Residential Children's Home Deputy Manager Apprentice The Gateshead Group

Getting In Limited; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits as a Deputy Manager Apprentice at a residential children's home. This role involves ensuring high-quality care for young residents, developing personalized care plans, and managing a dedicated staff team. You will foster a supportive environment while collaborating with parents and professionals to enhance the welfare of the children. With a commitment to quality and compliance, this position offers a chance to make a meaningful impact in the lives of young people. Join a forward-thinking organization that values career growth and is expanding its services in the community.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a managerial role within a residential care setting.
• Excellent leadership skills with the ability to motivate and inspire a team.

Responsibilities

• Ensure each young person has a personalized care plan reflecting their needs.
• Manage a staff team, ensuring proper induction and personal development plans.

Skills

Communication skills

Organisation skills

Problem solving skills

Team working

Creative

Initiative

Patience

Job description

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Vacancy Description

• Ensuring that each young person has a plan which reflects his / her care, education, social, emotional, cultural, therapeutic and health needs
• To ensure that the placement plan is regularly reviewed
• Allocating a Key Worker for each young person with the principal responsibility of implementing the childcare plan.
• Establishing and monitoring high quality standards of care in line with Children’s Regs 2015 including quality standards and the Home’s Statement of Purpose and developing quality assurance measures to ensure these standards are maintained.
• Monitoring systems in which young people are consulted about the quality of care they receive.
• Working in partnership with parents, carers and other professionals to safeguard and promote the welfare of young people.

Attending and contributing to child care planning and review meetings as appropriate.

To manage a staff team through:

• Involvement in the recruitment and retention of staff.
• Assisting the manager in developing a management style which balances the need to exercise control and give direction with the need to offer staff the opportunity to contribute to decision making.
• Ensuring that all new staff receive a proper induction to the Home in line with company policy.
• Ensuring that each member of staff has a supervision contract and receives supervision in line with legislation and company policy.
• Ensuring that each member of staff has a personal development plan.
• Attending senior staff and team meetings to facilitate communication and provide opportunities for consultation and staff development.
• Reporting and assisting the manager in resolving issues of staff motivation and morale.
• Reporting and assisting the manager in issues in relation to conduct and competence of staff.
• Promoting personal and professional development through the appropriate delegation of duties and responsibilities.
• To monitor systems which ensure the effective allocation of resources through:
• Ensuring adequate staffing levels that meet the needs of the Home.
• Ensuring that budgets are managed effectively and the use of finances is properly monitored.
• Ensuring that company vehicles are clean and regularly maintained.
• Monitoring closely the fabric of the building (including fixtures, amenities and grounds) and taking remedial action where necessary.
• To promote the efficient and effective operation of the Home through:
• Developing in consultation with young people and staff routines in relation to all aspects of child care.
• Clarifying expectations in relation to maintaining the Home in a clean and orderly condition.
• Creating rotas which fit best with children’s needs and which allow proper handovers between shifts.
• Monitoring recording systems in place and ensuring that they comply with Children’s Regulations 2015.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a managerial role within a nursing home or similar residential care setting.
• Excellent leadership skills with the ability to motivate and inspire a team.
• Familiarity with developing and implementing care plans tailored to individual resident needs.
• Exceptional communication skills, both verbal and written, with an emphasis on empathy and understanding towards residents and their families.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities effectively while maintaining attention to detail in all aspects of care delivery.
• This position is ideal for individuals who are passionate about enhancing the quality of life for residents in a supportive environment while demonstrating strong management capabilities within the healthcare sector.

Key Details

Vacancy Title: Residential Children's Home Deputy Manager Apprentice The Gateshead Group

Employer Description: You'll receive support from an experienced director dedicated to fostering your career growth, with plans to open additional children's homes in the future.

Vacancy Location: 1 Midland Road GL1 4UE

Wage Frequency: Custom

Number of Vacancies: 1

Vacancy Reference Number: 1000299403

Key Dates:

Apply From: 03/02/2025

Closing Date For Applications: 2025-02-28 23:59:59

Interview Begin From:

Possible Start Date: 2025-03-01 00:00:00

Training

Training to be Provided:

• An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation.
• At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

Learning Provider

THE CHILD CARE COMPANY (OLD WINDSOR) LIMITED

Skills Required

Communication skills, Organisation skills, Problem solving skills, Team working, Creative, Initiative, Patience.

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