Residential Support Worker Children's Home

We are recruiting a committed and compassionate Residential Support Worker to join a professional care team supporting children and young people within a residential childrens home. The successful candidate will provide high-quality care in line with the Childrens Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and the Quality Standards ensuring each young person experiences a safe nurturing and stable environment.

You will play a key role in implementing and reviewing Care Plans Risk Assessments and Behaviour Support Plans and will work closely with colleagues external agencies and other professionals to deliver consistent and child-centred support. As a Key Worker you will maintain accurate records contribute to the daily running of the home and uphold safeguarding responsibilities at all times.

Main Duties Include:

• Acting as a Key Workersupporting young peoples emotional physical and social development
  

• Working directly in line with each childs care plans risk assessments and behaviour support strategies
  

• Maintaining accurate and contemporaneous records including daily logs incident reports appointment notes review documentation and statutory reports
  

• Applying a sound working knowledge of the Childrens Homes Regulations and Quality Standards
  

• Attending training supervisions and team meetings as part of ongoing professional development
  

• Contributing to domestic tasks and maintaining a warm safe and clean home environment
  

• Taking responsibility for the home during the absence of senior staff escalating safeguarding or operational concerns appropriately
  

• Working a flexible shift pattern including evenings weekends bank holidays and festive periods
  

• Supporting Ofsted compliance including contributing to evidence for inspections
  

• Promoting participation rights and the voice of the child within all practice
  

This role requires professionalism resilience and a strong commitment to improving outcomes for vulnerable children and young people.

Requirements

Essential

• Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare (or willingness to work toward within regulatory timescales)
  

• Experience working within a residential childrens home setting (this is essential)
  

• Experience using childrens residential care IT systems such as ClearCare to update records logs and reports
  

• Ability to maintain accurate records and follow policies and procedures to regulatory standards
  

• Knowledge and understanding of risk assessments and safeguarding including practical experience applying them in practice
  

• Experience of interpreting and updating care plans and contributing to behaviour support and risk management
  

• Strong understanding of safeguarding child protection and professional boundaries
  

• Experience of creating or supporting with staff rotas and an understanding of maintaining safe staffing levels
  

• Strong communication teamwork and relationship-building skills
  

Desirable

• Experience within an Ofsted-regulated childrens home
  

• Knowledge of the Childrens Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and Quality Standards
  

• Full UK driving licence
  

• Experience working with children affected by trauma attachment difficulties or behavioural needs
  

Safer Recruitment

This post is subject to full safer recruitment checks including:

• Enhanced DBS
  

• Right to work and identity verification
  

• Full employment history and reference checks
  

• Medical fitness declaration
  

• Ongoing suitability monitoring throughout employment
  

Benefits