Manager, Under 18s Residential Services, Dalkey

Location: Dublin
Contract: Full-Time, Specific Purpose Contract

Dalkey Residential Centre is a mainstream residential unit providing care for up to five males, aged between thirteen and seventeen years upon admission. The placements are on a medium to long-term basis. 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.

Benefits: 25 days Annual Leave & 3 Concession Days, 7% Employer Pension Contribution, Maternity Top Up 26 Weeks, Tax-Saver Scheme, Education Assistance Policy, Paid Sick Leave policy, Premium rates for unsocial hours

Supports: Employee Assistance Program, Reflective Practice, Supervision, Well being initiatives including monthly meditations

What you will do:

• To work within the framework of the overall objectives of Focus Ireland.
• To work with and under the supervision and direction of the Head of Youth Services.
• To provide leadership and direction to the residential staff teams.
• To create and maintain a safe, caring and stable environment for the young people placed in the centre
• To 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.
• To ensure that Care and Placement Plans are in place, agreed, implemented and monitored regularly in respect of every young person placed in the centre.
• To promote the rights and responsibilities of each young person in the centre.
• To 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.
• To be flexible and open to future development in line with any change to service provision.
• To effectively respond to the changing needs and challenges of the client group.
• To implement financial management systems and participate in annual budget process.
• To coordinate referrals to the services and allocation of case workers as appropriate.
• To ensure the maintenance of appropriate records of work and statistical information.
• To work effectively with relevant personnel from external agencies.
• To engage in regular supervision sessions with the line Manager.
• To participate in relevant training and development courses.
• To attend and contribute to Team, Project and Agency meetings as required.
• To prepare regular monthly project reports and any other reports as requested by line management.
• To participate in project reviews and evaluations and to implement any changes arising from such work.
• To 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.
• To undertake other work that is assigned by the Head of Youth Services and/or Services Director.

What you will need:

• Hold a CORU approved Social Care Worker qualification and have applied for CORU registration (evidence of application will be necessary)
  Or
• Hold a CORU approved Social Care Worker qualification and have applied for CORU registration (evidence of application will be necessary)(https://coru.ie/health-and-social-care-professionals/education/approved-qualifications/social-care-workers/)
• 4 years’ post qualification practice experience and holding a management qualification suitable for a health or social care setting.
• Management and supervisory experience in a social care setting.
• Extensive experience working with young people at-risk.
• Report writing skills.
• Knowledge and experience of financial management and budgeting.
• Experience of interagency working
• 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

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Focus Ireland is an equal opportunities employer