Assistant Manager (Short Term Care)

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Job Description

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Worker Type: Hybrid worker

Salary: Starting Salary is £38,223 (Level one) rising to £41,418 (Level four)

Location: Loxley House - Station Street

We've got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you've been looking for? Read on to find out more...

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity for you to be part of our workforce within our good and outstanding children's homes. You will be a vital part of the team that cares for our children making a fantastic difference in theirs lives.

You will be expected to support the team via supervision, guidance, appraisals and audits to support young people to be prepared in all areas of their lives to ensure positive outcomes.

You will develop positive relationships and work with our young people, their families and the multi disciplinary team around them.

You will work with the management team to ensure you praise and acknowledge good performance of the team and use the NCC procedures to challenge poor performance.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• Level three diploma in Residential care of young people or equivalent.
• The ability to assist the Manager in the management of the children homes including the allocation of duties and responsibilities, day to day supervision and oversight.
• Directly worked with children for at least two years.
• Knowledge of relevant Child Care Legislation, Government Guidance and Best Practice in relation to services provided for young people.
• Knowledge and understanding of DFE Standards and Regulations for Children's homes 2015.
• Ability to make informed decisions and offer clear leadership.

- This post is covered by the statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) (English Language Requirement for public sector workers) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English, is an essential requirement for the role.

- A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.

- The role requires you to participate in the on call rota.

You can find the job description for this post here

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

For informal enquiries please contact Emma Read by telephone on 07947197480 or by email at emma.read@nottinghamcity.gov.uk or ella.cowling-lawrence@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

Closing Date: 16.06.24

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held: TBC

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About Us

Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits.

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

• 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years' service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
• Smart Working - to support your work life balance
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.

We particularly want to hear from you if you are from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic community, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community (LGBT) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we'd like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process, should this be something you are interested in.