Assistant Unit Manager | Children's Residential Services | Accrington

Lancashire County Council; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local authority pension

Employee Assistance Program

Vivup discounts

Job summary

Lancashire County Council is recruiting a Children's Home Assistant Manager for Accrington and Burnley. You will lead residential care for looked-after children, working with social care, health, education and police partners.

The role is permanent, full-time (37 hours/week) with a salary of £37,563 to £42,123 per annum. DBS disclosure applies. A generous benefits package includes a local authority pension, flexible training and a range of learner development opportunities.

Job description

Job Description

Salary£37,563- £42,123 Per annum | Permanent, Full Time, 37 hours per week | Residential Services | Accrington and Burnley

International Sponsorship

this role is not open to international sponsorship

Children's Home Assistant Manager

Accrington and Burnley

Salary up to £42,123

What We Are Looking For…

Passion – You'll be passionate about young people and the difference that you can make to their lives and outcomes for the future. You'll be dynamic and inspirational with ethics, values and integrity at the heart of what you do. Your enthusiasm and dedication will play a pivotal role in creating a positive and enriching experience for the amazing children in our care, and creating a strength based, positive culture for our workforce.

Creative & Innovative – For some posts, the staff team will be a brand-new so you'll have the opportunity to shape and define the culture from the start, encouraging those in your team to “think outside the box” when it comes to connecting and supporting children and young people who will potentially have personal challenges to overcome. You'll also find creative solutions to your own leadership challenges working closely with social work teams, and professionals from health, education, police, and the community.

Inspirational & Supportive Leadership– There's no doubt that this is an emotionally difficult and challenging role so you'll be personally resilient and appreciate the impact that those challenges can have upon your team - empowering them on a regular basis and providing additional support where required. One of the benefits of working for a local authority is the additional support that's easily and readily available for you. You will have access to psychological support for you and your team; regular supervision with your Registered Manager, opportunity to engage in reflective learning circles with our Practice Development Managers and a whole suite of informal and formal training opportunities.

Benefits:

There's fabulous flexibility and the opportunity to create a work life balance you'll love - with up to 32 days annual leave plus bank holidays, 2 additional days at Christmas plus 20 additional days leave that you can purchase. We also have a generous local authority pension with shared contribution AVC's available, and a benefits package that will exceed your expectations, from a 24/7 Employee Assistance Program to a range of discounts with our new Vivup benefits platform including retail, leisure and entertainment discounts, plus salary sacrifice for white goods, electronics, cars, bicycles and much more!

Development:

We are an expanding service, and with this comes an expanding variety of opportunities. In addition to our 50+ free training courses, we also offer professional qualifications (to degree level) as part of our apprenticeship scheme. There will be time for supportive reflection and supervision for yourself, and opportunities to carve out your individualised and defined career pathway. We offer multidisciplinary initiatives, mentoring, the opportunity to make a difference, feel valued and achieve the job satisfaction you've always wanted.

Inclusivity:

We don't have a "one size fits all" idealism, we embrace diversity and that includes around personal and family requirements so we're happy to offer an array of flexible working opportunities. We are committed to creating and sustaining a diverse and inclusive working environment for all of our team. Our aim is to ensure that everyone is equally valued and respected and that our organisation is representative of all members of society, working in an environment where individual differences are celebrated. To support this, we would especially welcome applications from those from a diverse background who would enhance our service by joining us and we have some great support groups and forums available for anyone to join.

The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Further information can be found on the 'Our Recruitment Process' tab.

In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website.

We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.

Local Government Reorganisation

The Government has confirmed that local government across Lancashire will be reorganised, with the current 15 councils being replaced by four new unitary councils covering North, South, East and West Lancashire from April 2028.

If you are successful in your application, you will initially join Lancashire County Council. However, as part of the planned transition, your employment will transfer to one of the new unitary councils from April 2028, subject to the implementation of the reorganisation and relevant employment legislation.

Throughout this period, our focus remains on delivering excellent services to our communities. By joining us now, you'll play an important role in shaping the future of local government and helping to build a strong new organisation that will serve residents for years to come.