Deputy Childrens Homes Manager

Cornerways Homes; Sandy; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Cornerways Homes seeks a passionate Deputy Manager to help nurture and safeguard the welfare of children. The role involves leading care staff, ensuring compliance, and fostering positive relationships within the community to empower young people. You'll have opportunities for professional development and progression within a supportive environment.

Benefits

Management workshops

1:1 and group coaching

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of experience at a senior level in child care.
• Experience in a residential setting with young people.
• Knowledge of child protection and safeguarding.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Manager in overall management of the children's home.
• Ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Develop constructive relationships within the community to promote outcomes for children.

Skills

Supervision

Staff Management

Compliance

Communication

Education

NVQ Level 4 Children, Young People & Families Practitioner

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OverviewDeputy Manager – Empowering the Next Generation

At Cornerways Homes, we are seeking a passionate and dedicated individual to join our team as a Deputy Manager. In this role, you will play a crucial part in helping Children and Young People achieve their full potential and promoting their overall welfare. Working alongside our team of professionals, you will take accountability and work proactively to provide the necessary care, guidance, and support to empower our Children.

As a Deputy Manager, you will have the opportunity to assist the Manager in leading and managing our children’s home. You will contribute to creating a nurturing and supportive environment that aligns with the approach and ethos of our organisation. Your dedication and commitment will directly impact the outcomes and quality of care delivered to the children and young people in our care. This role offers a rewarding career path with a clear progression route towards greater responsibilities within Cornerways Homes.

Join us in making a difference in the lives of children and young people. If you are driven, compassionate, and have a genuine passion for helping others, we encourage you to apply for the Deputy Manager position. Be a part of our team and help shape a brighter future for those in need. Apply now and take the next step in your career journey with Cornerways Homes.

We offer Management workshops/coaching, 1:1 and group coaching for Home Managers and Deputy Managers.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Manager to have responsibility for the management of services, including staff management and supervision, care and placement planning, safeguarding, communications, report writing and monitoring quality and compliance.
• Ensure full implementation of statutory and organisational policies and procedures and provide feedback on the effectiveness of all policies and procedures.
• Compliance with legal and regulatory requirements such as provisions set out in the Children’s Homes Regulations and Quality Standards 2015, Children’s Act 1989, Data Protection, Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 and Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018.
• To be responsible for developing constructive working relationships within the wider community to promote the overall outcomes for looked after children.
• Ensure that staff have the skills, experience and qualifications required to meet the needs of each child or young person placed in the home and provide continuity of care.
• To lead and manage the home in a way that is aspirational, inspiring both children and young people and the staff who work there.
• Produce monitoring reports, statistical data and evaluation as required and in keeping with organisational policies and procedures and within agreed deadlines.
• To ensure that the principles of equality and diversity are embedded in the culture of the home.
• To ensure that each child or young person has individual care and care planning which is tailored to their specific needs and requirements as laid out in their relevant plans.
• To maintain professional relationships with the team around the child, multi-agency partnerships and where appropriate parents, families and other stakeholders.
• Be accountable for budgets within the Home.

Experience

• Experience working with young people in the last 5 years and at least 1 year at senior level.
• Supervision or management experience.
• Working with children, young people and their families.
• Work in a residential setting.
• Inter-agency work.
• NVQLevel 4 Children, Young People & Families Practitioner

Knowledge and willingness to learn

• Policies and procedures pertaining to running a residential children’s home.
• Child protection, safeguarding children, impact of abuse and neglect, education and health needs of looked after children, equality and diversity and children’s rights.
• Care and placement planning, risk and review processes.
• Understanding of the education, health, social, emotional and psychological needs of looked after children and young people and how to ensure these needs are met.
• Children’s Home Regulations and Quality Standards 2015, Single Social Care Inspection Framework (SSCIF), Children Act 1989, Children and Families Act 2014, Care Standards Act 2000, Children Act 2004, Working Together to Safeguard Children 2015, Health and Safety at work and associated guidance and regulation.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Sales and Business Development

• Industries

  Nursing Homes and Residential Care Facilities

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