Brothers Of Charity Services Ireland – West Region

TEMPORARY FULL-TIME CHILDREN’S RESPITE TEAM LEADER

CNM1 OR SOCIAL CARE GRADE

WEST ROSCOMMON SERVICES

JOB REF: 219/2023

The Role

The role of the Team Leader post is pivotal in supporting the coordination and management of children’s respite and family support service for the Roscommon Services. The successful candidate will be the Person in Charge of the Designated Centre, one respite house for Children. The successful candidate will initially be assigned to working in one particular area in the Castlerea area and will provide support for countywide brief for coordination of the family support service. However, the work location may change depending on service needs. The main responsibilities are to support resource-management and staffing - including rosters, staff development, facilitating communication and professional leadership in order to ensure a good quality of life for the Children in the service.

Reporting To/ Responsible To

Area Manager/Service Coordinator

Qualifications/Experience/Skills

• Candidates should have a relevant third level qualification relevant to the Health or Social Care sectors i.e. RNID/RMHN Nursing qualification and NMBI Registration or a BA (Level 7) in Applied Social Studies/Social Care.
• Candidates must also have a relevant Management qualification.
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in a leadership role in the Health/Social Care Sectors is essential.
• Experience of working as a Person in Charge would be advantageous.
• Experience of working in a person-centred service with people with intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviour is essential.
• Experience in community networking and including individuals in their local community is essential.
• Experience of working in the area of Autism and behaviours of concern would be desirable.
• Candidates should be able to demonstrate leadership, communication and team working skills.
• The successful candidate will be a flexible and dynamic individual who will relate to people in a range of situations together with an understanding of and commitment to the principles of public accountability as they apply in the health services.
• Candidates must have a full clean manual Irish driving licence.
• Fluency in verbal and written English is an essential requirement of this post.
  
  

Working Hours

39 hours per week for Social Care grade/37.5 hours per week for CNM1 grade based on a 7 day duty roster. This is inclusive of supernumerary hours, which will be assigned to the successful candidate. Contracted hours of work are liable to change over seven days to meet the requirements of the service. The Brothers of Charity model of service is based on Personal Outcome Measures requiring employees to be flexible in their working hours to provide a quality service delivery for each individual. Shifts will include day, evenings, weekends, sleepover duty and waking nights.

Annual Leave

Leave will be granted according to the agreed leave assigned to the grade of the successful Candidate i.e. CNM1 or Social Care.

Remuneration

Based on the salary scale attached to the grade of the successful candidate i.e. CNM1 or Social Care.

Tenure

This position is Temporary, full-time and pensionable fixed-term for 1 year from the date of appointment.

Job Description

The Brothers of Charity model of service is based on Personal Outcome Measures requiring employees to be flexible within working hours to provide a quality service delivery for each individual.

Specific Conditions

• Staff must have a positive attitude towards working with persons with an intellectual disability and help to ensure that they lead as normal and enjoyable a life as possible.
• Staff must treat each person with an intellectual disability as an individual and at all times acknowledge and respect the rights and personal dignity of the person with a intellectual disability.
  
  

Main Duties And Functions

• The Team Leader will be the Person in Charge of the Designated Centre.
• Assist in formulating, implementing and evaluating service plans in co-operation with the Service Coordinator/ Area Manager, multidisciplinary supports and other team members under the direction of the Area Manager.
• Be an active member of your assigned team (s).
• Provide a high level of leadership to all staff/ team members within the service and appraise staff performance and provide support and supervision to staff members.
• Deputise for the Service Coordinator /Area Manager as the need arises, including the provision of on-call cover for other community services on an agreed rostered basis.
• Act as a support to individual staff and provide a working environment where all staff feel affirmed and valued so that they will see themselves as having ownership for all the activities in their part of the service.
• Support and facilitate the key workers in his/her team to meet the identified needs arising from the individual Person Centred Plan. Ensure the team, and the work that it does, is focused on the individual needs of the people supported by services.
• Ensure that the Personal Outcomes Process is fully operational in the team.
• Evaluate and manage the implementation of best practice and ensure that all staff are familiar with and adhere to the policies and procedures of the Brothers of Charity Services.
• Prepare and be responsible for staff rosters and the provision of locum cover where necessary in your designated area.
• To ensure that staff meetings are held regularly and that minutes of these are circulated to the appropriate personnel.
• Ensure that all individual planning records, local reviews, Team based performance records are inputted and updated on the Database.
• Provide support, manage and resolve problems within the team when appropriate.
• Facilitate team building and staff motivation.
• To ensure that all accidents and complaints are immediately reported to the Service Coordinator /Area Manager and provide follow up information in line with service policy. Ensure records relating to all accidents, incidents and complaints are maintained in line with organisational policy and procedures.
• To ensure safekeeping of personal possessions of the people supported by the services and ensure accountability for all individual’s monies in line with the organisations policy on managing people supported by the services finances.
• To maintain written records in line with best practice, current legislation and HIQA regulations. To ensure all relevant information on individual people supported by the services is communicated to all staff and other disciplines as required.
• Ensure the appropriate proactive strategies are documented and implemented on individual people supported by the services.
• To ensure a good standard of hygiene and cleanliness is maintained throughout the Services.
• In collaboration with the Service Coordinator/ Area Manager to ensure that all repairs to buildings and equipment are carried out promptly.
• To ensure that high professional standards and confidentiality are maintained at all times.
• Ensure the services are operating in line with the Health Information and Quality Authority Regulations and Standards (HIQA) for residential Services.
• Be aware of current employment legislation and follow the Human Resource procedures and policies of the organisation.
• Manage and supervise the performance of staff including responsibility for timekeeping, attendance, planning annual leave and appraising staff performance.
• Participate in managing all resources efficiently and effectively within agreed budget.
• Facilitate co-ordination, co-operation, liaison and communication across multidisciplinary teams and programmes.
• Provide induction for all new staff assigned to the programme as required.
• Be aware of the training and development needs of staff and ensure these needs are met and that all mandatory training is undertaken as required.
• Take responsibility for the ordering, storage, stock and administration of medication for the two centres as required in accordance with Service Drugs Policy.
• Ensure that the Services Medication Policy is followed and good practice is upheld in the administration of medication.
• Participate in the identification development and delivery of education, training and development within your programme as appropriate.
• Be proactive and take an active part in future service planning, development and delivery.
• Evaluate and manage the implementation of best practice policy and procedures including the policies and procedures of the Brothers of Charity Services and operate within the policies and procedures of the Services in all aspects of your work.
• Facilitate and lead team based performance management within the centres.
• Promote and facilitate community liaison including advocacy, citizen advocacy and promoting and maintaining family contact for people supported by the services.
• Operate within the policies and procedures of the Service in all aspects of your work.
• Promote dignity at work and show respect to people supported by the services, colleagues and stakeholders in the course of duty.
• Be aware of and become familiar with fire drill procedures within the services i.e. fire detection, evacuation and fire fighting.
• Ensure that effective safety procedures are developed and managed to comply with the statutory obligations in conjunction with relevant staff.
• Be conscious of Health and Safety matters in the workplace and in particular ensure that all team members comply with Employee’s obligations as set out under Section 9 of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005.
• Avail of all training and development opportunities to achieve the above objectives.
• As the duties and responsibilities of any post in the Service are likely to change with the ongoing needs of the individuals, i.e. age, level of disability, Personal Outcome Measures, etc., staff are expected to have a high level of flexibility, and a willingness and an ability to develop new approaches to their work as the individuals needs demand.
• Perform such other duties appropriate to the post as may be assigned to him/her by the Service Coordinator / Area Manager. All duties must be carried out in person at all times.
  
  

The role of the post holder will not be limited by reference to this job description. It would be expected that the role will evolve as professional, structural and people supported by the services demands change and the post holder will be expected to demonstrate flexibility skills that will facilitate this.

Informal enquiries for this post to Margaret Hannon, Service Coordinator on

0873804106

Closing date for receipt of completed application forms/CV’s on-line is:

5pm Monday 30th October 2023

Interviews will take place on the 8th November 2023

The Brothers of Charity Services Ireland is an equal opportunities employer