Team Leader - Haslingden, United Kingdom - Limetree Recruitment

Limetree Recruitment

Verified Company

Haslingden, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job Title:
Team Leader

Responsible to:
Home Manager/ Regional Operations Manager

Key External Contacts:
Service User relatives, advocates and equivalent Placing Authorities and Service Providers Registration, Regulatory and Inspection bodies Local Services - Statutory, Voluntary and Community Neighbours

Job Summary and Duties

Working as a Team leader you will supervise and motivate a team of Residential Support Workers, whilst also completing a hands-on role to ensure the highest quality of care is offered to the children and young people, with learning disabilities (LD) and emotional and behavioural difficulties (EBD)in our care.

You will design, implement and monitor the care and education plans in accordance with the individual needs of our children and young people to ensure that key life and independent skills are achieved in the enriching and positive environment we strive to create.

Following a thorough induction and training programme, your duties will include:

Leading shifts and supervising junior members of staff
Leading a team that is passionate, committed and driven to achieve a high quality of service delivery
Delegating areas of responsibilities, in relation to support worker roles
Undertaking own areas of responsibilities and agreed delegated management responsibilities
Supporting the young people's emotional needs
Contributing towards maintaining a safe, warm and homely environment

JOB PURPOSE

To provide the highest quality of care and support as part of the care team to in accordance with Company policies, procedures and practices and standards set by the Regulatory Body.

KEY TASK AREAS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
To participate in the rota for care of young people as part of the care team

To include:

Leading general upkeep and maintenance of the home
Ensuring effective and highquality record keeping of the team
Supervision of team members
Accountability for effective completion of roles & responsibilities of your team
Personal care
Organising and participating in appropriate activities
Domestic duties including laundry
Cooking and shopping
Transporting Service Users to appointments and activities

Fulfil sleep-in duties in accordance with the agreed rota by the home manager.

Support and supervise the young people in the implementation of an individual programme of life skills, key skills and independence skills and leisure in their Home and the community.

Support young people within the Home in accordance with their personal/pathway/placement plans and the policies, procedures and practices of the home.

Effective and accurate and appropriate entries in young people's records, diaries and reports as necessary in accordance with Company and local policies, procedures and practices.

Support and enable young people to maintain a level of personal hygiene through offering guidance and support to develop their independence.

Work with and manage challenging behaviour, enabling young people to develop from needing external control to developing self-control.

Organise and participate in appropriate activities and enable young people to take part in a wide variety of activities.

Safeguard all young people within the Home and ensure their safety and wellbeing.

Administer medication in accordance with Company and Regulatory Body policies and procedures. Ensure that medication is stored in safe manner in accordance with policy.

Ensure effective record keeping of all financial transactions and ensure they are in accordance with individual placement agreements, and Company and Regulatory Body policies and procedures.

Check the daily diary and organise the appointments for that day as required, Ensure that all the relevant personal/pathway/placement plans for young people are in place, accurate and up to date Work positively and effectively with relatives, advocates and other professionals involved.

Support young people with completing and returning homework that's been set by education.

Communicate effectively with education staff to ensure a consistent approach and to provide a daily link between School and Home.

Key Worker responsibilities:

To support the young people by acting as an internal advocate, involving them in every aspect of their car

Completing weekly key work sessions with allocated key child or other young people within the home. Key work session to be recorded and shared with the young people.

Support in the arrangements for contact and ensure that the young person's wishes and feeling are considered.

Staff

Undertake agreed delegated management responsibilities on an ongoing basis, in support of the Line Manager, for example supervisions, annual appraisals, probation reviews and return to work meetings.

Lead and supervise the staff on shift to ensure that they always carry out their duties and behave appropriately.

Report issues that have arisen in the day promptly to the relevant person.

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