Senior Children's Health Care Worker-Greater Manchester

NHS; Bolton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider seeks a Senior Children's Health Care Worker in Bolton to deliver care to children and young people aged 0 to 26 within their homes and communities. Responsibilities include supporting Care Team Leaders, managing on-call duties, and promoting positive experiences for the children. A full Driving Licence is essential. The position offers a competitive salary of £16,848 for 24 hours per week, with generous benefits including 28 days of holiday.

Benefits

28 days holiday

Health Cash Plan for dental and optical care

Access to 24/7 counselling and wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to work independently and in a collaborative busy team environment.
• Hold or be willing to work towards Level 3 Health and Social Care.
• Full Driving Licence with own car.

Responsibilities

• Support the Care Team Leaders across the region.
• Deliver high quality care to children within their own homes.
• Promote positive life experiences and choices.

Skills

Proven experience working with children and young people

Effective prioritisation and time management

Strong work ethic

Confident and skilled communicator

Customer service oriented

Resilient

Education

GCSE Maths and English Grade C or above or equivalent

Level 2 Health and Social Care

Level 3 Health and Social Care

Tools

Mobile apps for documentation

Job description

Senior Children's Health Care Worker - Greater Manchester

Lagans Foundation is an established provider of specialist home healthcare to children and young people aged 0 to 26.

We invite the right candidate to join our award-winning team to help grow and reach new families across the Northwest of England in line with our growth and development strategy.

Main duties of the job

As a Senior Carer, you will support the Care Team Leaders (CTL) across the region to manage an internal care team, helping to deliver a first-class care service. You will deliver high quality care to children and young people aged 0 to 26 years, within their own homes and in the community. You will promote positive life experiences and choices and make memories with children who may have short lives.

Key accountabilities of our Senior Carers will also include:

• Complete induction training
• Complete leadership training
• Manage the on-call out of hours calls on rota with the management team
• Attend and co-host team meetings to share best practice, resolve challenges and offer morale support to others and continue team building
• Complete ongoing 6-weekly supervisions
• Support the Care Team Leaders with team member supervisions and observation
• Always remain compliant
• Mentoring / buddying new members of staff following completion of probation
• Working to proactively source additional activities for the children to engage with during term and non-term time
• Providing exceptional care including feedback within dedicated communication channels for staff and managers and completion of visit records and any other necessary documents

About us

Lagans Foundation embraces Diversity and Inclusion, celebrating differences while fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture. As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we encourage applicants to communicate any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process. We are open to discussing flexible working options if the role allows. Join us in shaping a dynamic, innovative, and inclusive environment.

We are a growing team with one goal: to provide quality heartfelt care. Our values are Passion, Resilience, Integrity and Communication, and Empathy.

Job responsibilities

Location: North West - Within the Community

Role Type: Permanent

Salary: £16,848 (Based on 24 hours per week).

We invite the right candidate to join our team to help grow and reach new families across the Northwest of England in line with our growth and development strategy.

The Opportunity

As a Senior Carer, you will support the Care Team Leaders (CTL) across the region to manage an internal care team, helping to deliver a first-class care service. You will deliver care to children and young people aged 0 to 26 years, within their own homes and in the community. You will promote positive life experiences and choices and make memories with children who may have short lives. You will be responsible for delivering high quality care and developing a team, building strong relationships with other carers, staff, and families to provide exceptional care at every stage and promote the charity’s work through donated and commissioned care streams.

Key accountabilities of our Senior Carers will also include:

• Complete induction training
• Complete leadership training
• Manage the on-call out of hours calls on rota with the management team
• Attend and co-host team meetings to share best practice, resolve challenges and offer morale support to others and continue team building
• Complete ongoing 6-weekly supervisions
• Support the Care Team Leaders with team member supervisions and observation
• Always remain compliant
• Mentoring / buddying new members of staff following completion of probation
• Working to proactively source additional activities for the children to engage with during term and non-term time
• Providing exceptional care including feedback within dedicated communication channels for staff and managers and completion of visit records and any other necessary documents

What you’ll bring

We are looking for individuals who hold the following skills and experience:

• Proven experience working with children and young people
• Clean Enhanced DBS for Children and Adults
• Ability to embrace and drive change
• Positive work attitude and personality to uplift and inspire a care team
• Good understanding of the Care Quality Commission and what/why it regulates
• Effective prioritisation and time management
• Strong work ethic
• Ability to build and establish effective relationships
• Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as in a collaborative busy team environment
• Confident and skilled communicator (verbal and written English)
• Customer service oriented
• Resilient
• Excellent planning and organisational skills
• Proficient in relevant computer applications
• Hold or be willing to work towards L3 Health and Social Care
• Full Driving Licence with own car (business use insurance is essential)
• Passion to embrace the charity vision and values

This role will involve travel within the Northwest therefore a full driving licence is essential. It also involves working with individuals of all genders, including clients, colleagues, and parents, regardless of cultural or religious considerations.

What’s In It For You

• 28 days holiday inc statutory bank holidays
• Hospital Saturday Fund Health Cash Plan for dental, optical, physio etc and Perkbox
• Blue Light Card eligibility
• Discounted mainline Train Tickets for London or Glasgow
• Flex Benefits including salary sacrifice scheme
• Access to 24/7 counselling, wellbeing support, and staff discounts via our employee benefits platform

Be Yourself

Lagans Foundation embraces Diversity and Inclusion. We celebrate what makes us different, as well as what we have in common. This enables us to work better as one team shaping a dynamic, innovative and inclusive culture.

Lagans Foundation is a Disability Confident Committed employer; if you require any reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process, please get in touch and let us know. We’re also happy to discuss flexible working options should the role accommodate it.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• GCSE Maths and English Grade C or above or equivalent
• Level 2 Health and Social Care or Level 2 Care in the Community for infants and children with Heart Defects or Feeding Issues
• Level 3 Health and Social Care

Skills and Behaviour Competency

• Skills: Excellent communication and organisational skills; good understanding of Care Quality Commission and what it regulates; ability to complete documents via mobile apps; excellent written and verbal communication; ability to use IT packages relevant to the role
• Behaviour/Competency: Analytical thinking; good communication skills (written and spoken English); accuracy, planning and organising; resilience; technical and professional expertise; ability to demonstrate a professional, confident and can-do attitude; knowledge and behaviours that support diversity, equality and inclusive practice; passionate to embrace the organisation's culture and values; driven to continually improve care standards

Experience

• Experience of working with children
• Experience of delivering personal care
• Experience of working shifts
• Enhanced DBS Child and Adult Workforce

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.