Full job descriptionJob Purpose
*To provide advice, assistance and support to young people in our care, attending to their practical, physical and emotional needs. Ensuring the young person is always appropriately safe guarded, driving our ethos of ’every child matter’s’.
Key Responsibilities:
Support to Young People:
*To maintain a high quality of care and support which meets the practical, physical, emotional and behavioural needs of the young person within our care
*To provide a caring, supportive and nurturing environment in which the young person can feel secure and free from harm
*Establishing positive, trusted and secure relationships with the young person ensuring professional boundaries
*Be a positive role model to the young person, rewarding positive conduct
*Contribute to the young person’s care plan
*Attending to practical matters in relation to childcare and the family environment (cooking, cleaning, general maintenance around the home etc)
*Keeping accurate written records on young people which feed into planning meetings, reviews or any other meetings as appropriate
*Empowering the young person and facilitating their active involvement in the decision making about their lives and future, sensitively supporting them where it may not be possible to act on their wishes
*Supporting the young person in meetings with relevant professionals including social workers, CAMHS and LAC nurses


Support to Team:
*To work as part of the home and wider Arborvitae team
*Being aware of the aims and outcomes of the home and working collaboratively with team members to achieve them
*Promote positive challenges within the team
*Any other responsibilities as so reasonably directed by the management team


Person Specification:
*Sensitivity and understanding (E)
*Ability to work well with others (E)
*Maintain confidentiality (E)
*Patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations (E)
*Ability to positively challenge behaviour from a young person (E)
*Level 3 Diploma in Children’s Residential Care or willing to work towards (E)
*Driving Licence (E)
*Suitable enhanced DBS on the update service or willing to obtain (E)
*Resilience (E)
*Experience of working with children (D)
*Experience of working within a children’s residential setting (D)
*Awareness of legislation within the regulations (D)
*Ability to install professional boundaries (E)
*Empathetic & non-judgemental (E)