Senior Residential Support Worker
| Posting date: | 31 March 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £12.04 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 30 April 2024 |
| Location: | Heathfield, East Sussex, TN21 8LU |
| Company: | redwigwam |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | 0181624e-6d2c-4e52-bad6-290ea44df0fc |
Summary
**Aim of the role:**
In the absence of the Registered Manager and Deputy Manager, it will be necessary for the Senior Residential Support Worker to ensure the house operates effectively and safely.
**Requirements of the role:**
**Day-to-day responsibilities of the home**
● Care for Children- Enrich the lives of young people in our care, help them create a positive future and keep them safe.
● Champion on behalf of the young people in the home to ensure that their voice is heard and their rights maintained. Ensure that children and young people are consulted about their care and provided with opportunities to express their views about the running of the home.
● Support the Registered Manager to manage the home in compliance with the ethos of Champion Children Therapeutic Care Services by providing an environment that enables each child and young person to reach their full potential and promotes positive behaviour.
● Ensure that the Responsible Individual is made aware and kept updated of any significant concerns in relation to safeguarding and/or child protection.
● Manage relationships with all those involved in the young person’s life and other stakeholders and partner agencies who are engaged in providing packages of support.
● Represent Champion Children Therapeutic Care Services and work collaboratively within a multi-agency framework with external agencies to ensure positive outcomes and safeguarding.
● Ensure that all serious events are notified within 24 hours, to the appropriate people.
● Alongside the Management team, ensure effective monitoring and review of all records within the home including risk assessments in line with Organisation Policy.
● Ensure that all Medication is stored and administered in line with organisation and legal guidelines.
● Ensure the home offers a healthy, nutritious and balanced diet for all young people.
● Protect the confidentiality of the children and young people and their families.
● Ensure provision is made to cater for the children’s and young people’s social, leisure, cultural and religious needs.
● Manage time and resources within the home including managing financial expenditure against budgets and ensuring recording is accurately completed.
● Work with the Management team to contribute to the planning and development of the service to ensure the smooth running of the home.
**Responsibilities within the required standards of the Organisation and regulatory body/ies**
● Satisfy the legal fitness requirements and complete all checks required by Regulation 32 of the children’s home Regulations (2015).
● Gain and maintain up-to-date knowledge of the Children’s Homes regulations and Quality Standards, the Children’s Acts and other relevant legislation and guidance.
● Be accountable to Deputy Manager, Registered Manager, Responsible Individual, Registered Provider and Ofsted.
● Ensure the health and safety of children, staff and visitors, by complying with relevant legislation, policies and procedures.
● Support the team to ensure the home provides an OFSTED Outstanding standard of residential care.
**Responsibilities of managing a team and work allocating**
It is expected that a Senior Residential Support Worker will manage a small team within the home and will undertake shift-leading responsibilities. This will incorporate the following;
● Ensure the welfare of the staff by offering support at times of stress, praising work completed and monitoring performance including sickness absence
● Support the Registered Manager to manage the children’s home staff team including inducting new staff and supervising of staff within their team.
● The role may include supporting the Registered Manager with the recruitment of new staff.
**Person Specification**
● Minimum of 1 year within residential care of children in the last 5 years
● Experience in completing Shift Leading Responsibilities such as petty cash, medication and the organisation and deployment of staff on shift
● Worked within a multidisciplinary framework
● Therapeutic work with young people
● Understanding of local authority care planning duties and how children’s homes are required to support these
● Awareness and understanding of the Ofsted inspection framework
● Knowledge and understanding of the rights and entitlements of children and young people in care
● Working knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of the range of professionals and agencies involved in supporting children and young people
● Understanding of and an ability to respond positively to the needs of young people from different racial, cultural, and/or religious backgrounds
**Qualifications:**
● QCF Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care and Children and Young People’s Services(to be obtained within 2 years of working in a children’s home)
In the absence of the Registered Manager and Deputy Manager, it will be necessary for the Senior Residential Support Worker to ensure the house operates effectively and safely.
**Requirements of the role:**
**Day-to-day responsibilities of the home**
● Care for Children- Enrich the lives of young people in our care, help them create a positive future and keep them safe.
● Champion on behalf of the young people in the home to ensure that their voice is heard and their rights maintained. Ensure that children and young people are consulted about their care and provided with opportunities to express their views about the running of the home.
● Support the Registered Manager to manage the home in compliance with the ethos of Champion Children Therapeutic Care Services by providing an environment that enables each child and young person to reach their full potential and promotes positive behaviour.
● Ensure that the Responsible Individual is made aware and kept updated of any significant concerns in relation to safeguarding and/or child protection.
● Manage relationships with all those involved in the young person’s life and other stakeholders and partner agencies who are engaged in providing packages of support.
● Represent Champion Children Therapeutic Care Services and work collaboratively within a multi-agency framework with external agencies to ensure positive outcomes and safeguarding.
● Ensure that all serious events are notified within 24 hours, to the appropriate people.
● Alongside the Management team, ensure effective monitoring and review of all records within the home including risk assessments in line with Organisation Policy.
● Ensure that all Medication is stored and administered in line with organisation and legal guidelines.
● Ensure the home offers a healthy, nutritious and balanced diet for all young people.
● Protect the confidentiality of the children and young people and their families.
● Ensure provision is made to cater for the children’s and young people’s social, leisure, cultural and religious needs.
● Manage time and resources within the home including managing financial expenditure against budgets and ensuring recording is accurately completed.
● Work with the Management team to contribute to the planning and development of the service to ensure the smooth running of the home.
**Responsibilities within the required standards of the Organisation and regulatory body/ies**
● Satisfy the legal fitness requirements and complete all checks required by Regulation 32 of the children’s home Regulations (2015).
● Gain and maintain up-to-date knowledge of the Children’s Homes regulations and Quality Standards, the Children’s Acts and other relevant legislation and guidance.
● Be accountable to Deputy Manager, Registered Manager, Responsible Individual, Registered Provider and Ofsted.
● Ensure the health and safety of children, staff and visitors, by complying with relevant legislation, policies and procedures.
● Support the team to ensure the home provides an OFSTED Outstanding standard of residential care.
**Responsibilities of managing a team and work allocating**
It is expected that a Senior Residential Support Worker will manage a small team within the home and will undertake shift-leading responsibilities. This will incorporate the following;
● Ensure the welfare of the staff by offering support at times of stress, praising work completed and monitoring performance including sickness absence
● Support the Registered Manager to manage the children’s home staff team including inducting new staff and supervising of staff within their team.
● The role may include supporting the Registered Manager with the recruitment of new staff.
**Person Specification**
● Minimum of 1 year within residential care of children in the last 5 years
● Experience in completing Shift Leading Responsibilities such as petty cash, medication and the organisation and deployment of staff on shift
● Worked within a multidisciplinary framework
● Therapeutic work with young people
● Understanding of local authority care planning duties and how children’s homes are required to support these
● Awareness and understanding of the Ofsted inspection framework
● Knowledge and understanding of the rights and entitlements of children and young people in care
● Working knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of the range of professionals and agencies involved in supporting children and young people
● Understanding of and an ability to respond positively to the needs of young people from different racial, cultural, and/or religious backgrounds
**Qualifications:**
● QCF Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care and Children and Young People’s Services(to be obtained within 2 years of working in a children’s home)