Broomhill Bank North
Job Description: Head of Care
Grade:
Kent Range 10
Responsible to:
Head of School
Purpose of the Job
To provide professional leadership and management in order to secure effective and
comprehensive learning, social and emotional development opportunities for all
children and young people.
To ensure effective safeguarding and child protection provision for all children and
young people.
To manage, develop and maintain the care and social development of all residential
students.
To make an effective contribution to the strategic development of the school.
Main duties and responsibilities
1. To be part of the Strategic, Review and Development team of the school in order to
ensure the effective implementation of the School’s Vision, Aims & Objectives,
School Improvement Plan and wider learning opportunities;
2. To work closely with the Head of School and the Deputy Head of School in order to
ensure that all learning opportunities, both formal and informal, are effective,
evaluated and developed in order to ensure that they provide high quality teaching
and learning opportunities, that meets statutory requirements and each individual's
educational needs and choices;
3. To work closely with Medical Liaison Officer and Head of School to ensure the staff
team are effective in meeting the health needs of all children and young people;
4. To be the lead for safeguarding and child protection ensuring that the School’s
policies, procedures and arrangements fully meet statutory requirements and
secure the safety and wellbeing of every child and young person;
5. To take a lead role in the writing and implementation of care plans.
6. To develop and motivate staff in order ensure that they are sufficiently supported,
enabled and challenged to maintain high standards of provision, support and
learning opportunities for all children and young people;
7. To undertake regular Performance Reviews, Supervisions and participate in the
delivery of training;
8. To carry out all operational management tasks to ensure that the residential
provision runs effectively. This will include the appropriate management and
distribution of the department's budget, health & safety and other areas delegated
by the Head of School;
9. To participate in the recruitment, selection and induction process of residential staff
in liaison with the Head of School and Human Resources administration;
10. To lead the development of policies, procedures and protocols to enhance social
care opportunities for students in accordance with current legislation and practice;
11. To ensure the Residential Care Department meets the requirement of the National
Minimum Standards for Residential Special Schools securing outstanding outcomes
from annual OfSTED inspections;
12. To liaise with Local Authority inspector and the Governor responsible for
safeguarding at their monitoring visits;
13. To monitor, evaluate and review the provision for residential students and to
provide an annual report on the quality of that provision;
14. To investigate, monitor and review incidents and complaints.
15. To ensure that communication with students, staff, parents, other departments and
outside agencies contributes to securing efficiency and high standards of social
care and outcomes for all children and young people;
16. To effectively contribute to the admissions and assessment process for new
students coming to the school;
17. To lead on the provision of 24 hour curriculum;
18. To promote opportunities for children and young people to be actively involved in
decisions affecting them;
19. To promote the involvement of parents and carers in decisions and interventions
involving their children and young people; and to represent them or provide
advocacy at multi agency meetings, promote effective multidisciplinary
working/attend outside agency meetings etc
20. Undertake continuous professional development, updating personal specialist
knowledge, skills and expertise in order to secure and maintain outstanding social
care and student support throughout the School.
21. Carry out senior sleep-in / on-call role as required and to take safeguarding role
when on call at night;
22. To support specific operational duties such as Administration of Medication if
required;
23. Other duties and responsibilities commensurate with the role.