Up to £35000.00 per annum + Annual Leave, Pension + more
Join the Team as Deputy Manager for Young People`s Service in East London - E7!
Are you passionate about making a positive impact on the lives of young people? Are you ready to take the next step in your career? We have an exciting opportunity for a talented and dedicated individual to join the team as a Deputy Manager for a Young People`s Service, ages 11 to 17.
Our client is an organisation committed to providing exceptional care and support to young people in East London. Their mission is to create a safe and nurturing environment where young individuals can thrive, develop their skills, and build a brighter future. They believe in empowering young minds and providing them with opportunities to reach their full potential.
About the Job:
* To provide a safe, warm, caring, and stable environment for those young people aged 11-17 years with emotional/behavioural disorders and/or mild learning difficulties whom residential accommodation is the preferred or necessary option.
* To create a culture and ethos within the home in which the needs of the young people are paramount, and they are encouraged to develop, mature, and grow.
* To provide accommodation to young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties.
* To support and encourage young people, offering guidance, enabling them to effectively manage difficulties and issues facing them.
* To ensure the Young People receive individual support according to their needs, and where appropriate, their wishes.
* To work collaboratively with young people, their families, residential workers, and other relevant professionals.
* To listen to young people, enabling them to participate in the range of socially valued activities and interests within the community, optimising full use of local facilities.
* To maintain, promote, and encourage, where appropriate, young people`s links and contacts with their own families and friends.
* To promote and encourage young people to be proactive in their health and wellbeing, supporting them to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
* To provide for the needs of young people from different backgrounds, religions, and cultures, ensuring that young people are not discriminated against in any way.
* To ensure the measures of control used within the home fall within service policies and practice and enable young people to gradually take more responsibility for their own behaviour and assume more control over their lives.
* To positively encourage and support young people to attend education, employment, and training facilities made available to them. To advocate on their behalf where such facilities have either not been made available or have been withdrawn.
* To provide young people with the opportunity and experience to develop social and practical living skills enabling them to make a smooth transition into adulthood.
As the Deputy Manager, you will play a crucial role in assisting the Registered Home Manager in the day-to-day operations of the Young People`s Service.
Qualifications:
* Deputy Managers must be proficient in children's residential care and be prepared to attend relevant training, including QCF Level 3 Children and Young People, Team Leading Level 2 & 3 up to e.g. QCF Level 5 Leadership in Care.
* Training programs in leadership development and supervisory management will be sourced where needed.
* Being in charge of a team and deputising for the Registered Manager provides the opportunity to transition into more senior managerial posts.
* Prior management, leadership, supervisory, or business management certification is beneficial.
Please apply to the post or send your CV.
Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We appreciate your understanding.
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