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Arborvitae Care Services Wythenshawe, Manchester Bank positions only.Shift timings:24 hour shift (10am-10am)15 hour shift (7:30am-10:30pm)9 hour shift – Waking Nights (10:30pm-7:30am)Pay Rate: £13.50ph daily rate£62 per each sleep in£15.50ph for waking nightsJob PurposeTo provide advice, assistance and support to young people in our care, attending to their practical, physical and emotional needs. Ensuring the young person is always appropriately safe guarded, driving our ethos of ‘every child matter’s’.Key Responsibilities:Support to Young People:To maintain a high quality of care and support which meets the practical, physical, emotional and behavioural needs of the young person within our careTo provide a caring, supportive and nurturing environment in which the young person can feel secure and free from harmEstablishing positive, trusted and secure relationships with the young person ensuring professional boundariesBe a positive role model to the young person, rewarding positive conductContribute to the young person’s care planAttending to practical matters in relation to childcare and the family environment (cooking, cleaning, general maintenance around the home etc)Keeping accurate written records on young people which feed into planning meetings, reviews or any other meetings as appropriateEmpowering the young person and facilitating their active involvement in the decision making about their lives and future, sensitively supporting them where it may not be possible to act on their wishesSupporting the young person in meetings with relevant professionals including social workers, CAMHS and LAC nursesSupport to Team:Being aware of the aims and outcomes of the home and working collaboratively with team members to achieve themPromote positive challenges within the teamAny other responsibilities as so reasonably directed by the management teamPerson Specification:Able to de-escalate and work in high pressure situations (Essential)Resilience (Essential)Level 3 Diploma in Children’s Residential Care or willing to work towards (Desirable)Experience of working with children (Desirable)Experience of working within a children’s residential setting (Desirable)Driving Licence (Desirable)Any questions regarding the role, please reach out to charlotte.taylor@arborvitaecare.co.uk
