Senior Residential Childcare Worker

6 months ago

Crewe, United Kingdom Cheshire East Council Full time

Senior Residential Childcare Worker

Cheshire East is dedicated to creating positive and measurable outcomes for every child in our care. We are at the start of an exciting journey to provide in house, specialist residential care, for our children who have experienced trauma in their early lives and need a safe, stable and nurturing home to thrive.

The Vacancy

We are currently seeking to recruit a number of Residential Seniors who have the drive, determination, experience and tenacity to come on this exciting journey with us. We have a number of homes we are planning to open within the next 12months and therefore this is an opportunity to work alongside and be a part of the leadership team to shape the future of Cheshire East’s residential provision.

Extensive support will be offered from the Registered Manager who will have experience of running Children’s Homes, alongside your peers as Seniors in the home and the Responsible Individual.

The role of a Senior will involve supporting the Registered Homes Manager and other Seniors to ensure we meet the Statement of Purpose, with particular emphasis on providing a person-centred therapeutic service, through delivering and improving all operational aspects of the home and developing a skilled and effective team.

This role requires a completer-finisher who has strong, aspirational leadership skills to develop and manage the team, ensuring all paperwork is fully and accurately completed, and that the home itself is well presented and compliant with all regulations.

This role will involve shift work alongside some administration days. The role requires you to lead shifts and ensure the team are all adhering to the Children’s Homes Regulations. You will be pivotal in supporting Ofsted Inspections and all audits within the home.

About you

You will be a positive and ‘can do’ individual who has experience in leading a team within Residential Children's Homes, with ideally a minimum of one year’s leadership experience.

Our ideal candidate has an appetite and proven ability to contribute to positive and exceptional achieved outcomes; a very capable person with proven ability in managing staff, operations, and most importantly putting the welfare and happiness of our children at the forefront of everything we do.

You will be familiar with working with young people in a residential setting who have suffered trauma, experience of working with exploitation would be extremely beneficial for this role.

You will have a proven experience of working in Children’s homes and have the ability to lead shifts and work with the Registered Manager to achieve outstanding outcomes for young people.

You will also have a strong focus on values, outcomes for children and excellence supported by the Local Authority who will also take a personal interest in your performance, development and your wellbeing. Your success will be the empowerment of the children, and the achievements of our services.

The skills and ability to work with complex and vulnerable young people whilst being able to lead the home on a daily basis will be paramount. As a Senior you will be able to work on shift and support the development of staff whilst being able to support the Home Manager ensure the Statement of Purpose is fulfilled and the home is operating within its means. 

Organisation Cheshire East Council Partner Organisation Cheshire East council - Children's residential home Location Crewe Job Category Children and Young People Services Grade CEC NJC - Grade 9 Salary Min £36,648 Per Annum Salary Max £39,186 Per Annum Hours per week 37 Weeks per year 52.143 Employment Type Permanent Closing Date 30/06/2024 Ref No E2488 Documents
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Cheshire East is an amazing place to live and work. As one of the largest employers in the borough, we are able to offer you a wide range of challenging and rewarding career opportunities.

At Cheshire East Council we are working for a brighter future – together and our commitment to you is that our workplace culture will provide a shared purpose, a well-led organisation with valued people succeeding together as one team and one council to deliver the best service for our customers and communities. 

If you want to be part of our award-winning council and contribute to our ongoing success, have the flexibility and drive to enable us to innovate, are committed to working as part of a team and striving to deliver exceptional service wherever you can, we would especially like to hear from you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and want our workforce to reflect the diversity of our local communities so that we can all work for a brighter future - together.

The role

A Senior is responsible for working with the Registered Manager in meeting the home’s Statement of Purpose, with particular emphasis on providing a person-centred therapeutic service, through delivering and improving all operational aspects of the home and developing a skilled and effective team. The Senior position requires shift work, supervision of staff, leadership oversight and a high level of experience working with vulnerable young people.

The Core Responsibilities will be :

Ensuring the Statement of Purpose is adhered to. Work as part of the leadership team, to ensure the highest standards of care possible, ensuring that children’s wishes, views and feelings are supported. To ensure that the council’s policies and procedures are adhered to and that resources are managed effectively. Shift leadership. To develop systems with the RM for the efficient administration of the home and to ensure that the fabric of the home, equipment, appliances, and grounds are maintained to the highest order in accordance with Health and Safety requirements. Promote professional development of staff, carry out staff supervisions and assist in the assessment of training needs. Preparing reports and attend a range of professional meetings. Overseeing the day-to-day running of the home including leading the team on shift, acting up in absence of the Registered Manager in collaboration with the other 2 seniors. Ensuring staff rotas are covered and up to date and meet the needs of the home. Responsibility for daily budgeting and working within budgetary guidelines. Any other duties as may be necessary. Deliver excellence, ensuring the home meets regulated requirements and achieves great reports at inspections.

Essential Qualifications and experience:

L3 Diploma in Children and Young People Workforce (required) or relevant degree e.g. in Social Work Leadership experience Up to date training record Relevant experience of working in successful Ofsted registered EBD children's homes with good or outstanding ratings Excellent I.T skills, including report writing Excellent knowledge of the Children’s Home (England) Regulations 2015 and the Quality Standards within it

Desirable Qualifications and Experience:

Working towards Level 5 Experience of PACE model Team Teach trained

Cheshire East Council is committed to supporting people with disabilities and will make reasonable adjustments to these requirements where this enables a disabled person to do the job effectively.

You will also be trusted to perform your role with autonomy befitting of your experience.

We look forward to your application and partnering you in this exciting new stage of your career.

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all employees and volunteers to share this ethos. This position is subject to an enhanced DBS check along with positive reference checks.  A full driving licence is essential.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

A guaranteed pension Option to take a tax-free lump sum when you retire Choice to increase your pension by up to £5,000 per annum To retire voluntarily at age 55 with reduced benefits Immediate benefits at any age if you have to retire due to ill health Death in service lump sum of three years actual pay Survivors pensions payable for spouse, partner, cohabiting partners and eligible children Sick Pay Maternity/Adoption Pay Extensive training opportunities On-site parking

Cheshire East Council is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults across the Borough. As such, any cautions, convictions, reprimands or final warnings that are ‘not protected’ as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) order 1975 (as amended in 2013) relating to the non-disclosure of spent convictions do not apply to this job. You must therefore, disclose whether you have any previous convictions where prompted to do so within the application process.

Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.

If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date then it is likely that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion, however please do not be discouraged from applying again.

Please quote job reference number in all correspondence.

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