Job Description

Job Purpose

To be the lead worker accountable for the day-to-day work of the support workers. To ensure the physical, emotional and other daily care needs of children and young people are provided within a supportive, homely, professional and caring environment. To work within Government Guidance; Ofsted regulations, the Local Authority's guidance and the company's policies and procedures to meet National Standards and meet the needs and achieve good outcomes for the children and young people in the homes. To support the development of an organisational culture that puts our Core Values - Caring, Honesty, Respect and Responsibility - at the Centre of all we do.

Principal Responsibilities

1.

To provide supervision to the support workers.

2.

Formulate rotas to ensure shifts are covered.

3.

Oversee the provision of daily, missing and incident reports.

4.

To ensure that care is provided within a professional, positive, and homely environment which integrates race, spirituality, gender, disability and sexual orientation and meets individual needs.

5.

To establish positive relationships with our children and young people, assessing needs and working jointly with other professionals to produce, implement, deliver, and revise individual care plans.

6.

To work with young people individually and in groups with the aim of enhancing relationships, self-confidence, social skills, manage behaviour and develop life skills.

7.

To organise and participate in activities for young people.

8.

To work to provide a positive, welcoming, and stimulating environment for the young people including carrying out cleaning, gardening and other domestic duties.

9.

To adhere to all reporting and recording procedures and ensure the production of timely written reports and correspondence to a professional level.

10.

To communicate effectively with other agencies, professionals, and families.

11.

To be responsible for dealing with petty cash and other purchasing duties in accordance with established procedures and policies, ensuring that all petty cash dealt with is accurately recorded and reported.

12.

To act within corporate parenting responsibilities to children and young people, providing guidance and support to children and young people whilst always maintaining professional boundaries.

13.

To work as a young person's key worker, ensuring key working sessions are carried out in a timely and appropriate manner.

14.

To oversee and ensure all duties associated with running a children's home during a shift are completed to a high standard. Such duties include logbook entries, completing running records, updating weekly planners, fire safety and health and safety checks.

15.

Ensuring that all other duties commensurate with running a children's home are completed to a high standard. Such duties include household chores, light gardening duties, weekly food shopping and preparing culturally appropriate meals.

16.

To ensure necessary liaison and communication takes place within the home and outside with families, other members of the company, schools, other agencies, and the local community.

17.

To attend, with guidance, court proceedings, child protection conferences, panels etc. and contribute reports and information as requested.

18.

To act immediately upon any suspicion, evidence, allegation, or concern in relation to safeguarding in accordance with safeguarding children and young people policies and procedures.

19.

To work on designated projects as required and to keep abreast of developments within the profession.

20.

To be included in an out of hours rota cover by phone across each of our homes.

Responsibilities

1 Ambassador for Haven Care Support Services

To act as an advocate and ambassador of Haven; promoting and exemplifying the company's core values, mission, vision, and ethos and to protect Haven's reputation positively and proactively.

2 Other Duties

To undertake any other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned by your Line Manager or anyone else designated by the Chief Executive Officer, as necessary in keeping with your contract. To work in a flexible way to ensure that workload is completed and to undertake any other jobs commensurate with the seniority of the post.

3 Discretion to Act

To exercise discretion in the performance of the duties of the post, to use best practice and to ensure the effective and efficient use of resources.

Nothing in this is intended to authorise the post-holder to undertake responsibilities that belong properly to members of the Management Team unless properly authorised to do so by the Chief Executive directly or through an appropriate manager.

4 Relationships and Confidentiality

To establish, maintain and enhance team-working with colleagues and staff of Haven Care Support Services and to keep confidential all information about individuals and the business of Haven Care Support Services. Any breach of confidentiality will be treated seriously and may lead to disciplinary action.

5 Company Ethos

To support the ethos and core values of the Company. The Company is committed to equality of opportunity and expects all staff and casual workers to abide by our Equality and Diversity Policy.

6 Health and Safety

To adhere to the Company's Health and Safety policies.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Please ensure that you address all the requirements marked with an "A" in the final column as we will be looking for this information when shortlisting. Please note relevant qualifications will be checked at the interview.

Job Title: Senior Children's Residential Support Worker

Experience

1.1 Previous experience of working with young people aged 12 - 18 in a residential social care setting. A, I

1.2 Experience of handling conflict and managing sensitive issues to achieve positive outcomes. A, I

1.3 Experience of working in accordance with established policies and procedures. A, I

1.4 Supervisory experience is desirable. A, I

Knowledge

2.1 Knowledge of relevant Childcare Legislation, Government Guidance and Best Practice. A, I,

2.2 Good Knowledge of Child Safeguarding Policies and Procedures. A, I,

2.3 Understanding of Child Development. A, I

2.4 Understanding of the complexities of group living. A, I

2.5 Understanding of strategies for managing challenging behaviours (inc. de-escalation procedures). A, I

Education/ Training / Qualifications

3.1 Level 3/4 Children and Young People Workforce Diploma or willingness and ability to obtain within 12 months. A, D

3.2 Good level of numeracy, literacy, and IT. A, T

Skills & Abilities

4.1 Excellent verbal communication skills on the phone and in person with staff, children / young people, schools, statutory agencies, and families. A, I, T

4.2 Excellent written and IT skills sufficient to complete records, write accurate reports, maintain logs, write correspondence, etc. A, T

4.3 Ability to deal with stressful, difficult, and challenging situations appropriately and effectively. A, I

4.4 Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team. I

4.5 Motivation to work with young people demonstrating challenging behaviour in a residential setting. I

4.6 Ability to present as a stable and consistent role model for young people and other staff. I, T

4.7 Ability to engage with and motivate young people on a group and individual basis. I, T

4.8 Ability to contribute effectively to the production, recording, implementation, evaluation, and review of assessments and plans. A, I, T

4.9 Ability to demonstrate good parenting skills and maintain appropriate, professional relationships with young people. A, I, T

4.10 Ability to de-escalate situations, manage.

behaviour and undertake appropriate restraint if required. A, I

Other work-related requirements

5.1 Ability to support the core values of the Association. A

5.2 Willingness to undergo a satisfactory enhanced DBS check. D

5.3 Ability to understand the needs of people from diverse cultural, social and racial backgrounds including those who have experienced an unsettled childhood and are care experienced. A, I

5.4 Ability and willingness to work a 24/7 rota system including public holidays. A, I

5.5 Ability and willingness to provide cover at other homes. I

5.6 Full driving license and use of car is essential (preferably with no endorsements). A, I, D

*When Assessed

- (A) on Application form, (I) At Interview, (T) During Test,

(D) From Documentary evidence e.g. references, qualifications (relevant qualifications will be checked at the interview stage), driving license etc.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 14.00-16.00 per hour

Expected hours: 37 per week

Benefits:

Company pension On-site parking
Work Location: In person