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The Role: As the Deputy Team Manager you will be required to manage a team of Residential Workers with the ability to work without immediate reference to a Team Manager. As the Deputy Team Manager you will need to establish the highest professional standards both as exemplar and mentor to Residential Workers, contributing to the development of personnel, policy and practice standards within the home. In the children’s home the Deputy Team Manager will need to to ensure the arrangement of staffing levels is within the law, National Care Standards, Statutory Guidance and City Council procedures, in particular the Children Act 1989, Children Home Regulations 2001, Child Protection Procedures and LAC system. The Deputy Team Manager will help to develop and implement training programmes for residential workers and other team members particularly with regard to Diplomas and Therapeutic Crisis Intervention. This includes the ability to participate fully in restraint techniques as prescribed under the Protecting Rights In a Caring Environment (PRICE) techniques. To deputise for the Team Manager across the range of duties, particularly at times of leave and sickness Applicants must hold a Social Work qualification or Certificate in Social Services (CSS) or Certificate of Qualification in Social Work (CQSW) or DipSW or Psychology Degree or Level 3 Caring for Children and Young People or equivalent Salary £43,421 - £48,474 PAClosing date 03/12/2024hours 35 Hours Per week Full Time, Permanent.