Team Leader - Residential Children's Home

Description:

Eden Brown Synergy has an exciting opportunity for Senior Residential Support Worker or Team Leader - Children's Residential Homes to join a growing group at one of their brand-new children's homes in Birmingham.

The role reports directly to the Registered and Deputy Manager

The Team Leader would be required to deputise in the absence of the manager, part of a residential children's care team supporting children aged 11 - 17 years with LD, EBD.

The role offers career progression within a growing organisation heavily invested in its workforce/employees. Professional development including high quality trainings and Diploma enrolment.

The Job Purpose;

To contribute to the provision of a secure, stable, supportive environment for young people which respects and promotes their health, culture, religion, race, identity and lifestyle.
To assist in the day to day management of the home and to safeguard and promote the welfare of all children young people.
To ensure that occupancy is maintained at the optimal level, liaising with relevant commissioners when there are vacancies and working closely with the Commercial Director.
To assist in ensuring that the Home complies with regulations and work towards meeting the requirements, standards, aims and objectives, policies and procedures of the company.
To assist managing the home to the highest professional standards and within the agreed budget.
To assist regularly reviewing the level of achievement of services against service objectives and standards.
To assist in developing, managing and leading the staff team in working with children with learning disabilities/autistic spectrum disorders.
To implement policies and procedures and ensure a safe, secure and healthy environment at all times.
To adhere to the aims, objectives and values at the highest levels and provide best possible outcomes for all children
To assist in ensuring full compliance with all regulatory bodies, including: Ofsted, Fire Authority, Health and Safety Executive and Environmental Health.
To assist in the management of the residential unit in order that these tasks are successfully achieved.
To deputise in the absence of the manager.Principal Accountabilities:

To assist the manager in the proper management of the home in all aspects.
To work as a key worker to a child or children and work to an agreed care plan.
To shift lead ensuring that the shift runs smoothly and provide support to staff and young people.
To ensure that communication systems within the home are effective
To help develop systems that will ensure a high level of child safety and risk management (ensuring individual risk assessments and environmental risk assessments are in place)
To ensure the Home maintains a high level of Quality Standards and adherence to professional codes of practice and guidelines
Ensure that staff are aware of their budgetary responsibilities and monitor compliance on a regular basis.
To ensure the holistic needs of the children are assessed and placement plans/care plans are in place and used as working documents
To produce written reports as required
To carry out personal care as required whilst maintaining privacy and dignity
To establish and maintain daily routines within the home which provides a framework for development of a positive culture of care.
Establishing and maintaining positive, caring relationship with children, young people, and their families and other professionals involved.
Provide safe, stable and supportive environment that caters for the cultural, physical, and emotional needs of the young people.
Provide advice and support to Young people at all times ensuring the social, physical emotional and spiritual care of children.
Encouraging and assisting independence to organise and participate in various external and internal social, leisure trips and other activities.
To develop models of participation that enable children and young people to be involved in the decisions about their care and the running of the home.
Participate in assessment of the children's needs, care planning and implementation, reviews, planning and disruption meetings for young people.
Act as positive role model for young people and other staff in the home and offer advice, guidance and assistance where appropriate.
To participate and where necessary lead meetings.
Participate and promote key working sessions with children and young people.
Participate in and the creation of a Personal Training plan based upon your identified developmental needs in conjunction with your supervisor.
To participate in and make effective use of regular supervision from your supervisor/ Manager.
Protect the rights and promote the interests of the children and young people.
To take full part in duty rota including weekends, sleep-ins and waking night duties.
Promote and maintain a safe and healthy environment. Record and arrange for repairs and routine maintenance to the building and ensure work is carried out to an acceptable standard.
Liaise with staff and multi-agencies to ensure that young peoples receive support to their changing needs.
To assist in the recruitment, induction and monitoring through supervision and appraisals the performance of staff. This also includes any disciplinary action required.
Draw the attention of the manager to any areas of concern.
Liaise with the manager on staff grievances and disciplinary procedures when required.
Assist in the formulation and/revision of policies and procedures as necessary
To ensure the home operates within a framework which values diversity and that the home endorses and implements equal opportunity procedures with awareness of anti-discriminatory practiceEden Brown Synergy is an equal opportunities employer.

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