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About the Role

You will provide support and assistance to four young people living at Leyton Green Road, attending to their practical, physical, and emotional needs. You will act as an appropriate role model, working closely with them to address difficulties and achieve their optimum potential. Your role includes ensuring the care and welfare of each child, guiding them and their families in care planning by considering their wishes and seeking their opinions. You will offer support that meets and exceeds The Care Act and the Children and Families Act (2014), raising concerns with the Registered Manager as appropriate. The aim is to safeguard children and young people, provide a good standard of living, promote their wellbeing, and account for all their wishes, thoughts, feelings, and preferences. Ultimately, the goal is to provide a safe, loving environment for young people to develop and achieve, leading to as independent a life as possible.

Responsibilities

Each shift thoroughly planned prior to and after handover, with detailed and allocated tasks set to each person on duty using the shift planner.
Children and young people are supported with personal care, considering their dignity and respect.
Children and young people’s medication is administered in line with the medication policy.
Young people are encouraged and supported to attend education and in any home learning projects.
Assist in the preparation and cooking of meals, as well as shopping and other domestic tasks, with meals planned weekly considering children's choices, preferences, and dietary needs.
Ensure that children and young people are encouraged and supported to take part in activities, including developing independence skills at an appropriate level.

Requirements

English and Math Qualification
Relevant NVQ 3 qualification
Ideally hold a minimum Level 3 in Children’s Residential care or equivalent (required to work towards it within 2 years if not held)
Knowledge and experience of working with children and young people with learning disabilities and complex needs.
Knowledge of a range of legislation and policy frameworks in relation to children and young people.
Experience of working with children and families with specific, multiple, and complex needs.
Knowledge and understanding of families from a range of cultures and communities.
Excellent interpersonal skills.
Experience of partnership working.
Good planning and organisational skills.
Proven initiative and judgement to identify and resolve problems.
Good ICT skills - both standard Microsoft applications and specialist systems.
Ability to work with minimum supervision, using problem-solving skills and initiative to provide a customer-focused support service.
Excellent levels of literacy and numeracy.
Ability to work flexibly, balancing competing priorities and meeting deadlines whilst understanding the needs, timescales, and deadlines of others.
Ideally the successful candidate will hold a full clean driving license and be prepared to drive the home's minibus (not essential).

Skills

Interpersonal skills
Planning skills
Organisational skills
Problem-solving skills
ICT skills
Literacy
Numeracy
Flexibility

Location

London Borough of Waltham Forest

Work Type

Full-time
Permanent

Experience Level

Entry level

Education Level

NVQ 3
Level 3 in Children’s Residential care or equivalent

Salary/Compensations

Scale 5 £32,535 - £34,488

Benefits

Healthy, fair and inclusive workplace
Fair pay and conditions
Workplace well-being
Skills and progression
Diversity and recruitment
Consideration for flexible working arrangements

About the Company

Bursting with culture, energy, and opportunity, the London Borough of Waltham Forest is a fantastic and exciting place to work.
We are a highly ambitious borough, driven by culture and the innate creativity of our residents, developing new and innovative ways to build our communities.
Our Council is relentlessly resident-focused, insight-led, digitally driven and commercially minded.
London Borough of Waltham Forest is a Mayor of London’s Good Work Standard employer, proof of our commitment to creating a healthy, fair and inclusive workplace.

Equal Opportunity

Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both service delivery and employment of its staff.
The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population.
We use our statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace.
The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: Promoting equality of opportunity, Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage, Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels, Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent Services to all.
Respecting Diversity is a core Council value.
To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities, the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process.
The council also operates a scheme whereby, for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2, internal candidates are considered first.
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments.
Wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council.