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Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you enjoy working with children & young people and positively impacting their lives? We have an exciting opportunity for a hardworking and passionate individual to join our new Emotional Wellbeing Assessment Home as the Deputy Manager, on a full-time permanent basis.
Location of the post: Hinckley, Leicestershire.
Service Overview: Barnardo's, the UK's largest Children's Charity are currently on an exciting and innovative journey alongside Leicestershire County Council to deliver a range of Children's homes for the most vulnerable children & young people in Leicestershire.
Although a specific home will be your base location, you must be flexible to travel throughout the locality to cover shifts in other homes should the need arise. Our homes are located in Hinckley, Coalville and Syston.
Jarvis House, our beautiful new Emotional Well-being Assessment home in Hinckley will support children & young people aged between 8-18 providing short term placements until their needs are fully appraised and understood. The service will provide up to 3 service users at any one time opportunities to enjoy different experiences, establish friendships and develop confidence, independence and social/emotional skills.
Responsibilities of the role include:
* To build trust and develop nurturing relationships which promote the service user's independence, wellbeing, strengths, and capabilities.
* To work in partnership and build relationships with parents/carers and other professionals.
* To shift lead and conduct staff supervisions.
* To support the Registered Manager with audits and other duties where required.
* To contribute to the upkeep of the home including cooking, cleaning etc.
* To document information accurately and ensure records are kept up to date.
* To ensure safeguarding policies and procedures are adhered to.
* To promote, monitor and maintain a safe environment at all times.
Essential requirements:
* Must hold a Level 3 qualification relevant to Residential Childcare.
* Must hold OR be willing to work towards the Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health & Social Care and Children & Young People's services.
* Must have at least 1 year supervisory and shift leader experience in a Children's Residential setting.
* Knowledge and experience of working with OFSTED Regulations and Quality Standards of Children's homes with the ability to support the manager to achieve a rating of outstanding.
* Knowledge and experience of recording and reporting to enable safeguarding and protection of children & young people.
For more information about this role, please contact Kelly Walker - kelly.walker@barnardos.org.uk / 07734979136
When completing your application, please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document.
Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.
About Barnardo's
At Barnardo's we believe in children - no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is reflected in our values and our practice, and we have invested in this area of our work to ensure that we can deliver on our commitments to be an inclusive employer. EDI is a key enabler of our purpose as a charity and we want to ensure that the diversity of our teams is reflective of the communities we serve and that we continue to learn and develop our work with a focus on inclusion. We particularly encourage applications from candidates from Black, Asian and Minoritised Ethnic Communities, candidates who are LGBT+ and Disabled candidates.
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