Key duties
Children and Young People
* To meet the requirements of the Registered and Placing Authority
* To ensure that the Home always meets the regulations set by the Regulatory Body
* To deliver services in line with the Children’s Home Regulations including quality standards and Ofsted Social care common inspection framework (SCCIF) and company policies
* To safeguard all Children and Young People in the Home and to ensure good safeguarding procedures and principles detailed by your local safeguarding board are always in place and applied consistently
* Work with the team to ensure that referrals and applications are made as and when necessary and within the set time frames e.g. Safeguarding, Deprivation of Liberty
* Contribute to the process of assessment of referrals as and when required
* Work with the care team to coordinate admissions of suitable Children and Young People to the Home
* Ensure that all the relevant personal/pathway/placement plans for Children and Young People are in place, accurate, up to date and are adhered to by staff
* Support Key Worker Responsibilities for Children and Young People
* To ensure effective and timely contact and communication with the appropriate external agencies and Children and Young People relatives, advocates and others
* Within a multidisciplinary team, monitor the progress of all Children and Young People’s personal/pathway/placement plans, offering advice, support and consultation
* Undertake regular reviews of the service provided to Children and Young People, involve relevant external agencies and takes steps to represent the Children and Young People interests
* Act on and/or delegating actions or recommendations from any reviews and ensure that all outcomes are completed
* Provide direct care and supervision, as required, to Children and Young People in the Home, including providing occasional cover for staff absence as necessary
* Oversee and ensure that all staff effectively manage challenging behaviour, enabling Children and Young People to develop from a position of needing external control, toward self-control
* Maintain effective daily contact with internal and external colleagues
* Work effectively and positively with relatives, advocates and others involved with Children and Young People
* Direct and coordinate the care and support of each Child and Young Person to ensure that their personal targets are met
* Take responsibility for coordinating risk assessments and ensuring they are reviewed and updated
* Monitor and ensure that all Children and Young People’s personal financial transactions are recorded and administered in accordance with individual placement agreement, and Company and Regulatory Body policies and procedures
* Ensure awareness and implementation of appropriate practical application of the Mental Capacity Act including the Deprivation of Liberty
* Work as a key member of the multidisciplinary team which encompasses education, residential and clinical service relevant to the Home
* Liaise with staff from other departments to provide a consistent approach to all aspects of Children and Young People’s care
Salary description
£50000.00 - £50000.00 per year