Team Leader - Rugeley, United Kingdom - RECRUITNEST

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Rugeley, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

Job Title:
Team Leader

Purposr of role:

Involved in shaping and delivering the residential home's Statement of Purpose, and supporting the registered manager, deputy manager and the residential support workers to achieve the same.

To provide high quality care services that support the needs of children and young people, to be an advocate for their well-being, and to provide strong, motivational leadership to the team

Duties:

To assist the registered manager and deputy manager to ensure the efficient operation of the service in accordance with the relevant legislation, procedures, policies and the Statement of Purpose for the home.
Responsibility for safeguarding and promoting individual rights, providing good quality care which is free from oppression, and where differences are respected and valued.
To support the implementation of a development plan for the service that ensures the delivery of high quality, clinically informed practice.
Achieve the highest standards of care for the children and young people.
To co-ordinate and monitor casework and administrative functions of the home and evaluate standards of performance.
To assist and supervise the continual assessment of the needs of the children and young people, and to identify and prepare specific development plans to ensure the most appropriate service provision.
To be involved in the induction, mentoring, and supervision of new employees.
To contribute to a comprehensive team training and development programme, enabling the service to have available all necessary skills and levels of expertise to meet the needs of the young people.
Support the registered manager and deputy manager to promote teamwork and ensure good organisation retention.
To contribute to the development of appropriate relationships with and between adults, young people and other stakeholders.
Liaise with the various internal and external multi-disciplinary teams and commissioning authorities to ensure that the care needs of new and existing children, and young people are met.
To chair meetings, reviews, and discussions as necessary—as directed by the registered manager and deputy manager.
To ensure that professional ethics and behaviour are demonstrated by all adults at all times.
Actively co-ordinate the service provision and be a focal point for support, advice, and coaching to all adults within the home.
To organise duty rotas in order to ensure that the needs of the young people are always met.
To ensure that the company's financial and administrative procedures are adhered to, and to work within a set budget.
Ensure all professional practice and medication processes within the home are conducted in line with legislation.
Ensure all necessary documentation required by regulators is completed to a high standard, and be available for inspections, checks or interviews as requested.
To promote appropriate and therapeutic relationships between adults and young people and their families—promoting the children and young people's involvement and participation in the day-to-day life of the home.
To be part of an on-call system.
Maintain a clean and safe environment. Ensure that the physical state of the building is maintained to a high standard and that all repair/maintenance problems are dealt with promptly.
Any other such duties as may be required from time to time by the registered manager or their authorised representatives.
Ensure that safe working practices are employed by all adults at all times in accordance with the health and safety at work legislation.
Will co-operate with designated personnel exercising their responsibilities in relation to the Health and Safety at Work Act.

Experience:

Hold and promote the ethos and values of the organisation
Ability to demonstrate reasoning, numeracy, literacy and technology skills to required standard
Ability to work as a team, working closely with colleagues and other agencies
Ability to solve problems
Able to work within the principles of the Children Act 198
Demonstrate a sound working knowledge of safeguarding
Sound knowledge of children's homes policies and procedures
Excellent communication skills —both verbally and written.
Ability to produce reports
Working knowledge of the Care Standards 2000, Children's Homes Regulations 201
Good knowledge of planning/development/skills mix.
Ability to develop and encourage professional growth in others
An ability to give formal and informal presentation

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