Support Worker
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 15 Medi 2025 |
|---|---|
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 15 Hydref 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Hertfordshire, Eastern England |
| Gweithio o bell: | Ar y safle yn unig |
| Cwmni: | More Energy Care Services Ltd |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: |
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MECS ltd offers support services to children and young people by providing care and support for young people in residential homes. As part of this environment, a stable and consistent framework of appropriate routines and behavioural boundaries is seen as being of paramount importance. Many young people entering residential care, bring with them, as a result of previous learning and damaging experiences, attitudes that test and push these boundaries. Therefore, it is essential that the living environment be such that it balances care with control. It is recognised that in a positive, supportive and safe environment, staff may be able to divert a young person’s energies away from destructive and inappropriate behaviour. The aim of this approach is to help young people to an understanding of what is socially acceptable behaviour on which to base their future life in the community.
As a residential support worker your clients could include children in care, or adults with physical or learning disabilities, mental health problems, addiction issues or other emotional or social needs.
Your day-to-day tasks would vary according to the client group you work with, but might include:
• To provide a safe, warm and supportive environment for the young resident.
• To comply with company rules, policies and practices of the establishment and to respond to emergencies which may arise within the establishment.
• To foster and encourage, whenever appropriate contact between residents and their families.
• To develop a responsible attitude with residents with regard to the fabric, furnishings, equipment, supplies and services in/or to the establishment and to support them in all domestic aspects of both their own personal space and communal areas of the establishment.
• To accompany the young people on outdoor activities when required.
• Reporting missing persons to the Police, responsible local authority and those with parental responsibility. This includes reporting missing persons returned.
• To ensure that all communal areas of the establishment are clean and tidy.
• To carry out household duties, shopping, cleaning, cooking and generally ensuring that the household and garden areas are maintained in a safe manner.
• To maintain a regular system of recording in connection with each young person, to be involved in the implementation of care plans and to assist in the provisions of reports when required.
• To deal with telephone enquiries obtaining as much information as possible before passing the matter to senior on call if necessary.
• To undertake administrative duties as required e.g. (log books, daily information sheets, accident book, incident book, incident sheets etc.)
• To be a member of a team of residential childcare workers and be involved in the planning and organisation of the placement which is the total living environment for each young person living within the home
• To ensure that children and young people receive any medical attention which they may require and to ensure that regulations regarding the maintenance of drugs on the premises are complied with at all times.
• To provide a positive working role model for other colleagues and the children and young people resident within the home. With reference at all times to the equal opportunities policy and the recognition of each person’s unique racial, cultural and religious needs.
• To demonstrate both sensitivity and appropriate assertiveness, whilst working in a pressured environment with groups of diverse residents and staff.
• To carry out the duties of the post in a mature and responsible manner, seeking and receiving support as necessary.
• To be available on an on-call basis to cover staff at short falls and/or operational emergencies.
• To work in such other locations as may be required from time to time.
• To physically intervene if a resident’s behaviour is dangerous to others or themselves, in accordance with procedural guidance of the establishment and relevant legislation.
• Any other duties as may be required and directed by senior staff.
• To undertake training as required
As a residential support worker your clients could include children in care, or adults with physical or learning disabilities, mental health problems, addiction issues or other emotional or social needs.
Your day-to-day tasks would vary according to the client group you work with, but might include:
• To provide a safe, warm and supportive environment for the young resident.
• To comply with company rules, policies and practices of the establishment and to respond to emergencies which may arise within the establishment.
• To foster and encourage, whenever appropriate contact between residents and their families.
• To develop a responsible attitude with residents with regard to the fabric, furnishings, equipment, supplies and services in/or to the establishment and to support them in all domestic aspects of both their own personal space and communal areas of the establishment.
• To accompany the young people on outdoor activities when required.
• Reporting missing persons to the Police, responsible local authority and those with parental responsibility. This includes reporting missing persons returned.
• To ensure that all communal areas of the establishment are clean and tidy.
• To carry out household duties, shopping, cleaning, cooking and generally ensuring that the household and garden areas are maintained in a safe manner.
• To maintain a regular system of recording in connection with each young person, to be involved in the implementation of care plans and to assist in the provisions of reports when required.
• To deal with telephone enquiries obtaining as much information as possible before passing the matter to senior on call if necessary.
• To undertake administrative duties as required e.g. (log books, daily information sheets, accident book, incident book, incident sheets etc.)
• To be a member of a team of residential childcare workers and be involved in the planning and organisation of the placement which is the total living environment for each young person living within the home
• To ensure that children and young people receive any medical attention which they may require and to ensure that regulations regarding the maintenance of drugs on the premises are complied with at all times.
• To provide a positive working role model for other colleagues and the children and young people resident within the home. With reference at all times to the equal opportunities policy and the recognition of each person’s unique racial, cultural and religious needs.
• To demonstrate both sensitivity and appropriate assertiveness, whilst working in a pressured environment with groups of diverse residents and staff.
• To carry out the duties of the post in a mature and responsible manner, seeking and receiving support as necessary.
• To be available on an on-call basis to cover staff at short falls and/or operational emergencies.
• To work in such other locations as may be required from time to time.
• To physically intervene if a resident’s behaviour is dangerous to others or themselves, in accordance with procedural guidance of the establishment and relevant legislation.
• Any other duties as may be required and directed by senior staff.
• To undertake training as required