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SalaryLocation: Nottingham
Department:Children's Residential Care
Job Type: Full time
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £36,425 to £41,225
As Assistant Manager you will work with the Registered Manager to ensure that the home is managed in a way which:
- complies to the Children’s Homes Regulations (England) 2015
- maintains an Ofsted grading of good or outstanding
- promotes children’s welfare and safeguards their wellbeing at all times
- creates a positive physical and emotional environment where children and young people can discover who they are and who they can become.
You will also ensure the home adheres to our in-house therapeutic model and provides support and direction to the staff working in the Residential Care environment to ensure appropriate and effective staffing at all times.
You will work to create, audit and maintain clear and accurate Care Plans and Risk Assessments for each individual child within your care and any other associated documentation within the home. Youi will also work in conjunction with the Clinical team to ensure Clinical Safety Plans are maintained and adhered to at all times.
As part of the wider team, you will provide the children with a high standard of personalised care; ensuring that children are included as fully as possible in decisions affecting their care. You will plan and organise meaningful activities, holidays and events inline with each individual child’s risk assessments.
You will lead your staff team to create a culture of warmth, nurture and care within the home environment.
We are looking to see that you have worked, within the last 2 years, within a position relevant to the Residential Care of children, working with children who have experienced significant trauma in their life to support and manage challenging and complex situations.
You will ideally already hold your level 4 diploma in Children and Young People’s Workforce but if needed, we are happy to support you achieve this qualification but also hope you will go on to undertake your level 5 in Leadership and Management. We will also put you through our in-house Therapeutic training provided by our Clinical Team. As part of our mandatory training you will be given training in safeguarding, first aid, food hygiene, GDPR and health & safety amongst a few to ensure you have the solid grounding to start your career with us.
Working a 3 week rotating shift pattern, averaging 40 hours per week, you will generally work 2-3 shifts per week which will include working days, evenings, nights, weekends and Bank Holidays. You will also complete “sleep-ins” at the Home on average 1-2 times per week. As to be expected with a role of this seniority, there may be times when you are required additional hours, often at short notice to respond to the needs of the children.
Your minimum salary will be £ £36,425 but you will also earn £80 per sleep-in which equates to an additional £4,800 per year.
If you are looking to work for an organisation who care about you and your wellbeing, the YMCA prides itself on the package of wellbeing we support all our employees.
As part of our overall financial package, this also includes an annual bonus payable on the accomplishment of several agreed targets specific to your home and the children and young people as we look to reward you for your individual contribution above and beyond what is expected in the role.
At YMCA Robin Hood Group, you will have many additional benefits, including but not limited to:
- Comprehensive well-being package
- 27 days holiday increasing 1 day each year for your first 5 years!
- Private medical and dental cashback scheme
- Workplace pension
- 4 x Life Insurance/Death in Service
- Westfield Rewards for high street discounts
- Regular ongoing inhouse training and work with our Forensic Psychology team.
- External training to support up to postgraduate level 7 study
- Eligible to join the Blue Light Discount scheme
- Pastoral support
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Excellent opportunities for development and progression in an exciting expanding organisation.
- £500 refer a friend scheme across the Group
This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check paid for by YMCA) and registration with the DBS Update Service. We reserve the right to withdraw this role before the closing date should we be able to appoint to the role.
YMCA Robin Hood Group promotes a therapeutic environment in which children can recover and we acknowledge the voice of child trauma survivors in our children’s homes.
We are looking for an Assistant Manager to work closely the Registered Manager of the children’s residential home so that the physical, emotional and safety needs of children and young people are protected, safeguarded and promoted.
You will be highly motivated to achieve the desired outcomes for young people and children in the homes as well as to achieve and maintain an OFSTED rating of good or outstanding for the homes.
This could be a fantastic next step in your career especially if you have ambitions to be a Registered Home Manager one day; we have a fantastic track record of internal promotions and supporting our team take the next step in their career.
If you are ready to take that next step, please apply today!
You may also have experience in the following: Supervisor, Team Leader, Coordinator, Shift Manager, Assistant Supervisor, Department Manager, Assistant Director, Deputy Director, Residential Care Worker, Home Manager, Registered Manager, Nursery Manager, Childcare Manager, etc.
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