Children's Senior Residential Worker - Medway, United Kingdom - Sanctuary Health

Sanctuary Health

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Medway, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Senior Residential Worker to work full time based in a Children's home in Medway, Kent.

The salary for this permanent Children's Senior Residential Worker job is up to £32,723

Main Duties:

Assist in the management, development, and delivery of services to children and young people in accordance with safeguarding and caring regulations
Lead shifts in the home, allocating tasks and areas of responsibility whilst on shift, ensuring records are completed and that there is a comprehensive handover
Deputise in the absence of the registered manager or deputy
Lead, manage and motivate staff, ensuring high quality professional supervision and performance development plans are completed which enhance individuals personal and professional development needs and contribute towards the outcomes delivered for children and young people
Ensure that services are delivered to the required standards and in accordance with safeguarding and caring regulations
Ensure records of incidents are completed promptly and accurately
Contribute to the day to day care of the children and young people including providing personal, health, social and domestic care in accordance with their care plans
Liaise with service users and families/carers, compiling records of actions and observations, to ensure needs are met through communication and building strong relationships
Ensure all information relating to Children and Young People is accurate and uptodate and that essential record keeping is completed by staff at the end of shift
Maintain accurate records of progress towards the achievement of agreed goals for Children and Young People
Administer and record the signing in and out of all medication and always ensure the safe storage of medication in line with the home's policy

Requirements of this job:

Level 3 Residential Childcare qualification or equivalent
Experience working within Children's residential care
Knowledge of the Children's Homes Regulations 2015, Quality Standards, and the Care Act (2000)
Knowledge of the development needs of children and young people
Ability to show leadership skills
Experience of managing budgets
Direct involvement in Ofsted inspections

Contact:

With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity.

With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.