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Senior Residential Child Care Officer
Birmingham
2 months initially
Rota basis including weekends, 7am – 2.30pm or 2pm – 9.30pm, 36.5 hrs/week – the shifts will be planned 4 weeks in advance
Direct work with children and young people, managing a caseload of up to 4 children
Meet the various social, emotional and educational rights and needs of children and young people
Provide personal care
Assist with the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people
Actively promote the child’s/young person’s education by assisting with and encouraging school attendance, homework, school liaison, attending parent’s meetings/evenings
Advocate for and support children and young people where necessary
Create Assessments, Placement Plans, Care Plans and Pathway Plans (where applicable) for each child or young person, and formulate clear aims and objectives for each child/young person
Assess the risk to each child and the arrangements in place to protect them
Observe and regularly report, in writing, on the behaviour and development and outcomes of the children and young people
Assist in returning children/young people to their families or help them to move on to alternative carers or preparing them for adulthood as part of the Care Plan and Pathway Plan
Create a caring and supportive environment for children and young people
Organise, provide and participate in activities for young people during their leisure time
Work with carers, families and other partner agencies in meeting the needs of Children Looked After
Maintain good professional, working relationships
Ensure the service is in a good, hygienic state with other staff
Attend meetings, reviews and conferences where necessary Requirements
Minimum of an NVQ level 3 or equivalent in Children and Young People
Experience working with looked after children, willing to support with personal care
Experience is child assessments
Experience in Placement Plans, Care Plans and Pathway Plans
Experience of overcoming barriers and engaging ‘hard to reach’ individuals, parents, young people and children
Good written and verbal communication skills
Enhanced Child and Adult DBS registered to the update service Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices. 4Recruitment Services in an equal opportunities employer.
Please email all CVs to Sammy Davis or call (phone number removed) mobile (phone number removed)
