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Salary:£33,366 - £35,235 per annum (plus 10% unsocial hours)
Hours per week:37 hours
Interview date:10 March 2025
Canons House - Transforming Young Lives
An excellent opportunity awaits you to become a vital member of the Senior Leadership Team at Canons House in the role of Senior Child Care Officer. As a crucial contributor to the Leadership and Management of our home, you will play an integral role in shaping the future of care for children and young people.
Main duties of the job
At Canons House, we provide short breaks for children (5-17) with complex learning disabilities, health needs, and challenging behaviours. Our 'whole child' approach ensures empathetic, holistic care, fostering stability, belonging, and positive well-being. We champion diversity, promote equality, and partner with families and professionals to deliver tailored care for all.
Join us in creating positive outcomes for every child as a Senior Care Officer leading diverse in-house and community activities, encouraging staff to contribute to enriching experiences aligned with children's views and wishes.
We seek a confident, knowledgeable, and experienced professional capable of supervising and ensuring the safe delivery of care for children and young people with complex health needs. Your expertise should cover critical areas such as moving and handling, enteral feeding, and the safe handling and administration of controlled medication. A Level 4 Children, Young People and Families Practitioner Apprenticeship Standard/Level 3 Diploma for Residential childcare or equivalent will be essential.
About us
An initial shortlisting interview will take place on Wednesday 05 March, where there will be an opportunity to visit the home, take a tour of all Canons House has to offer and a change to meet some of the children and staff. Once the shortlisting has been completed, shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend a formal interview on Monday the 10 of March.
Join us at Canons House and be a driving force in creating a nurturing and empowering environment for those who need it most.
Why us?
Wiltshire Council is a friendly, welcoming place to work, with a 'One Council' ethos. Thats why we focus on getting the things that matter to our people right.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Specific duties and responsibilities include:
Take a lead in supporting and supervising staff in the overall management and organisation of
the Home to ensure its smooth and efficient running. This will involve leading shifts and taking
accountability for on the spot decisions. You will need to be able to liaise with the care officers to
plan appropriate activities for the shift in-line with support plans and risk assessments. You will
have good organizational skills to lead the team through any disruptions/changes within the daily
routine.
To participate in and be accountable for the provision of a safe and comfortable environment for
children and young people. This will include being able to respond to any health and safety
concerns. You will be required to undertake all mandatory training to ensure you are equipped
with the knowledge and understanding to maintain a safe environment.
To participate in the working rotas, including evenings, sleeping-in duties and weekend duties in
accordance with policy and as is necessary for the efficient running of the Home. Attending and
contributing to senior meetings with managers. Take an active role in regulation 44 visits and
contribute to regulation 45 reports.
You will have undertaken supervision training and have experience to provide supervision and
appraise a small number of staff, both relief staff, domiciliary staff and care officers who are key
workers. Ensuring your supervisees meet the requirements of their key worker role. You will also
be required to have an in-depth knowledge of your supervisees key children.
Take a lead in supporting and supervising care staff in reviewing, contributing and
implementation of new and established care programmes for children. This will also include being
a key worker to a small number of children. You will be required to have an in depth
understanding of your key children; attending reviews and liaising closely with other professionals
to act in the best interest of the child and guide/support junior colleagues in their key worker role.
Take a lead in assessing the needs of yours and your supervisees key children. Supporting them
to write reports, and make accurate changes to support plans and risk assessments. Take a lead
in setting goals and targets in-line with CIN plans and advocate for children when required and
guide/support junior colleagues to set goals and targets for their key children.
You will be required to maintain your safeguarding knowledge and understanding through
Wiltshire Councils e-learning and keep up to date with the correct reporting procedures. You will
be able to recognise safeguarding concerns and report immediately through your understanding
and knowledge of reporting flow charts.
For further information please refer to the role description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Specific duties and responsibilities include:
Take a lead in supporting and supervising staff in the overall management and organisation of
the Home to ensure its smooth and efficient running. This will involve leading shifts and taking
accountability for on the spot decisions. You will need to be able to liaise with the care officers to
plan appropriate activities for the shift in-line with support plans and risk assessments. You will
have good organizational skills to lead the team through any disruptions/changes within the daily
routine.
To participate in and be accountable for the provision of a safe and comfortable environment for
children and young people. This will include being able to respond to any health and safety
concerns. You will be required to undertake all mandatory training to ensure you are equipped
with the knowledge and understanding to maintain a safe environment.
To participate in the working rotas, including evenings, sleeping-in duties and weekend duties in
accordance with policy and as is necessary for the efficient running of the Home. Attending and
contributing to senior meetings with managers. Take an active role in regulation 44 visits and
contribute to regulation 45 reports.
You will have undertaken supervision training and have experience to provide supervision and
appraise a small number of staff, both relief staff, domiciliary staff and care officers who are key
workers. Ensuring your supervisees meet the requirements of their key worker role. You will also
be required to have an in-depth knowledge of your supervisees key children.
Take a lead in supporting and supervising care staff in reviewing, contributing and
implementation of new and established care programmes for children. This will also include being
a key worker to a small number of children. You will be required to have an in depth
understanding of your key children; attending reviews and liaising closely with other professionals
to act in the best interest of the child and guide/support junior colleagues in their key worker role.
Take a lead in assessing the needs of yours and your supervisees key children. Supporting them
to write reports, and make accurate changes to support plans and risk assessments. Take a lead
in setting goals and targets in-line with CIN plans and advocate for children when required and
guide/support junior colleagues to set goals and targets for their key children.
You will be required to maintain your safeguarding knowledge and understanding through
Wiltshire Councils e-learning and keep up to date with the correct reporting procedures. You will
be able to recognise safeguarding concerns and report immediately through your understanding
and knowledge of reporting flow charts.
For further information please refer to the role description.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Educated to A levels of equivalent relevant experience.
- NVQ Level 4 or equivalent significant experience in a relevant field (with a commitment to undertake qualification as required) e.g. Health, Children and Young People, Social Care, Early Years.
- Have training and experience in supervising others and have completed (or have committed to undertake) the Councils internal aspiring manager programme or ILM level three Leadership
- and Management qualification.
- Experience of working in a care setting, preferably experience within children services.
- Competent in a variety of communication methods e.g. Makaton, PECs.
- Knowledge of disabilities and autism. Knowledge of associated medical conditions and experience of medical interventions e.g. gastrostomy care, oxygen therapy etc.
- Paediatric Manual handling techniques.
- Paediatric First Aid qualification.
- Hold safe handling and administration of medication level 2.
- Knowledge of behaviour interventions.
- Physically able to undertake manual handling as required.
- In-depth knowledge of Child protection issues and role in keeping children safe.
- Ability to write support plans/risk assessments and support and supervise others to write support plans and risk assessments.
- Ability to write and record accurately.
- Have an in-depth understanding of the needs of children.
- Fluent in English.
- Knowledge of behaviour intervention.
- Hold a full clean licence.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Educated to A levels of equivalent relevant experience.
- NVQ Level 4 or equivalent significant experience in a relevant field (with a commitment to undertake qualification as required) e.g. Health, Children and Young People, Social Care, Early Years.
- Have training and experience in supervising others and have completed (or have committed to undertake) the Councils internal aspiring manager programme or ILM level three Leadership
- and Management qualification.
- Experience of working in a care setting, preferably experience within children services.
- Competent in a variety of communication methods e.g. Makaton, PECs.
- Knowledge of disabilities and autism. Knowledge of associated medical conditions and experience of medical interventions e.g. gastrostomy care, oxygen therapy etc.
- Paediatric Manual handling techniques.
- Paediatric First Aid qualification.
- Hold safe handling and administration of medication level 2.
- Knowledge of behaviour interventions.
- Physically able to undertake manual handling as required.
- In-depth knowledge of Child protection issues and role in keeping children safe.
- Ability to write support plans/risk assessments and support and supervise others to write support plans and risk assessments.
- Ability to write and record accurately.
- Have an in-depth understanding of the needs of children.
- Fluent in English.
- Knowledge of behaviour intervention.
- Hold a full clean licence.
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.
