Deputy Manager - Expiring soon!
Posted 13/08/2024 by Service Care Solutions
Children's Residential Home
Job Description
We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Deputy Manager to join an exciting new team within a Children's Residential Home in Castleford.
The role of the Deputy Manager is to support and work alongside the Registered Manager of the Residential Children's Home in efficiently co-managing the house budget, overseeing the development of staff and the young people in placement, formulating and updating placement plans, risk assessments and positive handling plans.
The successful candidate will be expected to:
- Demonstrate effective leadership to direct and support the staff team to deliver person centred childcare working towards the best outcomes for each young person
- Demonstrate a working knowledge, implement, adhere to and give guidance to other staff on all relevant legislation for Children's Homes.
- Demonstrate a working knowledge and understanding of the Children's Homes Regulations 2015, The Quality Care Standards and the SCCIF, under which each home is measured and judged against and promptly implement any recommendations or address requirements to improve the service after any Ofsted inspection.
- To ensure that you and the staff team implement and adhere to Channels and Choices Safeguarding Policy, Working Together 2019 and Local Authority Safeguarding procedures
- Ensure that young people receive a sensitive residential service which best meets their individual social, racial, psychological, educational, cultural, physical identity and health care needs
Salary - £36,270, with an increase upon the successful completion of your 6 month probationary period.
Working Hours - Contracted to work 46.5 hours per week (x3 09:00-17:00 office hours x1 24-hour shift - 08:00-23:00 plus sleep and half an hour hand over the next day). These hours equate to 201.5 hours per month. Also, within this role the Deputy Manager will be on the emergency on call rota, where he/she will do 1 week per month.
Requirements
Qualification's, Skills and Experiences
- Achieved Level 4 diploma in Children's and Young People Workforce or transferable qualification
- Working towards or completed Level 5 diploma in Children's and Young People workforce,
- Leadership Skills with two years previous experience in a supervisory role
- Current, clean UK driving licence
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If you would be interested in this role or any similar roles please do not hesitate to contact Emily @ Service Care on (phone number removed) or email (url removed)
Benefits of working for Emily @ Service Care Solutions:
- A specialist, dedicated Social Work consultant offering single point of contact
- Exceptional referral bonuses
- An extensive & exclusive range of Social Work vacancies across the UK
- Nationwide provider Social Work staff to over 200 local authorities.
- Frequent notifications for upcoming opportunities via text and email
- DBS disclosures provided via fast track online services free of charge
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- Type:
- Permanent
- Start Date:
- ASAP
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- N/A
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- Job Reference:
- BBBH124459_1723558574
- Job ID:
- 222160292
- Applications:
- Less than 10
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