Job summary
Lagans Foundation is an established provider ofspecialist home healthcare to children aged 0 to 19.
We are excited to invite the right candidate tojoin our amazing and inspirational, award-winning team, to help grow and reachnew families across Greater Manchesterin line with our growth and development strategy.
Main duties of the job
As a Senior Childrens Health Care Worker, you will support the Area Care Team Leader (ACTL) to manage an internal care team, helping to deliver a first-class care service.
You will deliver care to children aged 0 to 19 years, within their own homes and in the community. You will promote positive life experiences and choices and make memories with children who may have short lives.
Youll be responsible for delivering high quality care and developing a team. Youll build strong relationships with other carers and staff within Lagans Foundation and the families to provide exceptional care at every stage and promote internally and externally the amazing work the charity offers through donated and commissioned care streams.
Key accountabilities of our Childrens Health Care Worker will also include:
1. Complete Level 2 TQUK Care for children and infants with heart defects and feeding difficulties.
2. Complete induction training
3. Complete leadership training
4. Manage the on-call out of hours calls on rota with the management team.
5. Support the Area Care Team Leader with team member supervisions and observation.
6. Providing exceptional care including feedback within dedicated communication channels for staff and managers and completion of visit records and any other necessary documents
About us
Be Yourself:Lagans Foundationembraces Diversity and Inclusion, celebrating differences while fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture. As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we encourage applicants to communicate any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process. We are also open to discussing flexible working options if the role allows. Join us in shaping a dynamic, innovative, and inclusive environment.
We are a growing team with one goal: to provide quality heart felt care. We strongly believe in our values and want our employees to relate to them and apply it to their role.
Our values are as the following:
7. Passion
8. Resilience
9. Integrity and Communication
10. Empathy
Job description
Job responsibilities
Location: Greater Manchester - Within the Community
Role Type: Permanent
Salary: £24,375 £25,350 (Based on hours per week) depending on skills, experience and completion of TQUK L2 Caring for children with cardiac defects and feeding issues RQF
Lagans Foundation is an established provider of specialist home healthcare to children aged 0 to 19.
We are excited to invite the right candidate to join our amazing and inspirational, award-winning team, to help grow and reach new families across Greater Manchester in line with our growth and development strategy.
The Opportunity
As a Senior Childrens Health Care Worker, you will support the Area Care Team Leader (ACTL) to manage an internal care team, helping to deliver a first-class care service.
You will deliver care to children aged 0 to 19 years, within their own homes and in the community. You will promote positive life experiences and choices and make memories with children who may have short lives.
Youll be responsible for delivering high quality care and developing a team. Youll build strong relationships with other carers and staff within Lagans Foundation and the families to provide exceptional care at every stage and promote internally and externally the amazing work the charity offers through donated and commissioned care streams.
Key accountabilities of our Childrens Health Care Worker will also include:
11. Complete Level 2 TQUK Care for children and infants with heart defects and feeding difficulties.
12. Complete induction training
13. Complete leadership training
14. Manage the on-call out of hours calls on rota with the management team.
15. Attend and co-host team meetings to share best practice, resolve challenges and offer morale support to others and continue team building.
16. Complete ongoing 6-weekly supervisions.
17. Support the Area Care Team Leader with team member supervisions and observation.
18. Always remain compliant.
19. Mentoring / buddying new members of staff following completion of probation.
20. Working to proactively to source additional activities for the children to engage with during term and non-term time.
21. Providing exceptional care including feedback within dedicated communication channels for staff and managers and completion of visit records and any other necessary documents
What Youll Bring
Were looking for individuals who hold the following skills and experience:
22. Proven experience working with children and young people
23. Clean Childrens Workforce DBS we can complete this application if you do not hold a DBS already
24. Ability to embrace and drive change
25. Positive work attitude and personality to uplift and inspire a care team.
26. Good understanding of the Care Quality Commission and what / why it regulates.
27. Effective prioritisation & time management
28. Strong work ethic
29. Ability to build and establish effective relationships
30. Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as in a collaborative busy team environment
31. Confident & skilled communicator (verbal & written English)
32. Customer service orientated
33. Good attention to detail
34. Resilient
35. Excellent planning and organisational skills
36. Proficient in relevant computer applications
37. You hold or will be willing to or are actively working towards L3 Health and Social Care
38. Full Driving Licence with own car (business use car insurance is essential )
39. Passion to embrace the charity vision and values, culture and behaviours.
This role will also involve travel within the Northwest therefore a full driving licence is essential for the role.
Whats In It For You
40. 28 days holiday inc statutory bank holidays
41. 8% Pension Scheme
42. Hospital Saturday Fund Health Cash Plan for dental, optical, physio etc and Perkbox
43. Blue Light Card eligibility
44. Discounted main line Train Tickets for London or Glasgow
45. Flex Benefits including salary sacrifice scheme
Be Yourself
Lagans Foundation embraces Diversity and Inclusion. We celebrate what makes us different, as well as what we have in common. This enables us to work better as one team shaping a dynamic, innovative and inclusive culture.
Lagans Foundation is a Disability Confident Committed employer so if you require any reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process, please get in touch and let us know. Were also happy to discuss flexible working options should the role accommodate it.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
46. GCSE Maths and English Grade C and above or equivalent.
47. Level 2 Health and Social Care or L2 Care in the Community for infants and children with Heart Defects or Feeding Issues.
Desirable
48. L3 Health and Social Care.
Skills and Behaviour Competency
Essential
49. Skills:
50. Excellent communication and organisational skills.
51. Effective decision-making skills.
52. Good understanding of Care Quality Commission and what it regulates.
53. Ability to complete documents via mobile apps
54. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
55. Ability to use IT packages relevant to the role.
56. Excellent organisation and time management skills with the ability to work independently and to deadlines.
57. Car driver own car with business use insurance.
58. Behaviour/Competency:
59. Adaptability.
60. Analytical thinking.
61. Good Communication skills (Written and spoken English).
62. Accuracy, Planning and organising.
63. Resilience.
64. Technical and professional expertise.
65. Ability of demonstrate a professional, confident and can do attitude.
66. Knowledge and behaviours that support diversity, equality and inclusive practice.
67. Passionate to embrace the Organisations Culture and Values and behaviours.
68. Driven to continually improve care standards.
Experience
Essential
69. Experience of working with children.
70. Experience of delivering personal care.
71. Experience of working shifts.
72. Enhance DBS Child and Adult Workforce.