Our five-bed residential home for children, aged 5-17 years, is registered with OFSTED and offers services to young people who have learning disabilities, challenging behavior, and complex needs. We are situated in the quiet residential area of Little Addington, close to local resources and facilities.
The service offers each child their own bedroom and a range of communal living spaces including a large garden room which provides recreational facilities for them to create their own activities. This area is designed to encourage creative and sometimes messy projects.
We also have an amazing sensory/calming room with lights, sounds, and textures which are used together to create a stimulating, or calming environment. This area can be used to support individuals with planned activities or just to relax.
Main duties of the job
* You will provide practical assistance and emotional support to empower our young people to achieve their goals and aspirations, respecting everyone's individuality and enabling them to make appropriate choices to live the life they wish, in line with their individual support plans. You will need to be able to complete a range of records and documents.
* Promote the health, well-being, physical, emotional, cultural, and spiritual beliefs of the people supported and ensure they are met in an inclusive way.
* Facilitate social, educational, and recreational activities of their choice. Supporting them to maintain contact with families or significant others is a key priority.
* The role requires you to undertake all aspects of day-to-day household tasks such as cleaning, cooking, and shopping. Our young people also need to be supported to manage their personal care and hygiene.
About us
For children with complex medical needs and sensory impairment to thrive, they need sensory stimulation and encouragement to achieve this. At Courtyard Care, we believe children and young people with complex mental health histories require nurturing and therapy in equal parts.
Our aim is to provide outcome-based support in a safe, welcoming, homely, and stimulating environment for children and young people with complex and additional needs. We believe that the environment is crucial in enabling stability and security for all the children and young people during their stay with us.
We provide this high level of care and accommodation at Courtyard Care by ensuring that all services and accommodation matches, as near as possible, that of a normal domestic home, whilst considering the needs of each child/young person.
We also aim to assist children/young people to lead fulfilling and enriched lives, by enabling them to take part in a variety of social activities, ensuring each child can follow their preferred social activities with the support of our dedicated and professional residential teams.
Job responsibilities
* Care Team Leaders will support the management team and have direct management of the children/young people and support in the management of the staff teams that support these children/young people to ensure that the highest standard of care is in place.
* To meet and promote the needs of the children/young people and provide opportunities to advance their opportunities and life experiences in a positive manner.
* Support in the recruitment, maintenance, and development of the staffing team.
* Ensure the home is run in line with company policy and hold supervisory responsibilities for members of the team, run shifts, and promote positive relationships within the home.
* Undertake a wide range of duties which will involve direct care of children who have complex needs within Courtyard Care homes.
* Work shifts and flexibly to meet the needs of the children and fulfill all health and safety requirements.
* Provide part of the on-call service for the children's homes if/when required alongside the management team.
* Act as a member of the team and assist management in giving the highest standard of care possible to all the children/young people at Courtyard Care, closely following individual plans, risk assessments, and programmes in place.
* Understand the importance of confidentiality in all client matters at all times.
* Act as a role model in conjunction with colleagues to ensure yours and their welfare and create a safe, clean, and secure environment for all children/young people and relatives.
* Take overall responsibility in ensuring the running of the home is to its highest possible standard, coordinating the shift, allocating child supervision, and prioritizing care.
* Be accountable as a resource and role model for junior staff and the children/young people.
* Adopt a forward-thinking approach to care provided and act as the children's advocate in conjunction with junior staff.
* Work in a variety of settings if needed, in order to support the children e.g., in the child's family home, educational setting, and activity setting.
* Develop skills to meet the child's individual health, social, emotional, and psychological development needs.
* Provide support, advice, and information to the children, parents, and other carers as required.
* Demonstrate an awareness of child development and the child's need for appropriate cognitive age play, adhering to the rostered activity rota.
* Act as a driver/escort for the child if needed.
* Once trained, provide and carry out clinical duties necessary to meet the child/young person's health needs on a daily basis.
* Accountable for petty cash while on duty and adhere to company policy and procedure.
* Organize time management to accommodate rostered activities and intensive interaction for the shift.
* Complete supervisions for allocated staff in line with policy and procedure.
* Identify training requirements for team members and actively support their development.
* Undertake any other duties reasonably requested by management.
Person Specification
Experience
* Minimum of 2 years relevant experience.
* Effective communicator both verbally and written.
* Knowledge/experience of children/vulnerable young people who have complex needs relevant to service.
* Displays initiative and approachability.
* Displays sensitivity and awareness to multi-cultural issues.
* Knowledge of current legislation.
* Ability to coordinate a shift and prioritize care needs.
* Ability to work under own initiative and manage unexpected situations.
* Demonstrate an ability to overcome difficult situations, setbacks, and pressure.
* Experience of working with staff in a supervisory role.
* Driver of minibus.
* Regular requirements to move and handle children/young people with a range of physical abilities.
Qualifications
* Relevant qualification in childcare/social work or related subject.
* Diploma in residential care or essential commitment to complete within timeframe.
* NNEB, DIPSW, NVQ Level 4.
* Good standard of general education.
* Excellent IT skills.
* Safeguarding qualification.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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