Main Responsibility
You will:
1. Support and work alongside the Registered Manager to ensure the home meets with the requirements of the Children's Homes Regulations and Quality Standards.
2. Oversee the effective day-to-day running of the children's home whilst being responsible for direct supervision and support of the residential team.
What you can expect from us:
We have a detailed induction programme specifically designed to cover all elements of the role, so that you have all the tools and knowledge ready to get going.
We have an ambitious, confident, and motivated management team who are experienced, supportive, and keen to help you learn and grow. We have a selection of free courses for you to learn new things, and even have funded qualifications we can support you with obtaining.
You will have a monthly 1:1 reflective space with the manager and offer comprehensive support to a team of Residential Workers. There will be a lot of opportunity to network with other professionals that support children.
What we are looking for:
1. Experience of working in a management role and working with children and young people in a residential setting.
2. Minimum of NVQ/QCF Level 3 in Caring for Young People.
3. Ideally NVQ/QCF Level 4 or above in Management or that you would be committed to doing this qualification with us once in post.
4. Passion - Thinking creatively to ensure that our children are supported to achieve their aspirations (no matter how big or small). We are looking for passionate practitioners who truly care and want to make a difference to children, young people, and families.
5. Challenge - Some days will be tough, for our children, for you, and for your colleagues - we're after someone who is dedicated and committed, and who will always go that extra mile for our children (even on the bad days). Working as part of a close professional team is really important and you will need to be a team player to get through those tough times.
6. Forward thinking - We are an expanding service with big ideas and aspirational views. We are looking for workers who can join our team and join us on this exciting journey, making contributions to help shape and inform the future of the service for our children.
7. Values - Do your values align with those that are integral to our service and our organisation - supportive, innovative, respectful, and collaborative.
We encourage our children to participate and get involved in all decisions, and recruitment is no different. It is really important to us that anyone joining the residential team has the skills, abilities, and outlook that our children tell us they need from us.
What our children want from you:
1. "I would like someone like me who has time to listen instead of being behind a locked door.”
2. "I would like someone who listens to me but also takes action and who I can have a laugh with - they also need to be able to make nice food."
3. "I would like someone who spends time with me."
Are you interested?
When applying please ensure your supporting statement shows evidence of how you meet the criteria for the role. We may be unable to shortlist you for interview without this evidence.
If you are applying for a part-time position, please note the salary quoted is full-time equivalent, the salary received will be paid on a pro-rata basis.
We reserve the right to close a vacancy early before the closing date if we receive sufficient applications.
#J-18808-Ljbffr