Team Leader Children's Residential Home

7 months ago

Preston, United Kingdom Holden Knight Healthcare Full time

**Job title**: Senior Residential Care Worker

**Responsible to**: Home Manager

**Working Hours**: 38.5 hours weekly average

**Main Purpose of Job**

To provide high quality childcare practice through the provision of advice, assistance and support to young people. To attend to their practical, physical and emotional needs. To act as an appropriate role model and to work closely with them to enable them to address their difficulties and achieve their optimum potential.

To support the Home Manager to ensure that a therapeutic environment is developed in accordance with the Company’s core values. To ensure efficient and effective service delivery with a view to supporting the positive development of staff, service and organisation and improved outcomes for every young person.

**Key Duties and Responsibilities**

Actively safeguard and promote the welfare of the children and young people in our care

Promote the delivery of a safe, structured and nurturing environment and immediately report any unsafe practices, conditions or concerns.

Assist in the implementation of care and placement plans

Contribute to placement planning, participate in reviews and other meetings, write and amend reports

Ensure the delivery of all key worker responsibilities. Ensure ongoing assessment of our

Childrens’ individual and collective needs in day to day practice and be able to evidence achievements.

Encourage our children to be actively involved in the environment and day to day activities.

Relate to and engage our children who display challenging behaviour and use a variety of behaviour management strategies.

Assist our children to identify unsafe, dangerous, harmful and abusive situations, individuals and groups

Provide a caring and supportive environment for our children that respects and affirms their racial, cultural and religious identity and lifestyle.

Ensure an open culture is created so that children and young people feel that they are listened to.

Record all information accurately, legibly and ensure it is communicated appropriately.

Provide an effective handover from your shift to the next shift

Deliver effective supervision to members of the team and contribute towards continued professional development in terms of individuals and the team

Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team both within the home and with external agencies

Work in line with the ‘Statement of Purpose’ to ensure effective delivery of the policies and procedures of the home and Company

Ensure that all administrative requirements of the home are maintained correctly so that they are compliant with good childcare practices, homes procedures, company policies and children’s homes regulations.

Assist in maintenance of standards of hygiene within the home and undertake housekeeping, food prep and intimate personal care duties as necessary

Support the team in assessing issues and identifying solutions to challenges presented.

Develop and maintain professional working relationships with colleagues, professionals, children and families.

Co-operate with the Company in complying and having sound knowledge of the Health and Safety requirements and Company policies, report any unsafe practices and conditions.

**Other Requirements**
- Sleeping in / shift work on a rota system, including evenings and weekends.
- Provide cover to other homes within the company when required.
- Attend and participate in supervision and staff meetings.
- Undertake all relevant training as required by governing regulation, guidance and the

Company.

**General Statement**

The above duties and responsibilities do not include or define all tasks that may be required by the post holder. The Company reserves the right to vary duties and responsibilities at any time providing they do not change the general character of the duties or the level of responsibility entailed.

**Safeguarding**

All employees have a responsibility to protect and safeguard vulnerable individuals at risk

(whether children or adults). Colleagues must be aware of local child protection procedures and who to contact within the Local Authority Safeguarding team for further advice.

All employees are required to attend safeguarding awareness training and to undertake additional training appropriate to their role.

Reference ID: INDFM

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: Up to £35,600.00 per year

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

- Do you have a level 3 in Residential Childcare or an equivalent?

**Experience**:

- Residential Childcare: 2 years (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: fbtl

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