Senior Children’s Residential Care Worker Job Manchester area,England UK,Child Care/Nanny

Job Title Senior Children’s Residential Care Worker

Job Location Chorlton and (New location)

Annual leave – 224 hours per year.
Overtime – enhanced pay for any overtime.
DBS Check – we cover the cost of your DBS check and further renewals.
Qualifications – Access to relevant and up to date training courses.
Staff Referral Scheme – £250 bonus for staff referral after success completion of probation.
Discounts at Highstreet retailers, days out, gifts, holidays and even when buying a car – available via a Blue Light card that you will have access to as a Health and Social Care Employee
Pension –
Sick pay –

Contracted Hours Full Time is usually 40 hours per week, plus potential to pick up overtime with enhanced pay.

2 days on 4 days off, rolling rota plus sleep ins.

About Fledglings Child Care

Fledglings Child Care is a new company that aims to grow the business to a group of homes over the next 5-7 years. We aim to create an education-focused children’s homes to ensure that children in care have the same opportunities as everyone else.

Stratton House is a 2 bed therapeutic home in Chorlton that provides specialist support for children aged 8-17 years old 365 days a year.

We have a team of highly trained staff that are available to provide support 24 hours per day, 7 days a week. The home is of minimal restrictions and aims to promote independence at every opportunity.

Job Summary

We are seeking a Senior Residential Care Worker who can support in establishing the home and who will take on responsibility for all children and the staff within the home. We are looking for innovative individuals who have vast experience with the challenges of running an Ofsted Registered Home. They will assist the manager to manage the house’s resources and to provide a positive living experience for the resident children.

You will report directly to the Registered Care Home Manager.

Senior Children’s Residential Care Worker

Job Description

You will be responsible for managing key staff including:

Residential care workers
Administrative staff

Duties include, but not limited to:

To assist the Registered Care Home Manager in the implementation of all aspects of the company’s objectives.
To contribute to the devising, implementing and evaluation of changes with the involvement of front line staff to continually improve services, systems and standards, in conjunction with the Registered Care Home Manager and the Senior Management team
To deputise in the absence of the Registered Care Home Manager and Deputy
To ensure that each young person has an allocated key worker
To ensure that each member of staff is aware of each child’s placement plan and their responsibilities for its implementation
To attend childcare reviews and planning meetings to provide information and achieve best outcomes for young people
To undertake direct work with young people and acting as an appropriate role model.
To assist in developing systems in which young people are consulted about the quality of care they receive
To maintaining accurate written records in logs, continuation sheets and files both to record information and enable regular monitoring and evaluation to take place
To work in partnership with parents, carers and other professionals to safeguard and promote the welfare of young people.
To chair children’s meetings and facilitating consultation with young people generally
To act as an appropriate adult at PACE interview
To be the responsible person in managing child protection concerns and complaints.
To work in partnership with other professionals to achieve optimum outcomes for young people.
To offer supervision and support to senior staff in line with Children’s Homes Regulations 2015.
To undertake direct work with Children and young people as appropriate.
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