Senior Residential Childcare Professional

1 week ago

Matlock, Derbyshire, United Kingdom Medsolve Full time
Job Title: Senior Residential Childcare Professional

Medsolve is seeking an experienced Senior Residential Childcare Professional to join their team in South Normanton. 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. They will comply fully with all statutory and regulatory guidance in conjunction with policies, procedures, and practices.

The Senior Residential Childcare Professional will work on a shift pattern, including days, evenings, waking nights, weekends, bank holidays, sleeping-in duties, and subject to risk assessment, lone working.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Care for children, demonstrably improving their lives and modeling relationship-based caregiving in all interactions.
  • Establish caring, secure relationships with children, allowing 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 Medsolve.
  • Work closely with children and young people, both individually and in groups, 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.
  • Undertake direct work with young people and act as an appropriate role model.
  • Meet consistently the health needs of children and young people, 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, building competence, confidence, and trust in adults.
  • Model and promote respect for the caregiving environment, taking a lead in 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 practices 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.
To Manage a Care Team:
  • Ensure each carer is aware of each child's care plan and their responsibilities for its implementation.
  • Provide supervisory control and direction in relation to carer duties and responsibilities.
  • Take responsibility for planning shifts and ensuring their smooth running when on duty.
  • Provide consultation and informal advice and support to carers in relation to day-to-day matters.
  • Offer 1:1 supervision to carers in line with Quality Standards & Regulations.
  • Contribute to team meetings to facilitate good communication and carer development.
  • Ensure carers work within the home's policies, procedures, and Quality Standards & Regulation.
  • Chair children's meetings and facilitate consultation with young people generally.
  • Act as an appropriate adult at PACE interviews.
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.
  • Supervise new starters during their probationary period.
  • Develop a management style that balances the need to exercise control and give direction with the need to offer carers the opportunity to make appropriate decisions.
  • Identify and progress individual training and development needs of carers in the context of their personal development plans.
  • Undertake annual appraisal of carers.
  • Address issues in relation to conduct and competence of carers.
  • Undertake management investigations when required.
  • Assist the Registered Manager in promoting personal and professional development through the appropriate delegation of duties and responsibilities.
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 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 that 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 and weekly attendance records.

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