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SalaryDeputy Manager-Residential Children's Home
Salary GBP29,500 to GBP33,500
Location: Manor House, North London, N4
• Ofsted compliance Children's Home.
• Support for children / young people
• Supported Accommodation / Residential home setting.
• An established children's / young people social care provider.
• Good Starting Salary
• Good Career Progression
We are currently setting up Residential Children's homes and seeking a Deputy Manager who has the ability to build and maintain rapport with clients while providing an exceptional level of service. As a Deputy Manager, you will play a key role in maintaining supervision and care of children and will be responsible for planning and managing the day-to-day functions within the home. You must have experience in working in a Residential Children's Home setting / Supported accommodation setting.
Working as a Children's HomeDeputy Manager, you must be willing to go above and beyond for the children and young people, ensuring that they have an experience of childhood that they can reflect upon and carry with them into adulthood. Your team must be driven by a shared ambition to ensure that the children and young people have an experience of childhood that they deserve, one filled with fun, laughter, friendship and discovery.
Responsibilities
To assist the Registered Manager in achieving the aims and objectives of the Statement of Purpose. To deputise in the absence of the Registered Manager. To support and manage the staff to enable them to meet the needs of the children and young people. To undertake direct work with children and young people as appropriate. To be the responsible person in managing child protection concerns and complaints. To work in partnership with other professionals to achieve optimum outcomes for young people. To offer supervision and support to other staff in line with Quality Standards
Candidates will have
• 1-2 years experience in Management with young people in Residential setting
• A supportive nature towards the young people and staff
• A no nonsense attitude towards bad practice
• Organised person
• Able to work and manage a team/ able to bring the best out of Team
• Creative person
• Counselling skills / Training skills
• Recruitment experience
• Secondary education with a good standard of literacy and numeracy
• Diploma L3 Residential Childcare (or equivalent)
• Willingness to complete Diploma L5 L&M in H&SC
Duties & Responsibilities
To meet the needs of children through:
Ensuring that each young person has an allocated key worker
Ensuring that each member of staff is aware of each child s relevant plan s and their responsibilities for its implementation
Carrying out the role of on-call manager to provide OOH support for the home, on a rota basis
Attending childcare reviews and planning meetings to provide information and achieve best outcomes for young people
Undertaking direct work with young people and acting as an appropriate role model
Assist in developing systems in which young people are consulted about the quality of care they receive
Maintaining accurate written records to record information and enable regular monitoring and evaluation to take place
General responsibilities:
To assist the Registered Manager in the implementation of all aspects of the Statement of Purpose
Contribute to the devising, implementing and evaluation of changes, with the involvement of front line staff, to continually improve services, systems and standards, in conjunction with the Registered Manager and the Senior
Management team
To deputise in the absence of the Registered Manager
To drive company vehicles subject to policies and procedures
To work on a rota basis according to the needs of young people
To ensure that resources are allocated appropriately and financial records are accurately maintained
To receive supervision in line with the Quality Standards and to take responsibility for personal development and progress of individual training needs
To carry out all other reasonable tasks as directed by the Registered Manager.
