Head Of Care (SEND)

Clearwater People Solutions; Horsham; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free private accommodation

Job summary

Clearwater People Solutions is seeking a Head of Care for a live-in role on-site in the Horsham area. The position requires Level 5 Leadership and Management in Health & Social Care and carries a private three-bedroom accommodation package.

You will join a multi-disciplinary team to provide a warm, secure environment that supports pupil wellbeing, development and safety. You will lead care staff and work closely with senior management to maintain high standards of care and education.

Qualifications

• Senior management experience in health, social care or education settings.
• Ability to lead, supervise and develop care teams.
• Strong communication and collaboration with education and care staff.

Responsibilities

• Be a member of the senior management team and cover duties in its absence.
• Attend weekly senior staff meetings and advise on operations.
• Chair care staff meetings and lead the care team.
• Ensure clear roles through regular supervision and development programs.
• Maintain communication between education, care and domestic staff and the SMT.
• Monitor pupil relationships and drive improvements.
• Plan and deliver staff training and induction programs.
• Schedule care staff and teachers to meet pupil needs and arrange training.
• Monitor casework records and annual / six monthly reviews.
• Organise recreational and social programmes for pupils.
• Coordinate medical aspects of school operations for pupils.

Skills

Leadership

Staff supervision

Communication

Training

Education

Level 5 Leadership and Management for Health & Social Care

Job description

Our client is currently recruiting for a live in Head of Care to be a member of a multi-disciplinary team charged with the task of providing a warm, caring environment, which fosters and develops good personal relationships and which meets pupil's needs for security, reassurance of personal worth, stimulation and affection.

We are seeking a Head of Care with Level 5 Leadership and Management for Health & Social Care.

Please note: This is a live in position on site, which comes with a free private 3-bedroomed accommodation.

Key Responsibilities for the Head of Care

• To be a member of the senior management team and in the absence of the Principal and the Deputy Principal to carry out such responsibilities as relate to the operation of the school.


• To attend weekly senior staff meetings in a liaison and advisory capacity.


• To chair care staff meetings on a regular basis and lead the care team.


• To ensure that staff roles and areas of responsibility are clearly understood through regular staff meetings, discussions and supervision in conjunction with line-management input into the staff support and development programme for child care staff.


• To maintain clear, effective and impartial communication between education, care and domestic staff and the senior management team.


• To monitor objectively the quality of relationships between pupils, between staff and pupils, and between staff, with the constant aim of improvement.


• In liaison with the Principal to plan and deliver training and induction programmes for care staff.


• To timetable and employ care staff and teachers undertaking additional duties to meet the particular demands of the pupils at various times. To ensure that the child care team understand and are able to undertake their duties and responsibilities satisfactorily and, where necessary, to arrange for the provision of training in consultation with the Principal.


• To monitor, evaluate and advise on the collation and submission of individual social programmes and review reports to annual and six monthly review meetings.


• To ensure that full and complete casework records on pupil progress are maintained and that sound decisions are made and carried out.


• To organise, monitor and evaluate a recreational and social programme that engages pupils in constructive, enterprising and a socially extending range of leisure activities.


• To develop and maintain a case co-ordinating role with regard to particular pupils, and ensure that regular discussions on those pupils' overall progress are held between Class Teacher and Keyworker.


• To be responsible for the co-ordination of all medical aspects of the running of the school with regard to pupils.