Senior Children's Residential Support Worker

**ACTIVELY RECRUITING - Full time**

** one day on duty followed by two days off shift pattern**

**About us**

Centauri Care is a small business in Nuneaton.

Senior Residential Support Worker - Children’s Home 3 bed SEMH Home

We are searching for a positive, experienced and driven Senior Support Worker to join the team for

**Key Responsibilities as a Senior Care Worker**

1. To undertake a lead role in ensuring the care and welfare of each child and young person

within the home

2. To give guidance and support to all Residential Support Workers

3. To be responsible for the supervision of designated members of staff and to keep records

4. To raise any concerns with the Registered Manager as appropriate

**ROLE PURPOSE**:

- Follow the rules for Children’s Homes as stated in the 2015 regulations, and the company's policies and procedures.
- Keep the home at high standards and be a positive role model.
- Help create assessments of the needs of each young person.
- Assist the Registered Manager and Deputy in managing the home in line with its purpose, young persons' care plans, and workforce plan.
- Create a caring, supportive environment that respects and acknowledges young people's voice, cultural and religious identities.
- Support young people's return to their families if suitable, following their care plans andhelp them transition to independent living when the time is right.
- Put the care plan for each young person into action, considering their preferences and opinions. Collaborate with the team and outside professionals to develop and implement the care plans.
- Ensure the safety and protection of young people in both the Children’s Home and the broader community.

**Company Description**

Centauri Care is an independent children's care provider run by a friendly team. Our care home has

been fully re-constructed and renovated throughout and will offer a comfortable, welcoming,

positive changes to young people and children's lives who come from challenging backgrounds, and

we seek the very best individuals to be part of this influential journey.

We value and are committed towards equality and diversity within our company and aim to ensure

our staff reflect the diversity of the children and young people within our care. To support our

Safeguarding of children and young people in our care is of the highest importance. Our recruitment

and vetting process aims to create a safe environment for all children, young people and staff. The

**Duties and Responsibilities**:
**Details of Key Responsibility 1**
- To plan, manage and lead shifts ensuring children are kept safe and engaged throughout the day.
- To ensure the Placement Care Plan for each child is followed and adhered to at all time.
- To ensure education is promoted and supported and that each child’s attendance in education is maintained.

**Details of Key Responsibility 2**
- To ensure that all staff act in a professional manner.
- To ensure all policies and procedures, as well as risk assessments, are adhered to at all times.
- To ensure that all staff comply with duty rotas and are included on a ‘rolling rota’ to gain maximum experience in the working methods of other staff.
- To ensure that all staff read the Daily Log Book to check all messages at the beginning of work or at any point during the working day as required. E.g. following a day trip.
- To ensure that all staff have written up any incident / accident forms or restraint forms as applicable and that such information is passed to the Registered Manager within the agreed timescale.
- To ensure that all staff are familiar with and follow Local Authority Child Protection Procedures and Families for Children Residential Services ‘Safer Caring and Child Protection Procedures’.
- To report immediately to the Registered Manager any issues regarding Child Protection matters.
- To ensure that all staff are familiar with Policies and Guidance Notes with regard to the care of children, as well as subsequent guidance.
- To ensure that all staff maintain confidentiality at all times.
- To make secure the building on leaving the site.

**Details of Key Responsibility 3**
- To assist or undertake effective supervisions as required.
- To offer advice and encouragement to supervised staff with regard to individual training needs.
- To ensure that all staff under their supervision undertake and complete training in accordance with their induction-training schedule and Personal Development Plan.

**Details of Key Responsibility 4**
- To raise any serious issues or concerns directly with the Registered Manager.

**Skills and Experience**

**Qualifications and Education**
- Educated to GCSE level or equivalent (desirable)
- Preferably to have attained a Level 3 Diploma Residential Childcare, England or NVQ Level 3 in Caring for Children & Young People

**Experience**
- Working with children, young people and their families
- Worked in a residential setting
- Senior Support work