Senior Care Officer Disabilities
Core
Provide personal care, moving and handling, and high-level supervision for children and young people in residential homes with complex needs.
Role type
Senior Care Officer (Disability Children Homes)
Builds
Safe, stimulating residential care environments for children unable to live with their own families
Domain
Social Care / Child Protection / Residential Services
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Personal care, moving and handling, supervisory duties, care plan development, staff supervision, crisis intervention, liaison with statutory agencies
Preferred skills
Experience with vulnerable adults or children in safeguarding settings, ability to work within relevant frameworks
Technologies
Electronic Database
Responsibilities
Promote and safeguard the welfare of children; manage deployment and supervision of staff; assist in managing budgets; lead assessment and joint planning of services; refer concerns regarding child protection; act as a Link Worker for individual children; maintain accurate case recording data; network with voluntary and statutory organizations.
Seniority
Senior, supervisory IC