Therapeutic Deputy Home Manager (Therapeutic Residential Children’s Home)

Theamicuscommunity; Littlehampton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established therapeutic community is seeking a passionate Therapeutic Deputy Home Manager to lead and support a dedicated team in providing high-quality care to vulnerable children. This role involves assisting in the management of a therapeutic residential home, ensuring that children receive the emotional and psychological support they need to recover from trauma. You will have the opportunity to work in a supportive environment, with access to clinical supervision and professional development. If you are committed to making a difference in children's lives and have a strong background in childcare, this is a rewarding opportunity to grow your career in therapeutic residential care.

Benefits

Company Pension Scheme

Company Sick Pay

30 Days Annual Leave

Free Meals

Free Parking

Blue Light Card Eligibility

Supportive Team Environment

Career Development Opportunities

Professional Development Programme

High Levels of Clinical Support

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years' childcare experience required.
• Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or equivalent is essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist in running the home and provide high-quality leadership.
• Support and develop staff in therapeutic practice.

Skills

Childcare Experience

Leadership Skills

Therapeutic Practice

Emotional Support

Education

Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare

Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management in Residential Childcare

Tools

DBS Checks

Job description

Therapeutic Deputy Home Manager (Therapeutic Residential Children’s Home)

Hours: 40

Position: Therapeutic Deputy Home Manager (Residential Child Care)

Type: Full time position – permanent (includes some evening and weekend work and rota’d on-call duties)

We are currently recruiting for the role of Therapeutic Deputy Home Manager for our home Bluebells, which can take up to 4 children. Bluebells is our second home and opened in 2012. The home is rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted. We are looking for a committed, creative, and dynamic individual who is interested in working therapeutically and developing their career as a Manager in therapeutic residential childcare.

Amicus is a children’s therapeutic community accredited by The Royal College of Psychiatrists, providing therapeutic residential care and education to vulnerable and traumatised children aged 4 to 16 years old (aged 4 - 11 years old on admission). We provide a highly supervised, supportive, and planned environment that integrates therapeutic residential care and education, which is underpinned by our psychoanalytic and group relations model and theory base, helping children to recover from their trauma and go on to have secure attachments and positive outcomes.

The task of the Therapeutic Deputy Home Manager is to assist the Therapeutic Home Manager in the running of the home and to provide high-quality leadership and management, including on-call support. You will model and lead by example to ensure that there is a high standard of therapeutic practice and nurture to the children and that good parental care is modeled by the team. You will be part of leading and managing a staff team, supporting and developing them in their therapeutic practice and their understanding and knowledge in the work with the children.

You will be committed to improving the mental and emotional health of children and assist them in beginning to work through and recover from their trauma and difficulties in a safe therapeutic environment. Supporting children to manage their feelings and have healthier relationships, as well as developing their trust and self-esteem.

If you have a passion for leading, managing, and supporting staff and want to help children begin to recover from their trauma while working therapeutically and learning and developing your own practice, then we want to hear from you.

We can offer you:

1. Company Pension Scheme
2. Company Sick Pay
3. Annual leave of 30 days (inclusive of Bank Holidays)
4. Free meals every day
5. Free parking
6. Blue Light Card eligibility
7. Being part of an enthusiastic, committed, supportive, and encouraging team
8. The experience of working within a fully accredited Therapeutic Community environment specialized in working with children who have suffered trauma
9. High levels of internal and external clinical support and supervision both in group and individual spaces to support you with this challenging work
10. Diverse opportunities for career development
11. An excellent professional development programme including the development of psychoanalytical and group relations practice
12. A supportive and learning reflective culture

Our requirements:

1. A minimum of 2 years’ childcare experience and be qualified with a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or equivalent.
2. A Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management in Residential Childcare is desirable or alternatively, a willingness to complete this.
3. Full UK driving license is essential.

Amicus is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. Applicants will therefore be required to complete a full Application Pack and undergo Enhanced DBS checks and Warner/Safeguarding Interviews as part of our Safer Recruitment Process.

We encourage all potential applicants to visit our website to read more about our aims, culture, and ethos: www.theamicuscommunity.com