Senior Residential Childcare Practitioner – Randstad Care – Kilmarnock

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Are you looking for an opportunity to further your skills as a Senior Practitioner?

Are you looking for a change in your current career?

If so, we want to hear from you as we are supporting an organisation recruiting for a Senior Practitioner.

The successful candidate can expect to achieve up to £30,240.

…

Responsible To: House Manager

Responsible For: Assisting the House Manager in the Management of the House in

compliance with National Standards, Policy and Practice Guidance.

Qualifications:

SVQ Social Services (Children and Young People) SCQF Level

9 Management

SVQ Care Services Leadership and Management SCQF Level

10 or

Any award in management that is certificated at or above

SCQF Level 8* (min 60 credits) and mapped against the

National Occupational Standards: Leadership and

Management for Care Services SCQF Level 10

The qualifications for this post must meet the SSSC registration requirements for a

Senior Practitioner.

A part or unqualified Senior Practitioner must become fully qualified within 18 months

of starting their post.

Membership of Professional Body: Scottish Social Services Council

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Senior Practitioners are at all times responsible for the following;

To support the House Managers to implement and develop of the aims and objectives

of the House in consultation with senior management.

To work in collaboration with the House Manager

To create an environment in which individual, physical and emotional needs can be met.

To be involved in Change-overs and other daily exchanges to ensure the effective

management of the service.

To have knowledge of and practice within Policy, Practice and

Procedures, and to support the House Manager in monitoring and appropriately

responding to the care team’s awareness, understanding and compliance.

To maintain consistency of practice, based on the implementation of

Policies.

To practice at all times in accordance with the Scottish Social Services Council Code of

Conduct, and to monitor and appropriately record and respond to the care teams

compliance/non-compliance with this issue.

To ensure good child care is practised, based on the implementation of Care Plans by

staff

To be a Mentor and coach to the staff and stakeholders

To co-ordinate the activities of the house on a day to day basis, and to be involved in

the long-term planning for, and development of the group.

To ensure accurate reports and records in all matters relating to stakeholders and

property.

To be responsible for the deployment of staff on day to day basis in the absence of the

House Manager.

To organise and participate in staff meetings, senior staff meetings, and any other

appropriate meetings as delegated by the external line manager.

To undertake management of volunteer befrienders, students and trainees on

placement within the House, in consultation with the House Manager.

To provide regular Support & Supervision for TSW’s, volunteer befrienders, students

and trainees on placement within the House, in consultation with the House Manager.

To participate in on-call for the organisation.

Completion of the Scottish Social Services Council qualification criteria for professional

registration and to support and monitor the care teams compliance with this core

requirement.

To complete mandatory training on SCM – a prescribed approach on managing the

behaviour of resident young people, and, to administer the prescribed physical restraint

techniques on resident young people when required, and to maintain a record and

appropriately respond to the care teams compliance with this mandatory training and

ability to administer.

To undertake any other duties as reasonably requested by the House Manager, or

Senior Management Team.

To manage and operate budgets within the figures and guidelines laid down.

To monitor ongoing expenditure, and to timeously alert the House Manager if budgets

are overspent or present as inadequate.

.

Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.

Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.

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Are you looking for an opportunity to further your skills as a Senior Practitioner?

Are you looking for a change in your current career?

If so, we want to hear from you as we are supporting an organisation recruiting for a Senior Practitioner.

The successful candidate can expect to achieve up to £30,240.

…

Responsible To: House Manager

Responsible For: Assisting the House Manager in the Management of the House in

compliance with National Standards, Policy and Practice Guidance.

Qualifications:

SVQ Social Services (Children and Young People) SCQF Level

9 Management

SVQ Care Services Leadership and Management SCQF Level

10 or

Any award in management that is certificated at or above

SCQF Level 8* (min 60 credits) and mapped against the

National Occupational Standards: Leadership and

Management for Care Services SCQF Level 10

The qualifications for this post must meet the SSSC registration requirements for a

Senior Practitioner.

A part or unqualified Senior Practitioner must become fully qualified within 18 months

of starting their post.

Membership of Professional Body: Scottish Social Services Council

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Senior Practitioners are at all times responsible for the following;

To support the House Managers to implement and develop of the aims and objectives

of the House in consultation with senior management.

To work in collaboration with the House Manager

To create an environment in which individual, physical and emotional needs can be met.

To be involved in Change-overs and other daily exchanges to ensure the effective

management of the service.

To have knowledge of and practice within Policy, Practice and

Procedures, and to support the House Manager in monitoring and appropriately

responding to the care team’s awareness, understanding and compliance.

To maintain consistency of practice, based on the implementation of

Policies.

To practice at all times in accordance with the Scottish Social Services Council Code of

Conduct, and to monitor and appropriately record and respond to the care teams

compliance/non-compliance with this issue.

To ensure good child care is practised, based on the implementation of Care Plans by

staff

To be a Mentor and coach to the staff and stakeholders

To co-ordinate the activities of the house on a day to day basis, and to be involved in

the long-term planning for, and development of the group.

To ensure accurate reports and records in all matters relating to stakeholders and

property.

To be responsible for the deployment of staff on day to day basis in the absence of the

House Manager.

To organise and participate in staff meetings, senior staff meetings, and any other

appropriate meetings as delegated by the external line manager.

To undertake management of volunteer befrienders, students and trainees on

placement within the House, in consultation with the House Manager.

To provide regular Support & Supervision for TSW’s, volunteer befrienders, students

and trainees on placement within the House, in consultation with the House Manager.

To participate in on-call for the organisation.

Completion of the Scottish Social Services Council qualification criteria for professional

registration and to support and monitor the care teams compliance with this core

requirement.

To complete mandatory training on SCM – a prescribed approach on managing the

behaviour of resident young people, and, to administer the prescribed physical restraint

techniques on resident young people when required, and to maintain a record and

appropriately respond to the care teams compliance with this mandatory training and

ability to administer.

To undertake any other duties as reasonably requested by the House Manager, or

Senior Management Team.

To manage and operate budgets within the figures and guidelines laid down.

To monitor ongoing expenditure, and to timeously alert the House Manager if budgets

are overspent or present as inadequate.

.

Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.

Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.

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experience

Children services

skills

be able to manage challenging situations,be person centred,can work as an individual or part of a team,caring,competent at dealing with all stakeholders,critical thinking,emotional intelligence,empathy,handling medication,non-judgemental,oral communication,organisational,passionate,patience,report writing (incident logs and daily plans etc),resilient,show initiative,time management,tolerance,understanding,work well under pressure,written communication

qualifications

university

education

diploma level 3 in health and social care

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