
Residential Care Worker
At Cambian, we provide specialist education and behavioural health services for children in the UK.
We’re looking for a Residential Care Worker to help us safeguard and promote the welfare of children.
You’ll attend to their practical, physical and emotional needs while working closely with them and your team to address their difficulties and build positive relationships.
You’ll be responsible for creating and maintaining an environment that is homely, warm, welcoming and positive through cleaning, tidying, and cooking.
You’ll encourage our young people to develop links with the community, attend off-site activities and expand their personal social networks. You’ll also act as an advocate at meetings where the young person is the subject of discussion
Knowledge and Skills:
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Awareness of safeguarding issues and ability to safeguard the welfare of young people
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Ability to communicate effectively, both speaking and writing
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Ability to work under own initiative
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Ability to recognise and acknowledge training needs and respond appropriately
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Emotional resilience in working with challenging behaviours
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Understanding of equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice issues
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Awareness of National Minimum Standards
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Knowledge of Childcare legislation
Safeguarding:
All colleagues bear responsibility to protect and safeguard vulnerable individuals at risk and are required to attend safeguarding awareness training and additional appropriate training whenever required.
All applicants must be willing to undergo a full and thorough background check, and have a full and clean driving license.