Job Description

Job Purpose

The primary role of the Residential Support Worker (RSW) is to work as part of the staff team, under the

direction and supervision of the home management team, to provide care to the children and young

people placed at the designated children's home, in accordance with regulatory and legal requirements

and standards (e.g. Children's Homes Regulations) and Company Policies and Procedures. Promoting

and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people is paramount at all times. The homes operate

24-hours each day, every day of the year, requiring round-the-clock staffing and management.

Adequate command of the spoken English

language and good verbal communication skills

Adequate English literacy (reading and writing)

communication skills

Adequate numeracy skills

Domestic skills (e.g. basic cooking)

Physical ability to learn and use techniques for

managing challenging behaviour, using physical

holding/restraint if necessary

Adequate IT skills

Ability to undertake sleeping-in duties

Ability to work the shift pattern and unsocial

hours

Ability to accept and use supervision

appropriately and effectively

Commitment to equal opportunities and to

working within a multicultural framework