ABOUT HALLIWELL:

Halliwell has recently restructured as an Employee Ownership Trust meaning greater engagement opportunities for all colleagues in the improvement of the business as well as greater benefits and rewards when the business performs well and achieves great outcomes for the children in its care.
We would like to hear from caring, enthusiastic and dedicated team players with a can-do approach who really care about the needs of young people. You will be respectful, empathetic, positive, accountable, reflective, engaged, nurturing and tenacious. You will enjoy working with children and young people and create a safe, caring and supportive place to live for the children that are part of the Restorative Parenting® programme.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

As a Senior Therapeutic Parent (Residential Childcare Senior Support Worker) you will be joining the company at an exciting and compelling time. You will be rewarded with a highly competitive starting salary of £32,760 - £34,840 per annum (dependant on experience on qualification). The position is offered on a full time, permanent basis contracted to 48 hours per week where you will complete a 2 on 4 off rolling rota to enable you with the work/life balance and job satisfaction. All sleeps are inclusive of the 48 hours per week and paid at your usual hourly rate.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• You will support the home managers and assist in the day-to-day running of the home providing guidance and support to the Therapeutic Parents.
• You will ensure a therapeutic, safe, healthy, and homely environment is in place and allows the children to thrive and develop meeting Ofsted’s Quality Standards.
• This will include domestic duties and paperwork/record keeping working closely with managers, clinical and education teams to provide tailored psychological recovery programmes for each child.
• You will be committed to continual professional development including training in Restorative Parenting® to enable the psychological recovery of children.
• To contribute to the development of the child through the provision of a therapeutic home environment and being a committed and consistent adult role model.
• To be assigned as a key worker or co-key worker to a Halliwell child and to provide a high standard level of care throughout.
• To provide warmth and care for our children providing personal care needs, cooking, cleaning, washing, shopping and budgeting pocket monies or by promoting our children to carry out such tasks themselves, where appropriate.
• To ensure pocket money / petty cash receipts are retained for financial auditing records.
• To support the child with onsite or mainstream education attendance completing homework and other school related activities.
• To follow the children’s care plans and risk assessments and carry out job role in accordance with Halliwell’s childcare policies and procedures at all times.
• To understand and adhere to all policies and procedure within Halliwell Homes and the Homes Standard Operating Procedures.
• To complete and comply with all risk assessments in place and update, where required.
• To ensure you as a Senior Therapeutic Parent complete the log book throughout your shift.
• To ensure that all staff on shift, complete daily c sheets and records in the evening.
• To complete children’s file audits on a monthly basis.
• To ensure that you and the team meet Health and Safety requirements and they are updated and maintained to standards as required by Ofsted.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum 2 year Experience in Residential Childcare
• Must hold Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare
• Minimum 6 months experience in a Senior position
• Shift lead experience and on-call requirement (where required)
• Coaching and Mentoring experience