Senior Children's Health Care Worker-Greater Manchester

Job description

Job responsibilities

Location:North West - Within the Community

Role Type:Permanent

Salary:£16,848 (Based on 24 hours per week).

Lagans Foundation is an established provider of specialist home healthcare to children and young people aged 0 to 26.

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 the Northwest of England in line with our growth and development strategy.

The Opportunity

As a Senior Carer, you will support the Care Team Leaders (CTL) across the region to manage an internal care team, helping to deliver a first-class care service.

You will deliver care to children and young people aged 0 to 26 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 Senior Carers will also include:

• Complete induction training
• Complete leadership training
• Manage the on-call out of hours calls on rota with the management team.
• Attend and co-host team meetings to share best practice, resolve challenges and offer morale support to others and continue team building.
• Complete ongoing 6-weekly supervisions.
• Support the Care Team Leaders with team member supervisions and observation.
• Always remain compliant.
• Mentoring / buddying new members of staff following completion of probation.
• Working to proactively to source additional activities for the children to engage with during term and non-term time.
• 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:

• Proven experience working with children and young people
• Clean Enhanced Children and Adults Workforce DBS
• Ability to embrace and drive change
• Positive work attitude and personality to uplift and inspire a care team.
• Good understanding of the Care Quality Commission and what / why it regulates.
• Effective prioritisation & time management
• Strong work ethic
• Ability to build and establish effective relationships
• Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as in a collaborative busy team environment
• Confident & skilled communicator (verbal & written English)
• Customer service orientated
• Good attention to detail
• Resilient
• Excellent planning and organisational skills
• Proficient in relevant computer applications
• You hold or will be willing to or are actively working towards L3 Health and Social Care
• Full Driving Licence with own car (business use car insurance is essential)
• 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. It also involves working with individuals of all genders, including clients, colleagues, and parents, regardless of cultural or religious considerations.

Whats In It For You

• 28 days holiday inc statutory bank holidays
• 8% Pension Scheme
• Hospital Saturday Fund Health Cash Plan for dental, optical, physio etc and Perkbox
• Blue Light Card eligibility
• Discounted mainline Train Tickets for London or Glasgow
• Flex Benefits including salary sacrifice scheme
• Access to 24/7 counselling, wellbeing support, and staff discounts via our employee benefits platform

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

• GCSE Maths and English Grade C and above or equivalent.
• Level 2 Health and Social Care or L2 Care in the Community for infants and children with Heart Defects or Feeding Issues.

Desirable

• L3 Health and Social Care.

Skills and Behaviour Competency

Essential

• Skills:
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Effective decision-making skills.
• Good understanding of Care Quality Commission and what it regulates.
• Ability to complete documents via mobile apps
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to use IT packages relevant to the role.
• Excellent organisation and time management skills with the ability to work independently and to deadlines.
• Car driver own car with business use insurance.
• Behaviour/Competency:
• Adaptability.
• Analytical thinking.
• Good Communication skills (Written and spoken English).
• Accuracy, Planning and organising.
• Resilience.
• Technical and professional expertise.
• Ability of demonstrate a professional, confident and can do attitude.
• Knowledge and behaviours that support diversity, equality and inclusive practice.
• Passionate to embrace the Organisations Culture and Values and behaviours.
• Driven to continually improve care standards.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with children.
• Experience of delivering personal care.
• Experience of working shifts.
• Enhance DBS Child and Adult Workforce.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Lagan's Foundation

Address

Flexspace

Manchester Road

Bolton

BL3 2NZ

Employer's website

https://lagans.org.uk/news-and-more/ (Opens in a new tab)