Assistant Manager - Childrens Home EBD
| Posting date: | 19 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Company pension, Casual Dress, Blue Light Card, Performance Bonus, Referral Programme, Health and Wellbeing Programme |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 May 2024 |
| Location: | Harlow, Essex |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Era Care Limited |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
To work within a three-bedded Residential Children’s Homes in Harlow, which is registered for children between 11-18 years old with emotional and behavioural needs. To assist the Manager in achieving the aims and objectives of the Statement of Purpose. To support the staff team to enable them to meet the needs of the children and young people. To undertake direct work with children and young people as appropriate. To ensure each shift is planned and resources allocated. To work in partnership with other professionals to achieve positive outcomes for young people. To facilitate supervision and support to staff in line with National Minimum Standards and as directed by the Registered Manager.
Duties & Responsibilities
To meet the needs of children through:
Ensuring that each member of staff is aware of each child’s care plan and their responsibilities for its implementation.
Attending childcare reviews, prepare review and weekly reports.
To assist the Home Manager in planning other relevant meetings as required.
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.
Providing supervisory control and direction in relation to staff duties and responsibilities.
Taking responsibility for planning shifts and ensuring their smooth running when on duty.
Providing consultation and informal advice and support to staff in relation to day to day matters.
Facilitating 1:1 supervision to staff in line with Quality Standards.
Contributing to team and staff meetings to facilitate good communication and staff development.
Ensuring staff work within the Home’s policies, procedures and Quality Standards requirements.
Ensuring general daily tasks within the home are completed.
Providing an out of hours on call support service on a rotational basis.
Hours of Work
You are contracted to work shifts and eight office hours per week. All shifts 24.5 hours long, the hours being:
10:00 until 23:00, then a sleeping period within the home and resuming at 08:00am until 10:30am the following day.
You are expected to work a minimum of one weekend in every three. Weekend shifts are classed as the Saturday to Sunday shift, or the Sunday to Monday shift and to work over an agreed proportion of the Christmas, New Year and Bank Holiday periods.
Rates of Pay
Salary TBC.
Required Qualifications
A minimum of one year’s experience in working within an adolescent childcare residential setting, for children who present emotional and challenging behaviour.
All applicants must hold QCF/NVQ Level 5 Leadership and Management in Residential Childcare (or equivalent) or hold QCF/NVQ 3 in Residential Childcare and be willing to work towards the QCF Level 5.
Applicants must hold a full UK manual driving licence.
Duties & Responsibilities
To meet the needs of children through:
Ensuring that each member of staff is aware of each child’s care plan and their responsibilities for its implementation.
Attending childcare reviews, prepare review and weekly reports.
To assist the Home Manager in planning other relevant meetings as required.
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.
Providing supervisory control and direction in relation to staff duties and responsibilities.
Taking responsibility for planning shifts and ensuring their smooth running when on duty.
Providing consultation and informal advice and support to staff in relation to day to day matters.
Facilitating 1:1 supervision to staff in line with Quality Standards.
Contributing to team and staff meetings to facilitate good communication and staff development.
Ensuring staff work within the Home’s policies, procedures and Quality Standards requirements.
Ensuring general daily tasks within the home are completed.
Providing an out of hours on call support service on a rotational basis.
Hours of Work
You are contracted to work shifts and eight office hours per week. All shifts 24.5 hours long, the hours being:
10:00 until 23:00, then a sleeping period within the home and resuming at 08:00am until 10:30am the following day.
You are expected to work a minimum of one weekend in every three. Weekend shifts are classed as the Saturday to Sunday shift, or the Sunday to Monday shift and to work over an agreed proportion of the Christmas, New Year and Bank Holiday periods.
Rates of Pay
Salary TBC.
Required Qualifications
A minimum of one year’s experience in working within an adolescent childcare residential setting, for children who present emotional and challenging behaviour.
All applicants must hold QCF/NVQ Level 5 Leadership and Management in Residential Childcare (or equivalent) or hold QCF/NVQ 3 in Residential Childcare and be willing to work towards the QCF Level 5.
Applicants must hold a full UK manual driving licence.