EAWA - EngAge Welfare Association
Sessional Manager for Day Care for Elderly People
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Job Title: Sessional Manager for Day Care for Elderly People
Salary: £17.00 per hour
Hours of Work: As needed to cover for staff absences/holidays. Aim is 5 hours a month and 5.6 weeks a year to cover for Annual Leave.
Responsible to: EAWA CEO
Responsible for:
To manage the day centre operational needs and EAWA organisational needs.
Job Purpose:
- To manage the day-to-day running of Enfield Asian Welfare Association’s Day Centre(s).
- To assist the Existing EAWA Day Centre Manager or EAWA CEO in all aspects of Management in relation to the day care centre and Organisation.
- To work on Policy matters; fully engage in service provision and help maintain and improve quality standards like ISO9001.
- To help the community increase its awareness of access to Health and Social Care and other Services to achieve maximum quality of life for the Clients and Carers.
Duties and Responsibility
- To manage care support workers, freelance staff, and volunteers.
- To be responsible for the Health and Safety of the Organisation and manage the provision of a safe working environment for all using the facility including staff.
- To be responsible for the effective management and administration of all aspects of the centre, including Catering, welfare rights, transport, record keeping, issuing of circulars etc.
- To ensure that all necessary records, reports, etc are maintained and to help compile regular returns as required by the Organisation.
- To be responsible for Client Management E.g. Home visits, day care placements, Risk Assessments, Care planning, Care Plan updates, and liaison with Social Services.
- To cover for EAWA Day Care Manager/CEO when on holiday or for absences.
- To work on Day Care and Organisation Policy work/Administration/Management this includes Client Management and Organisation Needs.
Duties
Service Users/Clients
- To provide an environment which meets the physical care needs, emotional and social well-being of the clients, as well as cultural or religious differences, to a high standard.
- To undertake assessments of service users referred for day care.
- To be responsible for the placement at the Day Centre ensuring an introduction to the facilities and integration into programmes.
- (You will assess the client, then arrange a trial visit or induct client into the day centre: Set up the care plan and liaise with care staff as to the level of care needed by the service user.)
- To maintain client records for the Day Centre in accordance with EAWA’s policies and procedures i.e. data protection act by setting up Care plans, regularly updating them, and conducting 6 monthly reviews.
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Aim:
- To use the systems in EAWA to safeguard the maximum welfare of the clients.
- To review systems.
- To introduce/adopt new systems for client management as required.
- To be involved in the facilitation of Day Centre activities, including escorting service users on outings or recreational activities taking place away from the day-centre. To be involved in the planning and co-ordinating of these activities.
- To introduce creative non-funded pastimes for clients.
- To be involved in the organisation of the A.G.M, festivals, and other such events that may take place annually.
- To supervise transport arrangements of Clients to and from the Day Centre and this may involve irregular calls for cancellation/change.
- To undertake regular transport reviews, ensuring that the transport is used for the maximum benefit of clients. Discuss additional transport needs with EAWA Day Centre Manager/CEO.
- To undertake written risk assessments of the Service Users, and report areas of concern to the CEO. Act on prevention and thus take steps to minimise risks and maintain client records.
- To ensure that service users are involved in decisions relating to the day centre activities.
- To hold regular meetings with the clients as a User Group, preparing items of general interest etc for useful engagement and conduct the Quarterly forums.
- To be responsible for all Casework i.e. Dial a Ride Membership guidance, Welfare Rights issues concerning the Day Centre and Drop-In clients, and occasional outreach.
- To offer informal support to Carers at the Day Centre.
Staff
- To conduct supervisions and appraisals, as needed for the care support workers with feedback to the CEO.
- Arrange all training or other requirements to manage the staff and to remain in keeping with EAWA Quality standards.
- To manage Volunteers.
General
- To be responsible for ordering provisions, refreshments, and catering within budget limits. (Have a senior care worker that takes most of this on).
- To control and maintain petty cash records.
- To ensure all monies are collected for fees etc, are properly kept safe, prepared for banking, and then banked.
- To be responsible for the Health and Safety of the Organisation and manage the provision of a safe working environment for all using the facility including staff.
- To report faults and check equipment.
- To hold Quarterly Health and Safety Meetings.
- To work on Day Care and Organisation Policy work/Administration/Management this includes Client Management and Organisation Needs. Must keep all policies up to date and implement them. Assist in the preparation of the ISO9001 inspection work: our Day care centre runs in line with a ISO9001 manual.
- To cover for EAWA Day Care Manager and CEO when on holiday or for absences.
- To attend staff meetings, supervision, and appraisal meetings as required by the CEO.
- To work in accordance with the organisation’s policies and procedures.
- To carry out any other duties that may be required by the organisation, including out of hours work, commensurate with this post.
- The Manager must keep up and advance their knowledge by taking up courses and training in care management.
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Whilst every effort has been made to outline all the main duties and responsibilities of the post, a document such as this does not permit every item to be specified in detail. Also, the post holder may, from time to time, be asked to undertake other reasonable duties commensurate with the grading of the post.
In addition to undertaking the duties as outlined above, the post holder will be expected to fully adhere to the following:
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Equality Act in accordance with the organisation’s Equality Policy, which is designed to prevent discrimination of any kind, and ensure equality of opportunity is a key principle that is continually embraced.
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Operational Ensure that all duties are carried out in line with the organisation’s health and safety, operational, performance management, personnel, data protection, and financial regulations policies and procedures.
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Confidentiality Maintain absolute confidentiality with regard to the organisation’s information and procedures.
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