Advocate Care jobs in East London

About Serenity Welfare

Serenity Welfare is a unique organisation which provides a wide range of humanistic and caring services for children and young people experiencing family and community exclusion who are often either on the edge of care or looked after. Our services include Secure Transport, Wellbeing, 24 Hour Care Services, Residential Children’s Home, 24 Hour Hospital Watch. More information is available on our website: www.serenitywelfare.org

About the home

The home is a specialist (Solo Placement) small children’s home providing niche services to children between the ages of 8-17 years who have E.B.D- Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties, where we will meet the needs of Looked After Children aged 8+ who have experienced trauma and display varying levels of emotional dysregulation and/or self-harming behaviour.

From there in line with our comprehensive work and support, they will either return home or move to foster care or independence. We work closely with universal and our in-house specialist services for children and young people with emotional or mental health needs. We have a great team and are looking for someone who will share the same passion for children and young people as we do.

About the role

We are looking for exceptional Residential Support Workers for our children’s homes which are based in the North London/Hertfordshire. We provide a bespoke service based on a Therapeutic and Care Approach, for each child or young person aged 8-17yrs old on admission.

As a Residential Support worker, you will need a passion for nurturing children and young people with the emphasis being on promoting their physical, emotional, and intellectual wellbeing, in addition to helping them with their social development. You will also be required to provide advice and advocate for our children and young people. We as an organisation are child focused and friendly in all aspects of service delivery, keeping the children at the heart of all our decision making.

Duties and Responsibilities

· To care, nurture and establish positive relationships with the children/young people, assessing needs and working collaboration in producing, implementing, delivering, and revising individual care plans.

· To organise participate in activities for children and young people

· To maintain a high quality of care and support which meets the physical, emotional, intellectual, social, and cultural needs of children and young people within the care of aspirations. Working within the Children’s Act 1989, Every child Matters and all other relevant legislation.

· Provide advice, assistance, and support on a 1:1 basis to enable the child to address past and present difficulties

· To support with Domestic chores such as cooking, cleaning, general maintenance and promoting good hygiene within the home

· Providing emotional support at the time of difficulty or stress

· Attending young people’s meetings and contributing to them

· Responsibility for the accurate of maintenance of financial records

· Be a key worker to a young person

· Empower young people and facilitating their active involvement in decision making about their lives and future

· Support young people to achieve their goals and optimise their potential

· Provide support to young people with homework and extracurricular activities

· Keep accurate records and providing written reports on young people for planning reviews meetings, meetings any other meetings as directed by the line manager

· Support young person to keep good hygiene and involve in day-to-day routine of the home

· Support young to all health appointments and complete the relevant documents as needed

· Complete any reasonable and lawful instruction related to work and given by an authorized person

Person Specification

Education

· Minimum 3 years’ experience working with children and young people, preferably in a children’s residential home, or equivalent setting

· QCF Level 3 in Residential childcare or equivalent – Desirable

Requirements

· Full UK driving licence – Desirable

· An enhanced D.B.S. check – Essential (DBS application will be done through the company)

Experience and Skills

· Good Communication Skills

· Compassion and understanding

· Excellent safeguarding knowledge

Desired Attributes

· A passion for working with children

· Friendliness and a kind and caring nature

· Compassion and understanding

· Going the extra mile

· Resilience and Patience

· An ability to build trust and relationships with others

· Proven team player and also able to work independently

· Organisational skills, including time management

Employment details

· Contract Type: Full Time (36-hour guaranteed contract), Permanent, Bank Staff

· Salary: From £27,500 per annum

· Schedule: Shifts are 12 hours; day shifts (08:00 – 20:00) and night shifts (20:00 – 08:00) Applicants will need to be flexible as per the need of the home

Safer Recruitment

A DBS check will be required. The role involves contact with children, you will be required to undergo the relevant vetting checks. This will include checking for criminal convictions and checking that you are not barred from working with children. All information you provide will be treated as confidential and managed in accordance with relevant data protection legislation and guidance. You have a legal right to access any information held about you.

Values
Demonstrates and embraces Serenity Welfare’s ethos of: Treat people how you would like to be treated.

***Due to the amount of applications we receive, we are not in a position to respond to all applicants, therefore, if you have not had any feedback within 5 weeks of your application, please consider yourself as unsuccessful.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £14.80 per hour

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Company pension
• Discounted or free food
• Free parking
• Referral programme

Application question(s):

• Do you require a sponsorship?

Experience:

• Working with children: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (preferred)
• NVQ Level 3 in Residential Childcare (preferred)

Work Location: In person