Care Officer
Core
Provide highly skilled residential care, safeguarding, and support to children and young people unable to live with their families in Children's Homes.
Role type
Senior IC Care Officer (Residential Childcare)
Builds
Safe and stimulating residential care environments and individualized care packages
Domain
Social Services / Child Protection / Residential Care
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Safeguarding, care planning, therapeutic crisis intervention, medication administration, shift leadership, stakeholder liaison, risk assessment, administrative reporting, budget management
Preferred skills
Experience with vulnerable adults, ability to work within statutory frameworks, flexibility for rota-based hours
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Lead care packages and support Support Workers; act as Shift Leader; implement Therapeutic Crisis Intervention techniques; administer medication; liaise with statutory and voluntary services; prepare assessments and reports; manage budgets for children's needs; refer child protection concerns to Line Management.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
