Job summary
We are looking for Resource Leads who will allocate staff appropriately to meet the needs of our young people.
You will liaise with our Care Managers (home managers) and Registered Managers to understand the changing operational requirements.
Main duties of the job
Responsibilities include:
- Oversee daily shift planning decisions.
- Schedule and participate in planning meetings with Care Managers/ Assistant Care Managers to agree future requirements and plan for adjustments to staffing.
- Planning shifts up to four weeks in advance to minimise the need for reactive adjustments.
- Support with the management of difficult staffing issues and escalate performance management concerns to HR/Care Managers.
About us
Priors Court is a registered charity providing education and residential care for autistic young people with complex needs, aged 5-25. Set within a 50-acre site in Berkshire, we have extensive bespoke facilities to help the young people we support to be healthy, happy, more independent and have the opportunity to access the world of work.
We understand that the little things are actually the big things for an autistic young person, and we celebrate them as major milestones. A daily life skill gained or an anxiety conquered today is a stepping stone towards tomorrows work placement, or a shared special occasion with family.
Priors Court never stays still. We are ambitious for our young people and aspire to be a global leader for autistic young people with complex needs. We want to deliver outcomes for them beyond our imagination; to help transform the lives of even more autistic young people, and to develop practice improvements which we can share across the world.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To monitor, take calls, act according to policy to ensure absence is recorded and delivery has minimal impact.
- To raise and share trends, knowledge, and skills to the wider departments in relation to staffing.
- Work effectively with the recruitment team to allocate new starters to teams/homes.
- To deliver and coordinate training for new staff in connection with our Prior Insight system. To primarily ensure new inductees understand where to access rotas, how shifts are approved, and the process to follow to request additional hours and log any absence.
- Support theAgency Managerwhen appropriate to induct any new agency staff.
- Conduct check ins for agency staff when required and requested via theAgency Manager.
- Book shifts for agency staff in theAgency Manager's absence or when required.
- Support with agency invoices as and when needed
You will also act as the responsible person (Duty Manager) for overall site management working within the Duty rota. This would be upholding the title of major incident management coordinator and holding the duty site phone.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To monitor, take calls, act according to policy to ensure absence is recorded and delivery has minimal impact.
- To raise and share trends, knowledge, and skills to the wider departments in relation to staffing.
- Work effectively with the recruitment team to allocate new starters to teams/homes.
- To deliver and coordinate training for new staff in connection with our Prior Insight system. To primarily ensure new inductees understand where to access rotas, how shifts are approved, and the process to follow to request additional hours and log any absence.
- Support theAgency Managerwhen appropriate to induct any new agency staff.
- Conduct check ins for agency staff when required and requested via theAgency Manager.
- Book shifts for agency staff in theAgency Manager's absence or when required.
- Support with agency invoices as and when needed
You will also act as the responsible person (Duty Manager) for overall site management working within the Duty rota. This would be upholding the title of major incident management coordinator and holding the duty site phone.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Experience of working within a care environment at management level.
Desirable
- Experience of working in an environment that is regulated by Ofsted and/or CQC.
- Understanding of safer recruitment practices and safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.
Experience
Essential
- People Management
- Rostering/ Rota knowledge
Desirable
- Knowledge of or understanding of autism
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Experience of working within a care environment at management level.
Desirable
- Experience of working in an environment that is regulated by Ofsted and/or CQC.
- Understanding of safer recruitment practices and safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.
Experience
Essential
- People Management
- Rostering/ Rota knowledge
Desirable
- Knowledge of or understanding of autism
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
