Organisation - Bridgewater Children's Care Services Ltd
Apprenticeship – Level 5 Children young people family’s residential programme
Salary – £15.40ph
Days/Hours – Shift Work - 2 days on 4 days off
Vacancy Overview –
Bridgewater Children’s Care Services (BCCS) is committed to working in partnership with young people, their families, commissioners and others to provide an individual service tailored around young people. We aim to create a warm caring environment that is safe and supportive, enabling young people to recover from past life experiences and grow to their full potential
All staff are expected to:
Work in the context of BCCS Vision, Mission, Values and Philosophy and to use our outcome monitoring approach to support young people in achieving their goals. Having a full understanding and implementing the home’s statement of purpose.
Recognize the positive abilities of young people and support our shared belief in life- long learning.
Adhere to the Quality Outcomes Standards, Children’s Regulations 2015 and all other current legislation, showing a high degree of professionalism, resilience, and a willingness to remain committed during particularly demanding times.
Safeguarding –
Our organization acknowledges the duty of care to safeguard, protect and promote the welfare of children and is committed to ensuring safeguarding practice reflects statutory responsibilities, government guidance and compliance with best practice and Ofsted’s requirements.
Safeguarding responsibilities for the Residential Care Worker:
- be aware of the safeguarding policy and all other safeguarding policies and procedures during induction, training and personal development;
- discuss any actual or emerging safeguarding concerns in supervision
- know who the safeguarding leads are and how to report concerns;
- be trained in identifying signs of harm and abuse;
- respond immediately to any young person to keep them safe;
- know what to do if a young person makes a disclosure;
- seek support and counselling if feeling distressed from being involved with a case or incident;
- stay up to date with changes in procedures;
- be prepared to attend a Strategy Meeting;
- be prepared to attend a Child Protection Case Conference
- keep accurate, objective records of any concerns or incidents
- complete body maps and ensure relevant people are notified so a conclusion is reached
- Know what to do if a child makes an allegation of harm against staff or someone else
- To be aware of the complaint’s procedure and whistleblowing process
Main Duties and Responsibilities –
- Specifically, taking account of the choices, needs and wishes of each young person, involving young people in their own plans and day-to-day decisions were appropriate.
- Take personal responsibility for learning about each young person and the way their past affects them; for ‘listening’ to the individual; and for reflecting on their own practice to continuously develop their own knowledge and skills. Ensuring positive professional relationships are always maintained.
- Always maintain young people’s confidentiality.
- Develop people centred working relationships with young people, carrying out Key Worker responsibilities in a professional manner.
- Attend team meetings, supervisions and appraisals and actively take a role in developing your own continuous professional development
- Attend training and enrol and complete any courses which you are required to do so.
- Support young people in their daily lives through:
- Assisting to develop and maintain a high standard of personal hygiene and appearance
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Supporting young people to make appropriate choices regarding their nutritional needs.
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Administering medication in accordance with their needs and taking full account of medication policy and procedures.
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Accompanying to the dentist, doctor and all other appointments as appropriate.
Reporting to managers any concerns regarding young people’s welfare including health and safety issues in the home.
- Reporting to managers any concerns regarding the young people’s welfare
including health and safety issues in the home.
- Actively encouraging and supporting leisure and meaningful activities both inside and outside of the home, in accordance with individual young people’s interests, choices and needs.
- Accompanying young people on trips and holidays away
- Ensuring the home environment is secure, clean and well presented, undertaking domestic chores and relevant health and safety checks as necessary.
- Adhering to all safeguarding requirements and any procedures aimed at the protection of children.
- Following the ‘Emotional and Behavioral Response Plan’ to support young people
in managing their own challenging behaviors
- Understanding the importance of a young person’s case file and plans, and using
these effectively and professionally to inform practice daily.
- To ensure, with the support of your line manager, you understand your role working within the homes Statement of Purpose and seek to promote excellence in clinical practice in line with the Quality Standards and Ofsted regulations.
- Recording accurately and professionally in line with national standards and BCCS policies and procedures.
- Attending and participating in all meetings as required including Supervision and Appraisals.
- Working with managers to identify needs and access relevant learning and development opportunities and share that learning with others.
- Working as part of a team, sharing responsibility fairly and being supportive of others.
- Undertake sleep-in duties and flexibility to meet the needs of the young people working on a 24-hour rota system.
- To support young people with personal care if required.
- Working in a safe way, not putting your own or another member of staff’s health or safety at work at risk. To ensure that all substances relating to COSHH are appropriately stored.
- To inform your supervisor as soon as possible of any intended absence from work
due to sickness, or for any other reason in line with BCCS guidance.
- To declare any other work (paid or voluntary) or activity that may lead to a conflict of interest.
It is the nature of the work of the post that tasks and responsibilities are, in many circumstances, unpredictable and varied. The post-holder will therefore be expected to work in a flexible way when the occasion arises those tasks which are not specifically covered in their job description, must be undertaken.
These additional duties will normally be to cover unforeseen circumstances or changes in work, and they will normally be compatible with the regular type of work.
The job description may also be reviewed considering changing service needs or developments in consultation with the post holder.
If you take up employment with Bridgewater Children’s Care Services, this is on the understanding that the first six months constitute a probationary period, and you will be required to achieve the recognized qualification in line with legislation within 2 years of employment.
