Deputy Manager – Residential Children’s Home

A UNIQUE and RARE opportunity to join a PROGRESSIVE and trauma informed group of Children’s Homes with a focus on upholding the values and guidelines of a Therapeutic Community. The home is a three bed residential home specialising in providing care for young people with learning difficulties and emotional and behavioural difficulties.

Role: Deputy Manager – Residential Children’s Home
Salary: Up to £36,000 per annum depending on experience.
Location: Bath
Contract: 42 hours per week - Shift patterns will include some on-shift working 07.30-21.30 and some administrative shifts 08.30-16.30.

Expectation: This role is a key leadership role, the Deputy Manager will be responsible for assisting the Manager in the day to day running of the Home, ensuring all children and staff and sufficiently safeguarded, supervised and mentored. It will require the participation in managing effectively the teams members and assisting in all operational tasks related to the managing of the Home.
 

To promote relationships as central to the working practice of our Homes. Taking an empathetic and engaging approach to working in partnership with young people, their families, professionals, and other agencies, in order to meet the needs of young people.

Benefits:

• Career development opportunities and the opportunity to complete NVQ Level 5 if not already enrolled.
• An integrated therapeutic support programme, based on the Pillars of Parenting (POP) therapeutic model.
• ?Beautiful and comfortable, homely homes with an emphasis on providing a safe environment with strength-based care and emotional attachment to all children.
• A culture of Emotional Warmth Parenting.
• Reflective and Progressive Ways of Working for all staff.
• Staff Wellness Programme including wellness Wednesdays, days off for birthday, Wellness shifts and fun wellbeing activities.
• Senior management and Operational Support for all deputies and managers including 1:1 mentoring.

Essential

• MUST have experience in Residential Children’s Social Care with a minimum of one years’ experience, ideally as a senior support worker.
• An understanding of Trauma Informed Care and therapeutic background. A working knowledge of PACE and effective understanding of what a therapeutic placement looks like for children is advantageous or a willingness to learn.
• Strong leadership and effective communication skills with a very nurturing side and strong interpersonal skills.
• Hold a Level 3 NVQ diploma in Residential Childcare.
• UK Driving License
• Confidence and Understanding of The Children’s Home Regulations and all legislation associated with the running of a registered Children’s Home.
• Confidence when dealing with people, the ability to challenge, guide and mentor.
• A clear DBS and positive references from all companies where you have worked with children or vulnerable adults.
• The ability and strength of character to deal with challenging situations in a non-consequential and nurturing way with the confidence to set appropriate boundaries and implement the communities’ policies and procedures.

We welcome applications from people that want to make a difference and those that want to work therapeutically and who are open to change, providing passionate and consistent care for our young people.

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