Job profile

To supervise & deploy staff within their allocated team, ensuring a high quality of care is delivered to all children and young people within the home.
To assist the Registered/House Manager and Care Coordinator to support individual children and young people to attain their full potential and maximise the options available, encouraging choice, participation, and motivation.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

+ To support the day-to-day management of a team of support workers ensuring they maintain a high standard of professional support in line with all relevant regulations, as well as YE policies and procedures.
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To ensure the effective deployment and operation of the support worker system.
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To assist with organising and managing the rostering process so that sufficient staff are always provided in accordance with the requirements of the home

Care:

+ To work with children and young people, encouraging choice, participation, motivation and risk
taking.
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To ensure any incidents or events are reported and recorded, liaising with the immediate supervisor (and/or any other relevant staff) as appropriate and in accordance with YE policies and
procedures.
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To work closely with the relevant manager(s) & any respective health care professionals in the development of individualised care plans and ensure that reviews are carried out within prescribed timescales.

General
This job description is not exhaustive, and the post holder may be required to undertake other reasonable and appropriate tasks.
All Young Epilepsy staff share a commitment to the participation and engagement of children and young people and their voices.

All duties must be carried out in accordance with Health and Safety regulations as given by the Young Epilepsy Health and Safety policy and procedures.