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 up-to-date 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:
This job is advertised by Harry Smy; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
We welcome applications within a residential or supported living setting from care home managers, deputy managers, care coordinators, key workers, childcare workers and more as we might have other roles applicable to you.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.
As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.
Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).
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.
