We are now recruiting for an experienced Night Manager to support and manage the staff to enable them to meet the needs of the children and young people at The Forum School.
This is a great opportunity to join a well-established school that offers varied and rewarding work and opportunities for career progression. We welcome applications from a very diverse range of people who have the right to work in the UK. We are not able to offer sponsorship to candidates at this time.
Benefits of working with us:
* Competitive rate of pay
* DBS check paid by the company
* Access to a wide range of free online courses for all staff on a variety of topics for self-development of your career
* Stakeholder pension
* Annual employee awards evening
* Employee recognition schemes
* Career progression within the company
* CareTech Foundation - Opportunity to apply for family and friend’s grants
Duties & Responsibilities;
* Ensuring that each young person has an allocated key worker
* Ensuring that each member of staff is aware of each child’s placement plan and their responsibilities for its implementation
* Attending childcare reviews and planning meetings to provide information and achieve best outcomes for young people
* Undertaking direct work with young people and acting as an appropriate role model
* Assist in developing systems in which young people are consulted about the quality of care they receive
Person Specification:
* Secondary Education with good standard of literacy and numeracy
* NVQ 3 in caring for Children and Young People (or equivalent)
* Working towards NVQ4
* Awareness of Equal Opportunities/ADP issues
* Knowledge of the Children Act and other relevant legislation
* Team Building Skills
* Supervision Skills
* Ability to manage teams effectively
* Ability to communicate both verbally and in writing
* Understanding the needs of BESD children including managing challenging behaviour
* In depth knowledge of ‘Every Child Matters
* Excellent organisational skills
* Ability to motivate and enthuse staff
We believe that every single person in our care has a personal best, and we are committed to helping them achieve it. Join us, and we’ll show the same commitment to helping you achieve your personal best in your career.
Any successful application to this role will be subject to Enhanced DBS and Reference Checking in line with Government regulations and Safer Recruitment best practice.
Cambian will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the search and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.
The Cambian Group is one of the UK's leading children's specialist education and behavioural health service providers. The Group's services have a specific focus on children who present high severity needs with challenging behaviours and complex care requirements. Cambian looks after 2,100 children and employs over 4,300 people across a portfolio of 224 residential facilities, specialist schools and fostering offices located in England and Wales.