Child and Youth Care Worker Early Years; Part-Time; Share; FTC

Child and Youth Care Worker Early Years (Part-Time) (Job Share) (6 month FTC)

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• Learning continues with opportunities for further training, job variety and funded study
• Healthcare significantly contributes to expenses such as dental treatments, new glasses and contact lenses
• Money off shopping and events from Blue Light Card, Costco and other partners
• Discounts are available for childcare through Puddle Lane children’s nursery
• Immediate access to confidential counselling helps you prioritise self‑care
• Well‑being perks continue with Cycle to Work and generous holidays

Kibble supports children and young people (aged 5‑26) who have experienced trauma and adversity through residential care, education and mental health services. For more than 200 years, we’ve put young people first and have built a trusted charity with vital services that strive to transform lives, families and communities.

When starting a new job at Kibble, you’ll become part of a dedicated staff team who make sure children are happy and safe 365 days a year, 24/7. Whether your role is in care, education, or the corporate side, you’ll help give young people a chance at life.

The post involves direct working with young people who, because of adversity or trauma, are unable to remain at home and who, at the instruction of a Children’s Hearing or a Court, must be accommodated by Kibble.

We seek people who have a strong commitment to caring for children and young people, who understand developmental trauma, and who are resilient, reflective and patient. You should be able to practice in a trauma‑informed way, providing children and young people with a sense of safety and connectedness and teaching coping skills in the face of complex challenging behaviour.

• Admission of the child or young person
• Reading relevant reports and records
• Identifying any particular medical, social, religious or dietary requirements
• Ensuring that next of kin are aware of the location and telephone number of the establishment as well as contact names and visiting times

• Understands the reason for admission
• Is aware of the social and educational programme he/she will be undertaking
• Is shown all the facilities of the school
• Understands visiting and home contact arrangements
• Understands the rules and regulations of the school
• Is aware of procedures to contact staff over personal concern and complaints
• Understands the roles of those involved in his/her care plan

• Have direct responsibility for the care and development of a number of children and young people
• Require to liaise with all relevant members of the multi‑disciplinary team within the Centre to ensure a mutual understanding of these targets and to monitor and facilitate their achievement
• Require to liaise with the area team social worker to ensure that there is both a mutual understanding of the school’s social and educational targets and a linkage between these targets and the tasks being undertaken by the social worker
• Meet with the parent(s) or other relative(s) of the child or young person to ensure that family contact is continuing, to seek their co‑operation in achieving social and educational targets, to ensure that home leave is viable and to assist the linkage between the school’s work and the area team social worker’s tasks (a driver’s licence is desirable)
• Recording and reporting of the placement plan and required reports within the required timescales

• Relate to children and young people in a way that promotes their trust and involvement in meeting the requirements of the Children’s Hearing or Court and the social and educational targets of the school
• Respond positively and calmly to physical and verbal aggression
• Understand the dynamics of relationships between the young people in the unit and in the community, ensuring that action is taken to stop bullying, prevent isolation, avoid unhelpful friendships or pressure for sexual activities or substance, drugs and alcohol misuse
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