Team Leader Residential Children's Home - London, United Kingdom - PURE GRACE HOMES LIMITED

Description

• To maintain a high quality of care and support which meets the physical, emotional, intellectual, social and cultural needs of children and young people within the care of Inspirations. Working from the guidelines from Pure Grace Homes statement of purpose, the 1989 Children's Act, Children's Act 2004, Leaving Care Act 2000, The Care Standard Act 2000, Children's Home regulation 2015 and any other relevant legislation.
• Complete key work session and Monthly report
• Supervision of junior staff and record keeping
• To provide a caring, supportive and nurturing environment in which children/young people can feel secure and free from harm.
• Establishing positive relationships with young people and always offering them unconditional and positive regard.
• Helping young people gain self control by challenging unacceptable behaviour and rewarding acceptable, prosocial conduct.
• Ensuring that each young person's care plan is followed and amended as appropriate to reflect their changing needs
• Attending to practical matters in relation to childcare (cooking, cleaning, general maintenance around the home etc)
• To act as a key worker or coworker for a child /young person to ensure that their care plans are up to date and that all their care needs are being met. To provide a positive role model to be able to offer advice, guidance and assistance where appropriate.
• Establishing relationships which young people perceive to be positive, warm and rewarding
• Providing advice, assistance and support on a 1:1 basis to enable young people to address past and present difficulties
• Providing emotional support at times of difficulty or stress
• Being ambitious for young people, helping them achieve their goals and optimise their potential
• Providing support for young people in their education and extracurricular activities, this may include supporting them in the classroom if necessary
• Keeping accurate records and providing written reports on young people for planning meetings, reviews or any other meetings as directed by the line manager
• Empowering young people and facilitating their active involvement in the decision making about their lives and future
• Observe and maintain confidentiality at all times in relation to the Home and its residents, recognising the vulnerability of the children and young people.

• Flexitime
• Onsite parking

• English not required

• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift
• Overtime
• Weekend availability

• Performance bonus

• GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

• Support worker

• Driving Licence (preferred)
• NVQ Level 2 Health & Social Care (preferred)