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Reconstruct Children and Adult Services

Senior Support Worker

4 days ago

Chorley

We are seeking a compassionate, experienced, and motivated Senior Support Worker The home provides high-quality care and support for children and young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties (EBD). Duties and Responsibilities To meet the needs of children through: • Ensuring that each carer is aware of each child’s care plan and their responsibilities for its implementation, • Attending childcare reviews and planning meetings to provide information and achieve best outcomes for young people, • Undertaking direct work with young people and acting as an appropriate role model, • Maintaining accurate written records in logs, continuation sheets and files both to record information and enable regular monitoring and evaluation to take place, • Chairing children’s meetings and facilitating consultation with young people generally, • Acting as an appropriate adult at PACE interviews To manage a care team through: • Providing supervisory control and direction in relation to carer duties and responsibilities, • Taking responsibility for planning shifts and ensuring their smooth running when on duty, • Providing consultation and informal advice and support to carers in relation to day to day matters, • Offering 1:1 supervision to cares in line with Quality Standards & Regulations, • Contributing to team meetings to facilitate good communication and carer development, • Ensuring carers work within the home’s policies, procedures and Quality Standards & Regulations requirements, • Providing managerial control and direction in relation to carer duties and responsibilities, • Assist with the recruitment and retention of carers including induction training for new carers into the home, • Supervision of new starters during their probationary period, • Develop a management style which balances the need to exercise control and give direction with the need to offer carers the opportunity to make appropriate decisions, • Identifying and progressing individual training and development needs of carers in the context of their personal development plans, • Undertaking annual appraisal of carers, • Addressing issues in relation to conduct and competence of carers, • Undertaking management investigations when required, • To assist the Registered Manager and/or the Deputy Manager in the implementation of all aspects of the Statement of Purpose, • To run in-house workshops on childcare related matters to facilitate implementation of formal training and improve childcare practice, • To drive company vehicles – subject to policies and procedures, • To work on a rota basis according to the needs of young people, • To ensure that resources are allocated appropriately, and financial records are accurately maintained under the direction of the Registered Manager and/or the Deputy Manager, • To receive supervision in line with Quality Standards & Regulations and to take responsibility for personal development and progress of individual training needs, • To carry out all other reasonable tasks as directed by the Registered Manager and/or the Deputy Manager, • To deputise in the absence of the Registered Manager and/or Deputy Manager, • To develop systems which ensure the effective allocation of resources through:, • Ensuring adequate carer levels that meet the needs of the Home, • Ensuring that budgets are managed effectively, and the use of finances is properly monitored including petty cash returns, weekly attendance records, • Ensuring that company vehicles are clean and regularly maintained, • Developing in consultation with young people and carers routines in relation to all aspects of childcare, • Clarifying expectations in relation to maintaining the Home in a clean and orderly condition, • Creating rotas which fit best with children’s needs, and which allow proper handovers between shifts, • Ensuring that there are appropriate and adequate reporting and recording systems in place to comply with Quality Standards & Regulations PERSON SPECIFICATION Essential: • Over the age of 21 (HSB Homes Candidates must be over the age of 30), • Diploma Level 3 Children & Young People Workforce or NVQ equivalent Counselling Skills, • Good knowledge of Quality Standards, Regulation & Industry, • Awareness of Equal Opportunities/ADP issues, • Team Building Skills, • Ability to work within teams effectively, • Ability to communicate both verbally and in writing, • Excellent organisational skills, • Ability to motivate and enthuse Others, • Management/Supervisory qualification / Experience Desirable: • Current driving licence, • NVQ Level 4 or Diploma 5 Children and Young People, • Mentoring Skills, • Therapeutic Parenting Experience

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