Job Description

Responsible for

• Participating in designing, developing and maintaining a secure, warm and dignified home life
• To be in charge of the residential home in the absence of a more senior staff
• Contributing to the provision of care & support to service users according to their individual care plans
• Contributing to developing and maintaining the individual skills of service users as per their plans to include learning and skills activities
• To work on call duties as per rota ensuring on call policy & procedure is adhered to
• Reporting all notifiable incidents occurring in the home to the shift leader, providing written reports as requested
• To ensure that up to date records are maintained and to provide written reports as required by the company
• Advising and supporting individual service users in the safekeeping of their money and valuables, recording all financial transactions in accordance with their policy and procedural guidelines
• Enabling and accompanying service users, where required, to access community facilities, annual holidays and health care appointments
• Assisting in the administration of medication to individual service users and authorising of PRN medication
• To oversee the maintenance of fire precautions, fire drills and monitoring of equipment
• To implement & monitor health & safety regulations
• To plan & participate in scheduled team & resident meetings as required
• To ensure that all in-house financial transactions are conducted and recorded according to their policies and procedures
• To ensure that the day to day housekeeping and shopping tasks are carried out thereby ensuring the smooth running of the home
• To ensure the correct use of business vehicles
• To assist with and supervise the management & maintenance of cleanliness, repairs and decor of the home
• To ensure the health, welfare and rights of service users are maintained at an appropriate level

Domestic

• Contributing to ensuring that the home maintains a safe, clean environment for those living and working in it, complying with health and safety requirements, reporting all hazards to the shift leader
• To assist with the purchasing, preparation and serving of meals to comply with their food and hygiene policy and procedure
• To ensure the house laundry is dealt with appropriately and in accordance with their infection control policy

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

To participate in the company's NVQ/QCF Programme To participate in & conduct six weekly supervisions To undertake all statutory and mandatory training To undertake additional identified training as appropriate and in agreement with the line manager To keep abreast of developments in services including legislation relating to residential and day care services