Job Details
Are you a COMMITTED and PASSIONATE senior support worker within children's residential services looking for a move into a Deputy Manager role?
I have a FANTASTIC opportunity for someone to step into a Deputy Manager's role within a children's residential home in Cheddar, Somerset.
Your role will be to support the manager in the day-to-day running of the service, which supports young people between the ages of 8 - 18 with Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties (EBD) within an established provider that puts quality and the outcomes of the people they support at the very forefront of what they do.
Job Title: Deputy Manager
Salary: £34,320 - £36,400 plus £150 monthly for on-call allowance
Location: Cheddar, Somerset (BS27 postcode)
Contract: Full-time / Permanent
Shifts: 9am - 5pm (Monday to Friday)
Benefits:
- Free meals whilst on shift
- Casual dress code
- Company pension
- £500 welcome bonus
- Pension scheme
- 28 days annual leave
- Company vehicle to use while at work
- Annual recognition and company award nights
- Comprehensive Training Package including scheduled ongoing face-to-face training and CPD planning
- Plenty of opportunities to maximise earnings and career development
- Enhanced disclosure cost coverage
As a Deputy Manager, you will be responsible for the following:
- Supporting the management to run a successful staff team and all day-to-day operations of the home
- To assist the management team with the supervision of junior staff
- Inducting new staff into the home procedure and culture
- Ensuring the highest standards of care for the young people's physical, behavioural and emotional needs.
- Assist senior staff with the writing and maintaining of placement and risk management plans
- Support young people in daily activities including family contact, attending local clubs, 1:1 activities in the community, and promoting independence and social behaviour.
Requirements:
- NVQ or QCF Level 3 in Children & Young People's Residential Services or equivalent is ESSENTIAL
- Minimum of 2 years experience working in children's residential services is ESSENTIAL
- You must hold a Full UK Driving Licence as you will be required to transport the young people from time to time
- Willingness to work towards or already completed the Level 5
If you are passionate about the lives of young people and want to make a real difference, supporting young people between the ages of 8 - 18 with EBD, whilst developing your career path within health & social care as a Deputy Manager - this is the job for you!
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