Job Description
Cpl Healthcare is partnering with a non-profit organisation based in Dublin, Ireland that provides services for people who are homeless and people at risk of homelessness in Ireland.
The Residential Centre in Dalkey, Co. Dublin is a mainstream residential unit. The centre's model of care is based on a therapeutic and relational, child-centred approach identifying individual needs and responding to them in a safe and secure environment.
Key Responsibilities
* Work within the framework of the overall objectives of the Organisation.
* Work with and under the supervision and direction of the Head of Youth Services.
* Provide leadership and direction to the residential staff teams.
* Create and maintain a safe, caring and stable environment for the young people placed in the centre.
* Manage the centre in accordance with relevant Tusla policies, guidelines and protocols, the Child Care (Standards in Children's Residential Centres) Regulations, 1996, and HIQA's National Standards for Residential Care, 2018.
* Ensure that Care and Placement Plans are in place, agreed, implemented and monitored regularly in respect of every young person placed in the centre.
* Promote the rights and responsibilities of each young person in the centre.
* Consult with young people placed in the centre, their families, centre staff and external stakeholders as appropriate.
* Provide regular supervision to team members.
* Promote and encourage staff development within the staff teams.
* Implement project and agency policies and procedures, including child safeguarding, complaints, confidentiality, health and safety, housing, and human resource policies.
* Ensure policies and procedures are reviewed regularly.
* Manage the performance of staff in the projects by upholding best practice in human resourcing and performance management, and by complying with legal requirements in relation to employment/recruitment, supervision, health and safety and welfare, training and development.
* Be flexible and open to future development in line with any change to service provision.
* Effectively respond to the changing needs and challenges of the client group.
* Implement financial management systems and participate in annual budget process.
* Coordinate referrals to the services and allocation of case workers as appropriate.
* Ensure the maintenance of appropriate records of work and statistical information.
* Work effectively with relevant personnel from external agencies.
* Engage in regular supervision sessions with the line Manager.
* Participate in relevant training and development courses.
* Attend and contribute to Team, Project and Agency meetings as required.
* Prepare regular monthly project reports and any other reports as requested by line management.
* Participate in project reviews and evaluations and to implement any changes arising from such work.
* Be available for the on-call service and to monitor its use and effectiveness and to be part of the development of the on-call service as the project develops.
* Undertake other work that is assigned by the Head of Youth Services and/or Services Director.
Essential Criteria
* A professional qualification in Social Work is also considered as suitable, with the requisite 4 years' post qualification practice experience and holding a management qualification suitable for a health or social care setting.
* A minimum QQI level 7 qualification and 4 years' full-time work experience in a social care setting post qualification.
* Management and supervisory experience in a social setting.
* Extensive experience working with young people at-risk.
* Report writing skills.
* Knowledge and experience of financial management and budgeting.
* Experience of interagency working
Skills & Competencies
* A working knowledge and understanding of residential childcare and the issues affecting young people in the care of the state.
* Ability to plan and implement programmes
* Flexible & Reliable
* Leadership skills
* Communication skills