Our Support Workers have a vital role to ensure the supervision and support of our young people within the Children ’s Home, providing advice, care and stability for the young people ensuring their emotional well-being and are provided with equal opportunities on a daily basis.

Key Responsibilities and skills of a Support Worker

• To ensure the protection and safeguard the wellbeing of the young people in our care.
• As a Support Worker you will need to demonstrate to the young people the value of education, care, and development to achieve better outcomes.
• Build and create mutual trust and respect with young people in order that they respond and react appropriately to information and advice.
• Define structures and boundaries of behaviour to young people, acting as a positive role model, so they understand daily routines expected.
• Produce, maintain, and distribute house paperwork to ensure relevant information is recorded accurately and is available.
• Control and analyse the young people’s behaviour to encourage them to participate in a positive structured routine.
• Create and produce activities to occupy and develop young people in order that they gain life skills and education on an informed basis.
• Maintain knowledge of and apply the relevant legislative, regulative and standards against inspection framework requirements.
• Provide basic advice and skills to young people on managing their finances and other everyday life skills.
• Participate in sleep in duties as per rota - max 3 per week

Key Competencies

• Genuine commitment to the maintaining of welfare for resident children
• Professional, Patient, and Empathetic Approach
• Solution Focused with a 'can-do’ attitude
• Calm Manner and Resilient
• Excellent Communicator
• Reliable, Flexible, and Enthusiastic

Essential Skills and Knowledge

• Ability and commitment to complete QCF Level 3 Children and Young People qualification
• Held a Support Worker position within a similar environment
• Experience of monitoring service delivery and meeting short term objectives
• Residential or non-residential care experience
• Full UK Driving licence