Assistant House Manager

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Company Description

Henshaws is a northern charity supporting people living with sight loss and a range of other disabilities to go beyond expectations. We believe that, wherever they are, everyone has the right to an independent and fulfilling life. Our support, advice and training enables people and their families build skills, develop confidence, help each other and look forward to a more positive future.

Position

We are looking for a caring Assistant House Manager to join the Care Team at Henshaws College. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced care worker to further develop their skilset whilst contributing to our cause of helping our students go beyond expectations.

Supporting management of a team of SEN Care Support Workers to provide a safe, effective, responsive, caring and well-led service that focuses on a person-centred approach to meet the care and learning needs of our students.

A few of the duties include:

• Managing and motivating a team of SEN Care Support Workers
• Reviewing and writing person centred and accurate Care Plans
• Supporting the assessment process for potential new students.
• Facilitate the recruitment, induction and retention of new staff members.
• Supporting the house manager with the preparation of EHCP reviews.
• Deputise for the House Managers when required.

Salary: £25,536.78 per annum (£13.58 per hour on weekdays / £15.08 per hour on weekends)

Hours: 40 hours

Weeks: 39 weeks (term time only)

Holiday: 6.81 weeks

Closing Date: Friday 28th February 2025 at 12 noon

For more information, please read the full job description.

Requirements

You'll be an experienced Care Worker within the care industry.

Hold a Diploma in Health and Social care level 2 and a willingness to work towards level 3 within two years.

Willingness to support students in a way that promotes their independence and development.

You're a flexible worker to meet the needs of our students and business objectives.

You're a keen advocate for continuous learning and development within your role.

Please read the Person Spec for full details.

Other information

Henshaws Society for Blind People aims to employ a diverse workforce and is committed to equality of employment and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

Henshaws is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults. It is a criminal offence for people barred from working in regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group e.g. vulnerable adults, children or both. An Enhanced DBS with barring and reference checks will be sought from the successful candidate.

Henshaws reserves the right to check social media accounts of all successful applicants.

Registered Charity No: 221888

Attachments
CARE 08 Assistant House Manager- JD 2023.docx