Senior Care Practitioner Working Hours: 155-165 hours per month. Depending on the home, you will be working a shift pattern and will be required to sleep in. Hourly rate: £12.00 P/H Sleep ins: Paid at £50 per night. Job Description for Senior Care Practitioner To support the homes manager within the home and to complete supervisions with Residential Care Practitioners. To support the homes manager within management tasks such as updating workforce development plan, home development plan, SOP, childrens guide, homes training matrix etc. To support homes manager on new young people moving in and out of the home. Lead the team and delegate tasks out to staff members. Support homes manager to update all management tasks at the end of each month. Complete audits on the homes and young peoples paperwork. Support in attending professional meetings. To support your team members and be able to train and develop other staff members. To supervise your staff team and complete debriefs and supervisions within your team. To provide a supportive and nurturing environment for the children and young people in accordance with Company policies and procedures. To lead by example and maintain good professional practices in accordance with the minimum standards for childrens homes. To be held accountable for the safety and wellbeing of our young people, whilst supporting them on shift. To help create a supportive and positive environment for each young person with particular reference to his or her safety, health and education. Ensure safeguarding of all young people underpins every decision made. To play a role in the establishment, maintenance and development of the environment and climate of the home, this providing young people with a calm and relaxed group living experience conduction to emotional security and personal happiness and growth To be fully conversant with Rise above care model of care and policies and procedures To be activity involved in the planning and participating in the homes recreational and social programmes and engage young people. To respect and maintain the confidential nature of the work. Ensure safeguarding of all young people underpins every decision made. To form effective positive relationships with young people, their families (if appropriate) and external agencies. To meet the emotional and physical needs of our young people and maximise opportunities for their development. To contribute to the young persons care plans and risk assessments, their review and implementation. To establish good relationships with young people based on confidence, trust, understanding and mutual respect, setting a good example to all staff. To encourage young people to maintain socially acceptable standards of behaviour. To share responsibility for the safe supervision of young people by exercising adequate control. To ensure that young peoples views and wishes are always listened to and acted upon where appropriate. To maintain good professional practice in the home in accordance with National Standards. To create a caring and positive environment for each young person with particular regard to their safety, health and education. To ensure that good quality records are maintained as required with supervision and advice from shift and Managers. To ensure the home is kept clean and in a tidy condition, adhere to the cleaning Rota system, encouraging the young people to participate as appropriate. To cook and ensure that the young people are supplied with nutritious meals; record the meals prepared on the menu planners and consider their dietary and cultural needs. To dispense, record and administer medication as required. To undertake a key worker role with young people as required. To inform colleagues of relevant developments and communications i.e., during handover. To ensure high quality supervision of young people, ensuring their individual safety and well-being is closely monitored. To support the Manager in the preparation, implementation, review and updating of Placement Plans and risk assessments and monitoring progression. To identify problems and service deficiencies by the continuous review of young peoples needs and make recommendations for improvement. To ensure that equality and diversity is followed and encouraged. To attend and participate in staff meetings as appropriate. To attend all training To perform sleep in duties where required To maintain and promote residential care work to high levels of professionalism expected by Rise Above Care and Ofsted. To contribute to the educational and social development of each young person and assist in the implementation of Individual Education Programs. To adhere to Childrens home regulations 2015.