Job description
Key Responsibilities
- To assist the Deputy Manager and Registered Manager in ensuring all responsibilities of the Children’s Services residential homes are met.
- Responsible to: Registered Manager Reports To: Deputy Manager
- Behave in a professional manner at all times with sensitivity, dignity and respect towards young people, staff, other professionals, and service users.
- In conjunction with the Deputy Manager & Registered Manager ensure the highest standards of care takes place at all times.
- Implement individual and team learning and development plans in conjunction with professional and organisational requirements.
- Ensure all policies and procedures in relation to children, staff, and others (professionals & visitors) are implemented.
- Attend to all the care needs of young people being looked after in the home.
- Contribute to the monitoring, evaluation and review of policies and procedures as appropriate.
- Provide and / or ensure supervision in conjunction with laid down standards and requirements in conjunction with Deputy Manager & Registered Manager.
- Work with the Deputy Manager & Registered Manager at appropriate intervals to monitor and address staff performance.
- Assist in the management and be directly accountable for an allocated budget.
- Assist Deputy Manager in the implementation of all designated areas of the children’s care plan in accordance with LAC or other reviews. RCW Safer Recruitment Application Pack April 2023
- Assist the Deputy Manager in chairing regular team meetings on rotational basis.
- Assist in co-ordination and delivery of regular team performance and service reviews.
- Ensure the health and safety of all children, staff, and visitors to the home by conducting and responding to regular hazard and risk assessments.
- As both practitioner and Senior Officer, address health needs of all children are met by ensuring medication is administered and recorded in accordance with any prescribed requirements by GP / Hospital / Medical Practitioner.
- Conduct and / or ensure risk assessments are carried out in respect of any activity undertaken by the young person or staff in relation to their duties.
- Ensure that all records are properly monitored and maintained in conjunction with organisational requirements, data protection and human rights legislation and regulation.
- Ensure that confidentiality is maintained at all times in respect of organisational policies in respect of young people and staff.
- Check and monitor all staff records in relation to daily tasks, housekeeping and health and hygiene.
- Attend or designate attendance to appropriate staff members for the attendance of all relevant childcare planning, reviews and meetings.
- 20. Utilise own transport (car driver) in order to transport/support young people to and from family contact, school, health appointments etc.
- Promote equality at all times in respect of standards of care, staff behaviour and performance.
- Co-ordinate effective selection procedures to ensure that high calibre staff are recruited to the organisation. RCW Safer Recruitment Application Pack April 2023
- Assist the Deputy Manager in conducting staff disciplinary and grievance issues and address poor performance.
- Ensure all administrative duties and tasks are completed according to requirements.
- Take responsibility in partnership with the Residential Managers for own learning and developmental needs and ensure implementation of own Individual Development Plan.
- Attend supervision / consultation sessions on an agreed basis with the Deputy Manager Registered Manager.
- Attend all team meetings and briefings and familiarise yourself with all memorandums and information relating to your role
- Ensure preparation for internal and external audit and inspection purposes.
- Carry out all other duties as deemed necessary to ensure the highest standards of care at all times.
Additional to hourly rate sleep rates will be £55 per sleep totaling additional £5,500 on top of salary with standard 10 sleeps per month
Overtime available