Job Ref: C295/0725
Salary:
Scale 3, SCP5-6, £23,500-£23,893
(pro rata salary £14,099 – £14,335)
Hours: 27hrs per week, to be worked term time only, and between 14.00 on Fridays until 07.00 on Mondays
Flexibility in Hours available, by mutual agreement
INTERVIEWS WILL TAKE PLACE ON:
To be confirmed
Purpose of the Job:
To work collaboratively within the Care team to provide a high standard of care to children and young people with a vision impairment. To create a positive environment for the delivery of the waking day curriculum and to ensure high quality documentation within Care. To work with students in a proficient and sensitive manner that will enhance both their academic and social development.
New College Worcester (NCW)
RESIDENTIAL KEY WORKER: (Ref: C295/0725)
27hrs per week, to be worked term time only, and between 14.00 on Fridays until 07.00 on Mondays; plus, an additional £40.76 per sleep in. Salary: Scale 3, SCP5-6, £23,500-£23,893 (pro rata salary £14,099 – £14,335)
Flexibility in Hours available, by mutual agreement.
The role of Residential Key Worker is to work collaboratively within the Care team to provide a high standard of care to children and young people with a vision impairment. You will create a positive environment for the delivery of the waking day curriculum and ensure high quality documentation with Care. Working with students in a proficient and sensitive manner that will enhance both their academic and social development is an essential part of this role.
Main Tasks:
- To work flexibly across the site and the residential houses to deliver a comprehensive care programme appropriate to the individual students.
- To be responsible for writing and reviewing Care plans, Risk Assessments, Key-working and Support Session notes and other paperwork as may be directed to a high standard in accordance with published deadlines and statutory guidance. To share and discuss these with students, parents, local authorities and school staff as appropriate.
- To attend annual reviews and other interim reviews for students and other student related meetings as may be required.
- To work in collaboration with College to deliver the waking day curriculum and to liaise with education staff over student progress. The waking day curriculum includes developing students’ independent living skills, involving amongst others: skills training in personal hygiene, nutrition and self-catering, general skills required in managing money and personal safety. It also includes support with mobility, homework and developing effective morning and evening routines.
- To deliver activities both on and off the College campus and to provide and encourage access to a range of leisure pursuits and to new opportunities beyond the NCW community.
- To assist in providing opportunities for students to develop socially into a mature and confident young person.
- To liaise with Care and Education staff, other College staff, parents and external partners and agencies in a professional manner in order to achieve a comprehensive approach to the students’ development. To help build the link between home and College and maintain contact with parents through face-to-face meetings, email and telephone.
- To take responsibility for the safeguarding of students and to ensure any concerns are reported promptly and accurately via the appropriate College channels and systems. To respond in a timely manner to actions required.
- To support the student in coming to terms with the effect of vision and other impairments. To ensure trusting relationships are developed whilst respecting professional boundaries and to build a connection with the students.
- To manage student behaviour and to deal appropriately with challenging behaviour. To administer and document rewards and sanctions as appropriate and in accordance with College policies.
- With appropriate training, to administer medication and first aid to students, ensuring all processes are followed and recorded accurately and safely. To provide personal or intimate care to students who require this support.
- To support with the management of the residential houses, including building security, fire practices and fire safety checks and basic house maintenance tasks. To support the team of cleaners to maintain a clean and homely environment.
- To attend staff meetings as required and other meetings as requested.
- To attend regular supervision sessions and an annual appraisal by the Residential Site Lead. To be open to self-reflection.
- To attend all relevant training sessions as directed and to be willing to undertake continued professional development.
- To maintain confidentiality on all matters relating to students, staff and the College in line with GDPR.
- To ensure that records are kept in accordance with College requirements and current legislation including GDPR.
- This job description cannot be considered to be exhaustive and other duties not included may arise which you will be expected to fulfil. The additional duties will be determined by circumstance and/or as requested by your Line Manager.
- Any other duties commensurate with the nature of the post and under the reasonable direction of the Principal, Designated Safeguarding Lead and Director of Residential.
Equal Opportunities Statement:
NCW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is conditional on an enhanced Criminal Records Bureau check.
Safeguarding Children:
NCW is fully committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of students at the College. You are responsible for adhering to the College’s policies on Child Protection and for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people you come into contact with.
Annual review:
This job description will be reviewed annually and may be subject to amendment or modification at any time after consultation with the post holder. It is not a comprehensive statement of procedures and tasks but sets out the main expectations of NCW in relation to the post holder’s professional responsibilities and duties.
This document is to be read in the context of NCW Statement of Purpose, NCW Equal Opportunities Statement, and agreed policies of the NCW and the Conditions of Service as outlined in the individual employee’s contract.
Important Information to read prior to applying to work at NCW:
Please note that any offer of employment will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Registration through the DBS and Health clearance which will be arranged by the College.
If you are shortlisted, you will be asked to complete and return a criminal history / suitability self-disclosure prior to interview; any relevant information that you disclose will be discussed with you at interview. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 as a result of the Exceptions Order 1975 as amended in 2020, and therefore all unspent convictions, cautions and bind-overs, and any convictions or adult cautions that would not be filtered, must be declared on the self-disclosure. Please see the Ministry of Justice website for information about the filtering of offences.
By completing an application form, the applicant confirms they are not disqualified from working in regulated activity with children, or subject to sanctions imposed by a regulatory body, eg Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA) or Health and Care Professions council (HCPC). NCW will seek references on short-listed candidates, and may approach previous employers for information to verify particular experience or qualification, before interview.
If the applicant is currently working with children, on either a paid or voluntary basis, their current employer will be asked about disciplinary offences relating to their suitability to work with children, including any for which the penalty is time expired (that is where a warning could no longer be taken into account in any new disciplinary hearing for example) and whether the applicant has been the subject of any child protection concerns which are founded / upheld. If the applicant is not currently working with children, but has done so in the past, that previous employer will be asked about those issues.
To provide false information is an offence and could result in the application being rejected or summary dismissal if the application has been selected, and possible referral to the police.
For full details on this role, please download the Job Description and Person Specification.
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