Contract: Permanent
Specific Hours: 08:00am - 20:00pm (12 hour shifts)
Salary: Basic salary of £36,385.44 with a potential to earn up to a total of £40,489.44 with sleep in shifts and being on call.
Location: Soham, Cambridgeshire
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Area Camden
The Area Camden group is part of the Polaris Community and aims to provide the highest levels of care and service to enable young people to achieve their goals.
As Deputy Manager, you will support the Registered Manager in all aspects of the day-to-day running of Area Camden's service delivery, promoting a caring environment that provides young people aged 11 to 18 with a high standard of specialised personal care, meeting individual needs and ensuring everyone is treated with respect and dignity and rights to privacy and independence. You will support the Registered Manager to supervise, monitor and evaluate the care delivered to young people, ensuring legal and up-to-date registration requirements are met in line with Area Camden's Statement of Purpose.
Main Duties:
* To work under the direction of the Registered Manager (RM) and deputise for the RM as required.
* To supervise Key/Support Workers and ensure supervision processes are implemented and recorded.
* To assist the RM with the day-to-day running of the home, including standards and quality of care, recruitment and training, communication with the team, premises management, and financial matters.
* To assess individuals' needs and formulate personalised care plans, involving relevant professional agencies and relatives as needed.
* To provide the highest level of personal care following individual care plans and ensuring all contact is polite, friendly, warm, and supportive.
* To promote the social and emotional wellbeing & development of young people.
* To encourage positive behaviour, education, independence, and self-determination.
* To ensure services are delivered in a non-judgemental and anti-discriminatory manner.
* To promote active participation in decision-making processes for young people's holistic development.
* To comply with statutory and legal requirements relevant to the home, including Ofsted, CQC, COSHH, Health and Safety, and the Health & Social Care Act & Children's Homes Regulations 2015.
* To ensure all appropriate risk assessments are updated and staff informed of changes to health and safety legislation.
* To support the RM with the effective running of the home, ensuring compliance with environmental health, infection control, building control, and health and safety regulations.
Essential Skills Required:
* Residential childcare experience (2+ years)
* Hold Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People's Workforce or equivalent
* Child Protection experience
* Leadership and staff supervision skills
* Well-developed written and verbal communication
* Management of budgets and staff rotas
* Project management skills and an enthusiastic disposition
* Demonstrated commitment to ongoing personal development
* Be proactive, solution-focused, and enthusiastic
Benefits:
* A robust induction and mandatory training program to upskill our workforce
* Progression within the organisation on promotion and development of the role
* Weekly rota on rotation 08:00pm-20:00pm
* A sleep-in allowance of up to £85.50 per night (10pm-7am)
* Minimum average of 168 hours per calendar month
* 236 hours annual leave per annum (including bank holidays)
* Holiday increase per year - 12 extra hours for 3 years (capped at 272 hours)
* Pension scheme after a qualifying period - 3% Employer contribution
Polaris is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates. The company is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be subject to a DBS check at the enhanced level if successful for the position.
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