Deputy Manager

Fieldview Care Recruitment Solutions; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care recruitment agency is seeking a Deputy Manager for a children's home in Hillingdon, London. Your role will involve supporting the Registered Manager and managing a team to provide high-quality care to vulnerable children. Key qualifications include a Diploma in Residential Childcare and supervisory experience. Salary ranges from £36,000 to £40,000 annually, with flexibility required in working hours.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Flexible shift patterns

Sleep-in rate of £60 per night

Qualifications

• 12 months relevant supervisory experience.
• 24 months experience of working in a residential setting with challenging behaviour.

Responsibilities

• Support the Registered Manager in residential care of children.
• Take on on-call duties outside of working hours.
• Manage and provide supervision for designated support workers.

Skills

Team-building skills

Supervision skills

Excellent organisational skills

Ability to manage teams effectively

Ability to communicate both verbally and in writing

Education

Diploma L3 Residential Childcare (or equivalent)

Willingness to complete Diploma L5 L&M in H&S

Job description

Overview

Deputy Manager Children's Home Hillingdon W London HA4 £36,000-£40,000

We require a Deputy Manager for our modern and spacious detached children's homes, situated in Hillingdon W London ,

Offering a unique Emotional Behaviours service for children and young people. and specialise in children and young people with complex mental health & EBD needs & associated challenging behaviours

• The ethos of our children homes is to provide safety and stability to children in a time of great difficulty and change, enabling them to continue with everyday life even though they may be facing tough challenges.
• Our homes provide therapeutic and nurturing environments so that the children feel safe and cared for whilst learning boundaries and self-care skills.

Requirements for Deputy Manager

• Diploma L3 Residential Childcare (or equivalent)
• Willingness to complete Diploma L5 L&M in H&S
• Knowledge of CHR 2015 and the QS
• Awareness of Equal Opportunities/ADP issues
• Knowledge of the Children Act and other relevant legislation
• Team-building skills
• Supervision skill
• Ability to manage teams effectively.
• Ability to communicate both verbally and in writing.
• Understanding the needs of looked-after children including managing challenging behaviour.
• Excellent organisational skills 12 months relevant supervisory experience
• 24 months experience of working in a residential setting with and managing challenging behaviour.

Shift Pattern

- We require flexibility from potential candidates as in Days, Night(Wake or sleep in), weekend and bank holidays. Sleep in rate is £60 per night. You must be flexible ( liable to change)

Salary

Salary for Deputy Manager : Competitive 40 hours per week annual salary £36-£40K plus some sleeps

You will be required to be flexible in your hours supporting the children the staff and the Manager

Deputy Manager Key Responsibilities:

• Assist and support the Registered Manager in all aspects of the residential care of the Ofsted registered home, to provide a high quality service which meets the individual needs of the children and young people and to help create and maintain a non-institutionalised, child centred safe community home for extremely vulnerable children .
• Take on on-call duties outside of working hours in support of the home dealing with situations in line with children's homes regulations and company procedures
• Support staff on a day to day basis promoting good practice and responding to concerns or first line complaints.
• Take part in the assessment process of potential new admissions to the home.
• Oversee record keeping and take part in the regular auditing of the children and young people's records, responding to any issues requiring further action, including those identified at reviews.
• Manage and provide supervision for designated support workers and night waking support worker
• You will oversee the working rotas.

To apply or for more information about this Deputy Manager opportunity please contact Mick Hull Fieldview Care Recruitment Solutions