Deputy Care Manager

West Sussex.info; England; On-site; GBP 34,742 - 42,462; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

High-quality training including Level 5 diploma

Company pension scheme

22 + bank holidays paid leave

Access to Perkbox

Job summary

My Choice Children's Homes is looking for resilient individuals to provide a safe and secure home for children. You will act as a professional parent while leading staff and supporting the Home Manager. This full-time role involves managing a team and promoting children's welfare in line with Ofsted standards. Benefits include access to training, a pension scheme, and generous holiday leave. Based in the UK, this role offers the chance to make a meaningful impact on children's lives.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years in a relevant position in residential care of children.
• 1 year in a role supervising staff in a care role.
• Understanding of Ofsted and Child Protection procedures.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with SOP/Ofsted.
• Promote welfare and development of children.
• Lead and manage the team.

Skills

Good working practices in the care sector

Building relationships with young people

Leadership skills

Emotional resilience

Education

Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare

Job description

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My Choice Children's Homes are a group of nine nurturing children’s homes throughout Sussex and Surrey.

Our homes provide a nurturing, medium to long-term, non-institutional environment for children to begin to work towards their future and independence, to return home or to alternative carers. We support our children empowering them through therapeutic services, to face the issues both in their past and present that have caused them difficulties, resulting in outstanding outcomes for them.

We are looking for resilient individuals that have worked within a caring environment for children and/or adolescents, to act as a professional parent and role model, providing a safe and secure home. As well as a leader for the staff team and support to the Home Manager.

Hours of work are an average of 42 hours per week, working an annual rolling rota pattern of two days on, three days off. Therefore, you can work any day of the week (in this pattern) and to sleep-in at the home (sleeping in room provided) when on duty for which you are paid a rate per night (this is included in the salary).

To succeed in this role you will need -

• Evidence of good working practices within the care sector and suitable to work with children.
• Able to build appropriate relationships with young people and form good communications.
• Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare.
• Within the last 5 years, worked for a least 2 years in a position relevant to residential care of children and for a least one year in a role requiring the supervision and management of staff working in a care role.
• Experience with and understanding of Ofsted.
• Good knowledge of Child Protection procedures.
• Detailed knowledge of the Children Act 1989.
• Emotional resilience in working with challenging behaviours.
• Good leadership skills

Daily duties include but aren’t restricted to -

• To ensure compliance with SOP/Ofsted and meet all minimum standards.
• Promote the welfare and development of the children and protect them from harm in and outside the home.
• Meeting and recognising the young people's needs and ensuring that they are free from discrimination within the home and to challenge discrimination from outside the home.
• Regularly review all young people's care plans
• Supporting the Home Manager and undertaking other duties at a higher responsibility level when necessary, to support the needs of the home and Children and young people.
• Lead and manage the team.
• Conduct supervision.
• Complete monitoring of reports and records.

Benefits of working at My Choice -

• CACHE registered training centre therefore access to high quality training, including Level 5 diploma.
• Company pension scheme
• 22 + bank holidays days paid leave per year
• Access to Perkbox

Applications are invited by CV, if you're application is successful we will need you to complete an application form for vetting purposes etc.