Job Title: Senior Residential Care Worker (Children & Young People)
*Sleep ins required*
£25 On Call
£50 Sleeps
Reports to: Registered Manager
Responsible for: Other home colleagues
Main Contacts: Children, Young people and their families, Social Workers, Team Managers, Relevant specialists/professionals
Main Purpose Of The Job
- Work in alignment with Cornerstone Children’s Homes Vision, Mission, and Values.
- Safeguard and the welfare of children and young people always.
- Coordinate and assist in the daily activities of the home.
- Provide a stable, safe, and secure environment for vulnerable and challenging children and young people.
- Offer support to families, carers, and relatives of those in the home.
- Ensure full implementation of home policies and procedures.
- Collaborate with colleagues and respond to the needs of the immediate community.
Main Tasks
Children & Young People:
- Assist in establishing, publicising, and maintaining policies and procedures of the home.
- Maintain effective standards of personal, social, and emotional care for children.
- Assist in admissions and discharges from the home.
- Provide and manage an outreach service for young people and their families.
- Maintain up-to-date and relevant information regarding young people and LAC documentation.
Cornerstone Children’s Homes
- Use available resources to provide a multi-agency care approach for each young person.
- Develop and review the provision regularly.
- Provide a flexible and proactive service to meet the needs of young people.
- Encourage and involve young people in house meetings.
- Ensure that staff work within a theoretical and knowledge-based framework.
- Handle complaints in accordance with Cornerstone Children’s Homes procedures.
Management
- Participate in the selection and recruitment of colleagues and Provide induction for newly appointed colleagues.
- Prepare probationary reports for newly appointed colleagues.
- Lead, motivate, supervise, support, and monitor the team of colleagues.
- Identify individual training and development needs, conduct colleague appraisals, and manage training and development plans.
- Organise regular team meetings and ensure effective communication within the team.
- Ensure effective dissemination of information and advice.
- Implement and manage a workable rota.
- Consult with colleagues to ensure a balanced diet is provided.
- Handle disciplinary and grievance matters in line with Cornerstone Children’s Homes policy and procedure.
Administration
- Maintain appropriate and effective records.
- Control and manage the home's budgets.
- Ensure compliance with regulations, including fire drills, evacuation procedures, health and safety, food hygiene, and medication administration and maintain the home's physical condition and surroundings.
- Ensure familiarity with administrative procedures and the need for confidentiality and GDPR compliance.
Community
- Liaise with other agencies and professions providing services to children in care.
- Maintain positive links with other Department services.
- Consult with children, young people, and their relatives, carers, and advocates regarding care.
- Represent the home at multi-agency and community meetings.
- Have knowledge of discrimination and disadvantages experienced by young people and actively promote these.
Working Practice
- Implement all working practices to ensure colleagues and young people are aware of health and safety regulations
- Update risk assessments as needed.
- Understand and implement child protection and safeguarding procedures.
- Hold a full driving license with own vehicle and car insurance with business use.
