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Deputy Manager Children's Home

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*****Children's Residential Deputy Manager Opportunity*****

We are looking for a Deputy Manager for our Children's Residential home located in Wembley .

It is a 2 Bed Home that specialises in Children with Emotional Behavioural disorder.

Are you a strong Senior Support Worker looking to Step up?

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Are you a Deputy Manager looking for a new start?

  • You must have children's Residential Experience
  • Hold NVQ Level 3 Residential Childcare or equivalent
  • Driving Licence Essential
  • Salary £37k Depending Upon Experience
  • 39 hours per week

Role Responsibilities:

To support the home manager in undertaking the following responsibilities or in their absence to take on the management of the home and be directly responsible for these;

  • To provide leadership and management of the home.
  • To maintain an in-depth knowledge of The Children's Homes Regulations and Quality Standards, the Children Act, other relevant legislation and guidance and company policy and procedure.
  • To safeguard and promote the wellbeing of the resident young people.
  • To manage the homes staff team.
  • To continue to manage the quality service aiming to achieve a 'Good' or 'Outstanding' Ofsted rating.
  • To provide a therapeutic environment that promotes and supports children / young people's recovery from their abusive and traumatic life experiences.
  • To represent the home to outside agencies and ensure compliance with the statutory requirements imposed by them and requirements of commissioners.
  • To work with the wider management team to contribute to the planning and development of the group and to provide management support to other areas of the service where required.
  • To maintain occupancy levels that are both commensurate with the business needs of the service and needs of the young people placed.

Personal Attributes

  • Enthusiastic, resilient and good with people.
  • Ability to inspire, develop, grow and lead exceptional teams.
  • Have good judgement about when to act to ensure the safety of others and to seek advice from others.
  • Ability to apply and maintain appropriate professional boundaries, standards and values in practice.
  • Self disciplined.
  • Self awareness and ability to reflect on own practice and that of others.
  • Child focused
  • Motivation/ desire to improve the lives of children and young people.
  • Psychologically minded- ability to look beyond behaviour and understand causes and meaning.
  • Ability to accept guidance and direction from senior managers
  • Essential Qualifications

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From £37,500.00 per year

Benefits:

  • Casual dress
  • Free parking
  • On-site parking

Schedule:

  • Day shift
  • Monday to Friday
  • Night shift
  • Overtime
  • Weekend availability

Licence/Certification:

  • Driving Licence (required)
  • NVQ 3 Children and Young people or Residential Childcare (required)

Work Location: In person

Meditemp is acting as an employment agency on behalf of our client in relation to this vacancy.

Deputy Manager Children's Home

Meditemp.co.uk
Wembley, UK
Full-Time

Published on 06/09/2024

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