensure all relevant paperwork is completed daily, and to a high standard by all staff.
- Complete debriefs for all staff and young persons when they have been involved in a physical intervention/incident (ensuring these are completed within regulatory timeframes).
- Work with firm and consistent boundaries in order to create safety and containment for the young people.
- Oversee key workers, ensuring they are supported in developing in this role, and meet all responsibilities required.
- Ensure a meeting for the Young People is held weekly (minimum).
- Review all Care Plan updates, to ensure they detail the current needs of each young person within the home.
- Review all Risk Assessments (RAMPs) and Positive Behaviour Plans updates for each young person to ensure these are current.
- Ensure Pathfinders are created, worked towards, and are updated weekly.
- Ensure a health and medical events sheet has been completed for all appointments within the month, and contain enough detail.
- To work alongside the Registered Manager/Social worker to provide a comprehensive history of a child’s life and promote the young people's identities.
- To liaise, where necessary, with other professionals, i.e. schools, social services etc. and diarise/record relevant information
- To assist in preparation for reviews, meetings and attend these.
- Ensure Shift Evaluations are held and are effective in reflecting upon the running of the shift.
- Be accountable for the safe running of the home during shifts, with the majority of time actively engaged with young people as part of the shift plan.
- Being responsible for the organising of the house and the shift including day to day management and delegation to TPW’s .
- Leading and Supervising TPW’s during each shift.
- Be a positive role model at all times
- Develop the staff team through mentoring and being responsible for the daily operational aspects of CPD of the TPW’s you work directly with
- Act as a member of the staff team, supporting colleagues and being prepared to receive support as necessary
- Act flexibly, within reasonable bounds, in order to ensure the necessary cover for the home.