Deputy Childrens residential manager

Service Care Solutions Ltd; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Service Care Solutions is seeking a dedicated Deputy Children’s residential manager for a 4-bed children's home in Cardiff. This full-time, temporary position emphasizes effective leadership and person-centred childcare, aiming to foster a thriving environment for young residents. Rewards include competitive pay, a referral bonus, and personalized support from a dedicated consultant.

Benefits

Dedicated consultant

Wide variety of exclusive roles

Frequent updates on opportunities

Expert payroll service

Referral bonus

Qualifications

• Experience as a Children's Home Deputy Manager or Senior Support Worker.
• Social Care Wales Registration required.
• Full UK Driving Licence needed.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate effective leadership to the staff team.
• Ensure compliance with legislation and policies.
• Create Rotas to match young people's needs.

Skills

Leadership

Person-centred childcare

Legislation compliance

Education

Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare

Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management

Job description

Service Care Solutions are currently recruiting for a Deputy Children’s residential manager to join a 4 bedchildren's home in Cardiff. This will initially be a temporary, full time position with a pay rate of £22.84ph on offer. There will also be generous enhancements for any evening and weekend working. One of the key objectives is to create a home environment which goes above and beyond the needs of the children and young people to allow them to thrive and develop whilst living there. As such, we are looking for someone who is willing to go the extra mile for the children and young people. In return, you will be rewarded with a career defining opportunity to impact on an ambitious and growing service.

Some of the key duties you can expect include:

• Demonstrate effective leadership to direct and support the staff team to deliver person-centred childcare working towards the best outcomes for each young person.
• Ensure that you and the staff work in accordance with all legislation and policies and procedures as set out by our client
• Create Rotas which fit with the young people's needs and allow for effective handovers between shifts
• Ensure that young people receive a sensitive residential service which best meets their individual social, racial, psychological, educational, cultural, physical identity and health care needs.
• Be involved in the selection, recruitment and retention of staff as necessary.
• Participate effectively in the on-call duty system.

The successful candidate will need:

• Experience working either as a Children's Home Deputy Manager or as a Senior Support Worker
• Minimum of Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare (or equivalent qualification) and will ideally have, or be working towards, Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management
• Social Care Wales Registration
• Full UK Driving Licence
• The benefits of working with Eilidh at Service Care Solutions:
  You will receive a dedicated and personal consultant with a vast knowledge of social
  work
  • We are a nationwide supplier of Social Work staff to over 200 local authorities
  which means we have a wide variety of exclusive roles based all over the country
  • We provide frequent updates of new opportunities via text and email
  • We have an expert payroll service which is processed twice a week
  
  At Service Care Solutions we also offer a £250 bonus for referrals! If you think you know someone who would be ideal for this role and they are placed in the job you will then receive £250 at the end of their probationary period.
  
  If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply now. Don't miss your chance to become a Deputy Childrens residential manager at Cardiff Council! To apply for this role, or to refer someone else, then please do not hesitate to contact Eilidh at Service Care Solutions on 01772208964 or [e-mail].