Residential Care Officer - Looked After Children - Doncaster
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- Doncaster
- £30.00 per hour
- Temporary
- Full-time
- Provide care and support to Children and Young People in a mixture of homes across Doncaster, CWS and mainstream
- Contribute towards overall care through Care Planning and link working, formulating, participating and involving Children and Young People in their individual care plan
- Monitor, evaluate and review the progress of the Children and Young People through detailed recording systems
- Have a personal and active involvement in all aspects of the care of Children and young people, seeking to meet their emotional, social and physical needs
- Assist Children and Young People through periods of illness, emotional or behavioural difficulties seeking medical or other assistance and support as appropriate
- Undertake and participate in physical activities with the young person
- Undertake and implement physical restraint in line with Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) where necessary
- Observe the fire precautions and health hygiene requirements
- Promote and maintain an enabling atmosphere in which Children and Young People can prosper and achieve
- Participate in domestic/household activities as required, supervising and training the residents in these activities where appropriate
- Develop and maintain good relationships with the neighbourhood and community as a whole, parents, teachers, social workers, other agencies and professional colleagues, as appropriate to the needs of individual service users
- Attend and support young people in meetings, holidays and contacts
- Participate in LAC reviews and case conferences as appropriate ensuring recommendations are implemented and maintained
- Recent experience working with vulnerable children and young people in a social care setting
- Recent experience working with children and young people with disabilities
- Must be able to meet the physical and travel/mobility requirements of the post
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Must be able to work flexibly and beyond normal hours, if required at times of crisis
- You Must Have Right to Live & Work in the UK
- Enhanced Child DBS registered to the update service
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