Residential Project Worker
Job description
To work in partnership with children, young people, families, professionals, and Southern Health & Social Care Trust (SHSCT) to provide secure and positive short breaks for children that enables them to achieve positive outcomes..
Responsibilities
- Respond promptly to the needs of the young people during your shift as identified within the young persons care plan and in a manner which promotes their independence, health, safety, and welfare, liaising with other professionals if necessary.
- Ensuring the security of the home during day/night hours and that all health and safety procedures are actioned as necessary i.e. fire evacuation.
- To use the monitoring system to aid in the safeguarding of young people.
- To give a verbal handover of information to the senior on call or designated person.
- Engage in all training and development to meet the requirements of the regulator, RQIA and the Childrens Home Minimum Standards.
Skills and Qualifications
Essential Skills
- Experience of working with children & young people in a paid or voluntary capacity.
- Experience of applying safeguarding and child protection policy and procedures.
- Experience of report writing.
- Full driving license and agreement to drive service vehicles.
Desirable Skills
- Experience of working within a residential setting.
- Experience of working with children/young people with a learning disability and/or life limiting condition who may display behaviour's which challenge us.
- Level 3 qualification or above in a childcare/healthcare/social science related subject.
- Vacancy ID
- 1650816
- Job ref.
- 18618
- Job Sector
- Childcare and Social Work
- Area
- Co Down
- Location
- Banbridge
- Salary
- See Further Information
- No. vacancies
- 3
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Weekly hours
- 0
- Published date
- 12/04/2024
- Closing date
- 26/04/2024
- Worktime
- Rota including weekends