Eden Brown Synergy has a permanent opportunity for a Deputy Manager – Children’s Residential Care.
The Deputy Manager will work alongside the Registered Manager in the everyday management of the children’s residential care home.
The provision accommodates children aged 11 – 17 years in residential care (EBD) and semi-independent living toward reaching independence.
The Deputy Manager would be accountable to the Registered Manager and responsible for support workers and team leaders.
Responsibilities:
To assist in the day to day management of the home and to safeguard and promote the welfare of all children young people.
To deputise in the absence of the manager and assist in all home aspects
To work as a key worker to a child or children and work to an agreed care plan.
To shift lead ensuring that the shift runs smoothly and provide support to staff and young people.
To ensure that communication systems within the home are effective
To help develop systems that will ensure a high level of child safety and risk management (ensuring individual risk assessments and environmental risk assessments are in place)
To assist in the management of the residential unit in order that these tasks are successfully achieved.
To ensure that occupancy is maintained at the optimal level, liaising with relevant commissioners when there are vacancies and working closely with management and other stakeholders.
To carry out personal care as required whilst maintaining privacy and dignity
To establish and maintain daily routines within the home which provides a framework for development of a positive culture of care.
Establishing and maintaining positive, caring relationship with children, young people, and their families and other professionals involved.
To produce written reports as required
To assist managing the home to the highest professional standards and within the agreed budget.
To assist regularly reviewing the level of achievement of services against service objectives and standards.
To contribute to the provision of a secure, stable, supportive environment for young people which respects and promotes their health, culture, religion, race, identity and lifestyle.
To assist in developing, managing and leading the staff team in working with children with learning disabilities/autistic spectrum disorders.
To adhere to the aims, objectives and values at the highest levels and provide best possible outcomes for all children
Participate in assessment of the children’s needs, care planning and implementation, reviews, planning and disruption meetings for young people.
Act as positive role model for young people and other staff in the home and offer advice, guidance and assistance where appropriate.
To participate and where necessary lead meetings.
Liaise with staff and multi-agencies to ensure that young peoples receive support to their changing needs.
To assist in the recruitment, induction and monitoring through supervision and appraisals the performance of staff. This also includes any disciplinary action required.
Draw the attention of the manager to any areas of concern.
Liaise with the manager on staff grievances and disciplinary procedures when required.
Assist in the formulation and/revision of policies and procedures as necessary
To assist in ensuring full compliance with all regulatory bodies, including: Ofsted, Fire Authority, Health and Safety Executive and Environmental Health.Requirements:
QCF Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or NVQ level 3 or 4 in Health & Social Care (children) and willing to work towards Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People’s Services – Residential Childcare
Experience of working in a residential setting for a minimum of 2 years and at least 1-year experience of working in a senior role (Deputy Manager or Team Leader) in a residential child care setting.
At least one year of experience supervising and managing professional staff.
A thorough understanding of the kind of behavioural issues, which might arise with children and young people in a residential setting
Experience of fostering and maintaining relationships, internally and externally.
Experience of promoting client choice and diversity
Sound knowledge and understanding of emotional and behavioural difficulties, mental health disorders and learning difficulties.
Sound knowledge and understanding of Children’s Home Regulations 2015, Care Standards Act 2000, National Minimum Standards for Children’s home, Ofsted Policies and related legislation, Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006, regulations and guidance.
Driving licence is requiredEden Brown Synergy is an equal opportunities employer.
Eden Brown Limited is a limited company registered in England and Wales with registered number (phone number removed). Our registered address is 5th floor 4 Coleman Street, London, EC2R 5AR, part of nGAGE Specialist Recruitment Limited T/A nGAGE Talent. Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. This message is intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please send it back to us, and immediately and permanently delete it. Do not use, copy or disclose the information contained in this message or in any attachment. We take reasonable precautions to ensure no viruses are present in this email but cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage sustained as a result of computer viruses and the recipient must ensure that the email (and attachments) are virus free
