Children’s Home Deputy Manager – Ofsted Registered Service
Job Title: Children’s Home Deputy Manager
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Mundesley, Norfolk
Days and hours of work:37 hours per week
Start Date: Immediately
Salary: £33,428 - £37,130 per annum, depending on skills and experience.
We are recruiting on behalf of our client for Children’s Home Deputy Manager, for a 4 bedded EBD Service, which is currently at full capacity. Our client is a forward-thinking non-profit organisation that’s delivered unique support for young people across East Anglia for over fifty years. Co-production with staff, young people and families is at the very heart of everything we do.
This is an opportunity to make a genuine difference for young people in care. You will have the opportunity to develop and shape a loving, safe home and a skilled team, using innovative research-based practice, to give the very best care to each young person
THE ROLE
As a Deputy Manager for this client, you would support in ensuring the promotion of the highest standard of care and to safeguard and support the development of all clients..
- Join the experienced Care Management Team, alongside sixteen other managers.
- Use your experience lead a team which encourages children to develop a positive sense of self and ensure that professional standards are maintained to a high level.
- Collaborate with The Therapeutic team, who provide two days a week of therapeutic support, including advice and practical tools, to support your team to provide trauma-informed nurturing care for each child.
- Provide effective support to staff, including advice and guidance, reflective supervision and annual appraisal. You will be able to guide your team's development by using extensive specialist workforce training programs.
- Work in partnership with young people, their family and friends, colleagues, and other agencies to achieve the best outcomes for each child in your care.
- Work collaboratively with our clients Staying Connected service for a smooth transition when a young person leaves care, benefiting from in-house support and their lifelong offer.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ROLE
- NVQ Qualified (Minimum Level 3) in a social care related subject.
- You will have proven experience dealing with challenging behaviour, and establishing effective care plans with proven impact and health care outcomes
- Full clean driving licence
- Willingness to expand on knowledge and undertake training
- A passion for supporting individuals and encouraging independence
- Good communicator on all levels
- Excellent Commitment and reliability
IN RETURN OUR CLIENT CAN OFFER
- A competitive salary.
- Excellent annual leave package, including additional service-related holiday from 2 years.
- Support through OFSTED inspections
- Access to a wealth of training and learning opportunities including the opportunity to enhance your professional development through funded level 7 courses.
- Access to the Blue Light benefits platform enabling you to access discounts across a range of shops, venues and services (your membership fee will be reimbursed).
- Life assurance to the value of 3x your annual salary.
- Enhanced sick pay.
- Access to multiple wellbeing initiatives.
Subject to a successful application the first interview will be a Safe Care/ Warner style interview. Selected candidates will then be expected to attend a formal interview, including a young people’s panel.
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