Children's Senior Support Worker

4 weeks ago

Derby, Derby, United Kingdom Medsolve Full time
Job Summary

Medsolve is seeking an experienced Children's Senior Support Worker to join their team in Hoddeston. This is a full-time permanent role with a competitive salary package depending on experience.

The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the physical, intellectual, emotional, psychological, and social needs of children are met consistently to a high standard.

Key Responsibilities
  • Deliver therapeutic care giving under the direction of the management team.
  • Work on a shift pattern including days, evenings, waking nights, weekends, bank holidays, sleeping-in duties, and subject to risk assessment, lone working.
  • Establish caring, secure relationships with children that allow them to feel safe, develop trust in adults, and confidence in themselves.
  • Implement admission protocols to ensure children feel welcomed and fully informed about what is expected of them and what they can expect from the organization.
  • Work closely with children and young people to ascertain their wishes and feelings about all aspects of their welfare; record and act upon this in their interest.
  • Ensure the timely completion of all records, assessments, and reports in line with policies, procedures, and practices.
  • Engage children and young people in the role of key worker as assigned by the Deputy and Registered Manager.
  • Meet consistently the health needs of children and young people by ensuring they are registered with the appropriate health services and GP.
  • Meet consistently children and young people's education and training needs ensuring their needs are assessed and reviewed in a timely way.
  • Engage children and young people in a range of developmentally appropriate activities in which they can build competence, confidence in themselves, and trust in adults.
  • Model and promote respect for the caregiving environment, taking a lead in the practical tasks required to look after a home.
  • Ensure all children and young people have access to advocacy and children's rights services.
  • Attend all meetings as required to support children and young people and/or advocate for them to ensure their voice is heard and best outcomes achieved.
  • Ensure the physical security of the home.
Leadership
  • Implement policies, procedures, and practice regarding safeguarding and child protection.
  • Deliver the Services approach to childcare.
  • Engage in probation induction, supervision, staff meetings, learning and development, and appraisal.
  • Model professional conduct in all aspects of the role.
  • Work in partnership with social workers, education, police, health, probation, and all other professionals in line with children's needs and interests.
Regulations and Requirements
  • Provide 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.
General Responsibilities
  • Assist the Registered Manager and/or the Deputy Manager in the implementation of all aspects of the Statement of Purpose.
  • Run in-house workshops on childcare-related matters to facilitate implementation of formal training and improve childcare practice.
  • Drive company vehicles subject to policies and procedures.
  • Work on a rota basis according to the needs of young people.
  • Ensure that resources are allocated appropriately and financial records are accurately maintained under the direction of the Registered Manager and/or the Deputy Manager.
  • Receive supervision in line with Quality Standards & Regulations and take responsibility for personal development and progress of individual training needs.
  • Carry out all other reasonable tasks as directed by the Registered Manager and/or the Deputy Manager.
  • Deputise in the absence of the Registered Manager and/or Deputy Manager.
  • Develop systems which ensure the effective allocation of resources through ensuring adequate carer levels that meet the needs of the Home.
  • Ensure that budgets are managed effectively and the use of finances is properly monitored, including petty cash returns, weekly attendance records.

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