PARKING

Staff must park in the designated areas of Tees House car park. This is in the main car park not the
front car park. A Code will be required to get through the barrier.

INDUCTION

All staff will have a comprehensive induction to help informing them of the practice and procedures
of Tees House. The induction will usually last four weeks, with ongoing training; this will entail face
to face training and eLearning. During the first week of induction staff will be allocated a mentor, the
mentor will be part of the senior team. The mentor will be a point of contact for new starters; the
mentor will be there to support the new starter through there 6 month probationary period.

PROBATIONARY PERIOD

After three months all new staff will receive an interim probationary interview. This interview will
normally be with the Registered Manager or Deputy Mangers. The purpose of this interview is to
discuss the new member of staff’s progress, identify any areas of practice that need to be developed
and set targets, to support the member of staff and ensure they can successfully complete the six
month probationary period. The six month probationary interview is to confirm whether the new
member of staff has reached the competency standard to do the job. Should the probationary
member of staff fail to meet the required competency level, a further period of probation may be
negotiated. Where it is deemed the probationary member of staff will not reach the competency
level, a capability investigation may be deemed necessary, possibly leading to the termination of
employment

DRESS CODE

When dressing for work, staff should always consider their own and indeed the foundations
professional image and are strongly advised to consider, not only their own health and safety, but
their responsibility to their colleagues, especially with regard to the more physical aspects of
working with young people in Tees House. Thought should be given to footwear, which should be
appropriate in the event of physical intervention situations and kitchen safety i.e. flip flops, high
heels and open toed shoes are not advisable. No low cut tops, no tight fitting clothing, no low slung
trousers, no underwear on display for both genders.

Jewellery

Staff should only wear limited jewellery i.e. a watch, wedding ring and one pair of stud type earrings
(in the ear lobe).

STAFF ROTA

Tees House staff team work a rota to cover every hour of every day. Staff are required to work day
shifts and evenings shifts, sleep-in duties may be required. Tees House have 6/7 waking nights every
night. Staff may be asked to change their shift in the event of sickness and other staff shortages.
Where possible, this will be with reasonable notice. The early shift starts at 07:30 and usually
finishes at 15:00. The late shift starts at 14:30 and finishes at 21:00 or 22:00. Weekend shifts are
different, you maybe rotered in to work 8:00-21:00 or 9:00-22:00
SICKNESS MANAGEMENT POLICY

All staff will receive a copy of the sickness Policy and Procedures, which details the approach that
will be taken within Tees House to support and help colleagues who have health problems. Should a
member of staff feel unwell and is unable to come to work, they need to phone the Registered
Manager, deputy or a senior member of staff on duty and inform them they are unable to attend
work because of sickness. The member of staff will need to report why they are sick. When the staff
member intends to return to work, they should inform the most senior member of staff on duty of
their first available date for shift. Staff must keep in touch regularly throughout their sickness period.
On their first shift back, the staff member should report to the manager to complete a return to
work interview. This is recorded on the member of staff’s personnel file at Tees House and also
recorded on the staff member’s supervision record.

STAFF MEETINGS

The staff rota is organised in such a way to allow Staff Meetings to take place once a month, usually
on the first or second week of the rota. Certain circumstances may dictate that on some occasion’s
e.g. in-house training, the meeting may have to be cancelled. Such meetings are important for the
cohesion and development of the staff as a group and for group supervision. The meeting also allows
staff to contribute to decisions affecting the running of the home and encourage the development of
a common awareness of the needs of young people. An agenda sheet is located on the staff office
notice board for staff to raise appropriate issues for discussion. All meetings are minuted prior to the
next meeting, to ensure they are a correct recording of the meeting. All staff should read the
minutes.

PREPARATION FOR SHIFT

When starting shift, it is vitally important that staff make an entry into the logbook of their starting
time, with their signature. If a member of staff accidentally takes a set of keys home i.e. medication
keys, then these must be returned to the home immediately. All of the roles of the staff on duty are
identified on the handover sheet. These roles consist of Shift Lead, Fire Warden, Medication and
First Aider.

Its vital that the fire warden ensures all walkie-talkies are in full working order across all floors, and
also they must keep the walki-talkie on them aty all times. If the fire warden is going out with a
young person then this res