Job Description
Seeking experienced Social Care Leaders to work in a supervisory role at a new children's residential facility in Co Dublin, providing high-quality social care in a safe and therapeutic environment.
We are a family-run company with over 30 years' experience in the delivery of care and support. Quality is at the heart of everything that we do. We place immense value in our staff and support them through ongoing training, development, and routes for progression.
Children's Care Ireland aim to become innovators in the field of children's residential care, setting higher standards to enhance and improve the lives of each and every child in our care. Our homes are modern and homely and provide the optimum environment for the delivery of empathetic care and support.
As a Social Care Leader, you will work directly with the young people in a home-like setting, developing a therapeutic, professional, and caring relationship to ensure that their physical, psychological, social, and emotional needs are met. You will assist the management team in creating and maintaining a caring, safe, stable, and professional environment for both the young people to live in and the staff to work in.
Key responsibilities include:
- Developing and implementing individual care plans in collaboration with the young person, their family, and other professionals.
- Providing emotional support and guidance to the young people, promoting their independence and self-esteem.
- Assisting in the development of educational plans and supporting participation in recreational activities.
- Keeping accurate and up-to-date records and reports in respect of individual young people and the daily activities of the home.
- Overseeing budgets for young people, including clothing budgets, holiday budgets, school budgets, and family access budgets.
- Attending and contributing at meetings such as Child in Care Reviews / Looked After Reviews, Placement Planning Meetings, and other relevant multi-disciplinary meetings.
- Overseeing, writing, and editing all reports when submitted for meetings and reviews.
- Take responsibility for the effective and efficient running of shifts.
- Oversee, supervise, and develop the skills of staff in their daily working practice.
- Promote and actively encourage the delivery of a safe, structured, and nurturing environment.
- Complete identified pieces of monitoring work as directed by management.
- Complete internal audits on key work files to ensure all is in line with National Standards and company policy and procedures.
- Undertake the role of Designated Liaison Person (DLP) for Child Protection within the home.
- Work as part of a multidisciplinary team both within the home and with external agencies.
- Ensure and undertake supervisory responsibilities, including the written supervision of care team support workers, within legislative time scales.
- Comply with relevant Health and Safety including Fire Safety policy and procedures.
- Participate in training and continued professional development undertaking all relevant training as required.
- Ensure the delivery of all key worker areas and responsibilities.
- Participate in shift patterns which will include evenings, weekends, and sleepovers. There may be occasions where there may have to be waking nights depending on the needs and risks presented by the young people.
- Participate in the on-call rota as and when required.
Qualifications required:
- Level 7 qualification (degree) or above in one of the following: Social Care, Social Work, Health and Social, Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy, Youth & Community, Teaching, Nursing, Social Science, Addiction Counselling, Counselling / Psychotherapy, Family Support, Disability Studies, Applied Behavioural Analysis.
- Level 8 qualification (Honours degree) or above in Psychology.
- Higher Certificate in Custodial Care (Irish Prison Service).
Experience required:
- 2 years relevant experience working with children/young people from challenging backgrounds.
- Successfully completed Key working roles (or equivalent) for a minimum of 6 months.
- Up to date knowledge of legislation surrounding Residential Childcare and Safeguarding.
- Experience of multi-disciplinary working with a range of professionals in the industry.
- Ability to deliver reports and meet deadlines.
- Full driving licence.
- Flexible approach to meet business needs.
Company pension and other benefits available.