About the role
Principal Roles and Responsibilities
Policy and Procedures
* Adhere to all policy and procedures in the Organisation.
* Maintain a strong understanding of the Safety Statement and all associated Health and Safety Risk Assessments.
* Ensure the Health and Safety of young people, team members and visitors by ensuring thorough oversight on the premises. Report any concerns immediately to the Health and Safety Rep/ Deputy/ Centre Manager and conduct health and safety risk management assessments.
* To work closely as part of the Harmony Care team to develop and maintain Policies and Procedures and Best Practice Standards within a caring and homely environment.
* Maintain young person, employee, and business confidentiality at all times.
* To report any shortfalls to the management team.
Care of the Children
* To work directly with the children in your care: focusing on developing a therapeutic, professional and caring relationship to ensure that their physical, psychological, social and emotional needs are met in accordance with the Child Care Act, 1991.
* To facilitate family time in line with the Child's Care Plan/ Placement Plan
* To promote education/ training and employment in line with the Child's Care Plan or Placement Plan
* Ensure that the social, educational, occupational, recreational, medical, dietary, and religious needs of young people are met.
* Ensure that all young people are enabled and encouraged to participate in all decisions affecting their lives.
* To work in partnership with the children in your care and their families and significant others in order to implement each child's individual care plan/ placement plan.
* To engage young people in keyworking, safety planning or debriefs as required
* To respond to any identified risk with regard to the risk management framework in place to reduce risk/ eliminate risk.
* To work with the Children in line with the identified Welltree Model of Care in Harmony Care.
Teamwork and Professional Engagement
• To engage in specific duties assigned by your management team.
• To attend team meetings.
• To attend trainings required to support you in your role.
• To foster good working relationships with professionals from other disciplines and agencies.
• To engage in any inspections taking place in the Centre
Professional Development
• To maintain effective self-care practices
• To engage in training appropriate to your role as provided by the Organisation.
• To undertake any additional training and development programmes the Centre may consider appropriate to enhance your contribution to the work.
• Be responsible for your own personal training and development plan.
Safeguarding
• To perform all duties related to your role as a mandated person.
• To report any child protection and welfare concerns to Tusla immediately.
• To notify the DLP of any child protection and welfare concerns.
• To ensure solid knowledge of the Organisation's Child Safeguarding Statement in regard to potential risks of harm and the risk management plan in response to the potential risks.
• To engage in risk management assessments for any identified safeguarding concern relating to young people in your care.
• Raise any issue that amounts to a protected disclosure in line with the relevant policy and procedures within the Organisation.
Other Responsibilities
• To carry out general housework and preparation of meals, involving the children as appropriate.
• To ensure that petty cash is reconciled at the commencement and conclusion of every shift.
• To keep accurate and up to date records and reports in respect of individual children and the daily activities of the home.
• To ensure that recording systems are fully completed on a daily basis and that handover follows the correct procedure to ensure effective communication.
• To agree a supervision contract with your supervisor and adhere to the conditions agreed.
• To maintain and develop a good understanding of current research and theory in order to keep abreast of ongoing developments in Social Care.
• To professionally represent Harmony Care in all capacities.