Job Description
Role purpose
- To care for all Young people and Children within the residential home and ensure that they are always safe, well cared for and that you are working collaboratively with these young people/children to achieve their goals.
- To support these individuals with their care and development needs, helping them to progress towards a more independent and well-rounded life.
Main Duties
- Undertake all duties and responsibilities in accordance with: company policies, procedures, protocols, guidelines, standards; good professional practice, Ofsted and other regulatory requirements, relevant legislations, all legal and contractual obligations.
- Provide advice, information and support to the residents.
- To support and provide care for the young people/children in the home by assisting them with; routine, guidance, eating, homework, education, behaviour, money management, travel training etc.
- Ensure resident’s follow the homes rules and support the manager in investigating and taking action where these may have been breached.
- Manage challenging behaviour which may require physical intervention to appropriately support the child/ young person.
- Oversee the maintenance of accurate young person/children records and databases and provide statistics for management and to assist with service evaluation in a timely fashion.
- Support children with the prompting of their medication, conduct accurate and timely medication audits and maintain accurate medication records.
- Complete written documentation (support plans, Medication sheets, risk assessments) regarding the young people/ children to help and ensure their safety and development within our setting.
- Take part in regular team meetings to discuss the residents, the progress that they are making, how their general well-being is as well as forming action plans to support them further.
- Attend professional meetings (where appropriate).
- Assist in the transfer of individuals between agencies and services.