Social Care Leader (Disability)

• Work within the context of TerraGlen’s Vision, Mission Statement and Philosophy.
• Work to progress their professional development in line with TerraGlen proficiency model.
• Recognise that each individual is unique and work in consultation with them to enhance their strengths and further enhance their quality of life.
• Adhere to TerraGlen’s Code of practice, confidentiality, code of conduct and to display a high standard of professionalism.

• Take ownership for educating themselves about each service user within the service and how their disability affects them.
• Report and recording and carrying out assessments.
• Be accountable for supporting the day to day running of the service and responsible for the execution and delivery of person-centred approach.
• Be accountable for organising, planning and executing training and development of the staff team through goal setting in supervision or through other communication methods.
• The Social Care Leader will be responsible for leading the team in the absence of management.
• Be responsible for chairing meetings, setting agendas and ensuring actions from meetings are followed up on.
• Supporting staff members in relation to taking ownership of their work load, engaging in supervisions and participating in meetings both within and outside the service.
• The Social Care Leader may be required to work shift work, weekends and or night duties.
• The Social Care Leader will be required to be a part of the on call management rota.
• Responsible for building and maintaining a professional rapport and communicating with MDT, families and other personnel as required.
• Adhere to GDPR legislation, ensuring the upmost confidentiality at all times and role model this to staff members.
• Participate in ensuring that the service is of a high quality and ready for Inspection from HIQA at all times.
• To work alongside the regulations set out by HIQA and New Directions.
• Ensure that all administration tasks are kept up to date and in line with policies and standards.
• Complete audits and follow up on actions pertaining to these audits.
• Ensure that key workers are keeping their files and administration work up to date and completed at a high standard.
• Complete meaningful plans and goals for the service user, in consultation with their desires and choices.
• Ensure continuous review and improvement through evaluations of the service.
• In accordance with New Directions, ensure independence and integration into the community is promoted and supported.
• To oversee that staff are motivating, supporting and encouraging service users to engage in planned activities of their choice.
• Undertake required Health and Safety checks and Risk Assessments and record and report effectively.
• Carry out required Health and Safety related observing and reporting.
• Contribute to Service Users Person Centred Planning meetings and other relevant meetings pertaining to Service User, follow up on any actions, outcomes from the meetings.
• Endeavour to ensure that service users receive support in their daily lives.
• Support Service Users to make appropriate choices.
• Report concerns in relation to their welfare inclusive of safety and health requirements.
• Record accurately in line with National Standards and New Directions.
• To effectively support the service user in managing behaviours of concern, utilise Positive behaviour support plan, individualised to each service user.
• Participate in maintaining a high Quality service by adhering to all internal/ external audits and ensuring that all actions are followed up on.
• Ensure that all quality reporting required are completed in a competent and suitable manner.
• Follow all financial procedures in line with policies, report and record all discrepancies. Work within the budget.
• Develop and maintain professional rapport with co-workers and team to ensure an effective service is provided for service user. Offer day to day support to your team.
• Create opportunities for service users to be a part of the community.
• Promote opportunities for supporting service users volunteer and or employment/ educational needs.
• Attend all applicable and mandatory training and any other specified development programmes.
• Have the ability to use your own initiative.
• The ability to organise and prioritise your work load.
• Attend and engage positively to supervision and appraisals, utilising reflective practice to enhance development and skills and to reflect on practice.
• Take ownership of own professional development.
• Endeavour to ensure that any feedback, inclusive of suggestions, compliments and complaints is supported, encouraged, reported, recorded and utilised to enhance the improvement of the service.
• Undertake any other work which may arise within the scope of Social Care Leader in order to meet the requirements of the service.

• · Minimum Level 7 in Applied Social Care or Other relevant qualification
• · Full Driver’s licence with two years’ experience
• · Currently undertaking or holding a CORU-recognised Social Care Qualification

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