Residential Childcare Support Worker; Sessional​/Casual

Contract: Casual

Salary: £12.29 per hour

We are looking for a dynamic and inspirational Residential Childcare Support Worker to join our established Residential Team at Bay View on a casual basis, covering shifts within the business as and when needed. You’ll be working in one of our family-feel children’s homes in Heysham or rural North Lancaster, with a maximum of four young people per home.

Our service requires individuals who will help guide young people aged 8-18 with social, emotional, and behavioural difficulties to success and who are dedicated to supporting our ethos. As well as this, you will support providing a safe, secure, homely, and positive environment for the children and young adults in the home so that their lives are progressively improved.

You must be over 21 years of age and hold a full UK driving license. It is a requirement that you hold a Diploma Level 3 in Working with Children & Young People.

Principal Accountabilities

• To carry out duties as a Childcare Worker and Key Worker so that the National Standards, laid down by Ofsted, are consistently exceeded.
• To ensure the highest possible standard of childcare is provided to the children resident in the Home.
• To purposefully and systematically improve the lives of all young people resident at the Home.
• To build and maintain positive and effective working relationships with family, friends, and any other external body, as requested by the Registered Manager.
• To contribute to building and maintaining a culture of trust and mutual respect between all involved in the Home, both children and staff.

The Provision of Childcare

• Contribute to the development of appropriate and high-quality care plans for each young person.
• Adhere to all legal requirements, Ofsted standards, and the policies and procedures of Bay View Childcare at all times.
• Note and communicate any feedback from residents, family, friends, placing authorities, and other relevant parties to the Registered Manager and Deputy Manager.
• Maintain the Home as clean, tidy, safe, and secure at all times.
• Build constructive and trusting relationships with the children, ensuring a full understanding of their personal background and individual needs.
• Be approachable, friendly, and professional, proactively engaging with the children and creating an open, positive, and inclusive environment.
• Proactively work with the children to build relationships, add to their quality of life, and build foundations for future personal success.
• Actively supervise and keep the children safe, looking out for signs of unease, frustration, and unhappiness, and engaging with them as necessary.
• Sense, manage, and de-escalate any conflict situation that may arise, in line with Bay View Childcare’s policies and procedures.
• Proactively communicate all issues and concerns relating to the children to the Registered Manager, Deputy Manager, and Shift Leader.
• Carry out risk assessments for new activities and pre-activity assessments for existing activities to ensure they operate safely and effectively.
• Be actively involved in activities with the children, doing things with them, like a good parent would.
• Discharge all responsibilities as a ‘Key Worker’ and ensure all children are treated as individuals.
• Maintain regular and constructive communication with the family and friends of the children for whom you are the ‘Key Worker’.
• Remain positive in participation in activities with the children and relaying personal life experiences.
• Make an active and constructive contribution to reviews of any child for whom you are the ‘Key Worker’.
• Follow all company policies and procedures, completing necessary paperwork diligently and fully.
• Ensure the quality of food provided to the children is in line with pre-agreed food standards.
• Assist with cooking and purchasing foodstuffs as required.

Bay View is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates. The company is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. You must be willing to undertake a DBS check at an enhanced level if successful for the position.