Company Profile: The Medusa Project has a long-established reputation in providing specialised, high-quality residential care with therapeutic intervention for young women (gender inclusive) 16-21, who have challenging and complex needs, many of whom have experienced negative childhood experiences or trauma. Our project and fully trained staff team, create an environment where the individual needs of young people are met to enhance their development, health and wellbeing, with the aim of them gaining the skills to lead successful and productive lives. The Medusa Project is committed to the protection, welfare, growth and development of all young people placed in our care. This is a unique opportunity to get involved with an established project and team.

Registered Manager with Mental Health Experience

We are looking to employ a committed, compassionate, experienced Female Registered Manager to take us to the next step of our journey of being Ofsted registered.

You must be a strong, holistic manager with at least 3 years’ experience of managing regulated children’s home to a high standard. The role requires someone who is passionate and experienced with working with young people with a range of difficulties which, include emotional, behavioural, ASD, ADHD and a range of acute mental health diagnoses.

We require someone who is dynamic and forward-thinking, with the ability to fit into an existing team, someone who is able to be with the young people, as easily as they are with the paperwork. We want someone who can recognise that our young people have gone through significant trauma and therefore require patience, acceptance, understanding and empathy, to allow them to progress and resolve their challenges.

We require someone who knows about becoming an attachment figure to the young people, someone who understands boundaries but never forgets the need to be emotionally available and understands where the young people are coming from. Our candidate will understand projection and transference – which are keys aspects of our therapeutic approach.

We require someone who can bring her own style to the project and claim ownership of the service that we provide. An emotional investment is required with our young people, and this is an expectation of the manager and the team.

Other aspects of the role will include, project managing, implementing nutritional plans and holistic therapies, managing budgets and able to attend emergency calls when away from the project. You will be expected to work autonomously, with diligence and consideration. You will be expected to manage your staff team effectively while catering to their needs.

This is a full-time position and may include overnight shifts; weekends and emergency on-call duties.

Please see the key requirements and responsibilities for the above role. If you would like to learn more and submit an application, please download the relevant documents from the how to apply section below.

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Key Requirements:

Female *

  • Must have NVQ /QCF level 5 Children and Young People
  • Proven track record of working within a regulated children’s residential home
  • Must have Designated Safeguard Leadership
  • Full knowledge of policies and legislation relating to The Children’s Home Regulations and Ofsted Quality Standards
  • Minimum 3 years’ experience of working as a manager in a residential settings
  • Must be a driver and have access to a car
  • Ability to be on call

Key Responsibilities:

  • To comply with all Medusa Policies, Procedures and Operations Manual
  • To be the Designated Safeguarding Officer and ensure all Safeguarding requirements are met and adhered too
  • To supervise and support the team in achieving their duties and ensuring the smooth day-to-day running of the project
  • Ensure all staff receive line management, supervision and appraisals
  • To meet Ofsted’s Quality Standards and ensure the team are working to those same standards
  • To ensure all Health and Safety requirements are met and adhered to
  • To maintain all contractual agreements with Local Authorities
  • To be on-call on a rota basis

Benefits:

  • Competitive Salary: £49,254 – £56,992 per year (Full time)
  • Permanent Contracts
  • Pension Contribution
  • Sick Pay
  • 35 days Annual Leave (Incl. Bank Holidays)
  • Full induction Training
  • Wellbeing Programme
  • External Individual and Group Clinical Supervision
  • DBT Supervision & Training
  • 1:1 Therapeutic Support
  • Reflective Practice

You can download the Job Description, Person Specification from the link below.

All applicants will be subject to satisfactory references and all employees are checked against the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).

* This role requires females. This is a genuine occupational requirement, under the Equality Act 2010.

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES

How to apply

To apply for this post please send your CV along with a covering letter stating why you would like to apply for this post to recruitment@themedusaproject.org.

Please download the Job Description & Job Specification form

Residential Support Worker with Mental Health Experience

We are seeking experienced Residential Support Workers with Mental Health experience to join our team.

It is essential that you have experience and knowledge in relational working with complex trauma, and you must have experience working as a mental health support worker with young people.

We work with young women (gender-inclusive) between the ages of 16-21 with autism and complex emotional needs, who can present with challenging behaviours such as self-harming and suicidal ideation.

You will be supporting young women who have varied mental health challenges with complex trauma, self-reflection and an awareness of the impact of secondary trauma are essential to this role.

We are looking to employ staff who are committed, compassionate, dedicated, and want to make a difference in the lives of the vulnerable young women in our care. The role can be challenging at times, but massively rewarding, as young women flourish.

Duties include developing independent living skills such as shopping, budgeting, washing clothes, cooking, attending professional appointments, leisure activities, etc.

You will need to be empathic and have the right values to work with these vulnerable young women. You will need to be resilient and adaptable to adjust your approach to meet the individual needs of young women.

Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding issues and the ability to address them appropriately.

You must have experience in engaging hard-to-reach individuals.

An understanding of key-working.

You will need to be computer literate and willing to use our in-house systems, completing daily logs, incidents, and weekly reports.

The ability and confidence to lone work at times.

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Key Requirements:

Female *

  • Minimum Level 3 Health and Social Care or equivalent qualifications
  • Minimum 3 years experience of working with young people with varied mental health challenges
  • A minimum of 3 years of experience of working with young people who display self-harming behaviours
  • Be committed to safeguarding
  • Knowledge and understanding of the different forms of therapy
  • Knowledge and understanding of attachment and trauma
  • Knowledge and understanding of Autism and ADHD
  • Ability to sleep-in a minimum of twice (2) a week – (full-time) and once (1) a week (part-time)
  • Essential knowledge and ability to use computers confidently
  • MAPA or PMVA Training

Key Responsibilities:

  • You must have empathy and the ability to be emotionally open and engaging while holding firm boundaries.
  • You must be skilled and experienced in helping the young people to develop alternative ways of dealing with anger, self-harm and other behavioural issues
  • Ability to work with hard to reach young people
  • Ability to mentor and coach young people on personal care and to develop relevant life skills
  • Work as part of a team to ensure the safety and well-being of young people and staff
  • Carry out a range of administrative duties to ensure the smooth running of the project
  • Undertake housekeeping and cleaning duties in order to maintain a clean and safe environment

Benefits:

  • Competitive Salary £30,071.60 Full-time
  • Permanent Contracts
  • Pension Contribution
  • Sick Pay
  • 28 days Annual Leave (raising to 30 Days as of the 1st April 2023)
  • Full induction Training
  • Wellbeing Programme
  • External Individual and Group Clinical Supervision
  • DBT Supervision & Training
  • 1:1 Therapeutic Support
  • Reflective Practice

You can download the Job Description, Person Specification from the link below.

All applicants will be subject to satisfactory references and all employees are checked against the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).

* This role requires females. This is a genuine occupational requirement, under the Equality Act 2010.

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES

How to apply

To apply for this post please send your CV along with a covering letter stating why you would like to apply for this post to recruitment@themedusaproject.org.

Please download the Job Description & Job Specification form