Deputy Manager
* Location: Northallerton, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom, DL6
* Type: Permanent, Full-time
* Posted: Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Are you looking to enhance your career in Residential Child Care? Pebbles Care has an opportunity for a Deputy Manager to join our dedicated team to support the Registered Manager and existing team, ensuring that our young people receive the best quality of care.
It is an exciting time to join our Pebbles family as we experience a period of growth, with further expansion planned throughout 2024 into 2025. As a new member of our team, you could contribute and be part of this dynamic and thriving organisation.
Your role and responsibilities as Deputy Manager
* Support the Registered Manager by organising and leading a team of Residential Child Care Workers, planning shifts, and working as part of the rota.
* Promote therapeutic parenting principles as a way of caring for children and young people.
* Offer continual support, share knowledge, and provide supervision to team members.
* Promote learning and development opportunities and motivate the team to strive for improvement and best practice.
* Support the Registered Manager in training, health and safety, safer recruitment, HR, and administrative duties.
* Build long-lasting relationships with your team, families, and communities, and liaise with multi-agency partners for the welfare of our children and young people.
What we offer you
* A salary of £37,187.90 per annum.
* Full-time role operates on a rota pattern of one day on (24 hours including sleepover) and two days off (48 hours).
* Average working hours, including sleepovers, are 56.4 hours per week.
* 5.6 weeks annual leave per annum, pro rata.
* Auto-enrolment into our salary sacrifice pension scheme (Scottish Widows).
* A cash back health care plan via Medicash for dental and optical treatments, discounted gym memberships, 24/7 access to a GP, free access to counselling, and more.
What sets Pebbles apart from other care providers?
* Our mission is to lead in offering bespoke therapeutic care and education to vulnerable young people.
* Pebbles has 50 beautiful homes and 2 established schools for children and young people across North England and Scotland.
* We specialise in providing residential child care for vulnerable young people between the ages of 8 and 18.
* We have innovative plans for growth in 2024 and beyond.
* We have 20 years’ experience in supporting young people to unlock brighter futures.
* Full rate of pay for all sleepovers, optional overtime, and rest breaks.
* Excellent employee benefits and discounts that support your health and wellbeing.
Additional benefits and rewards
* In-depth induction and training, including a detailed introduction to therapeutic parenting.
* Refresh Team Teach or Calms intervention training.
* Instant access to our employee portal, intranet page, and quarterly newsletters.
* Monthly social recognition awards and prizes, voted for by all employees.
* Annual young people’s award ceremony.
* Cost coverage for updating your disclosure certificate and professional membership fees, if essential for your role.
Essential qualities that we look for include:
* Minimum of eighteen months experience working with Children and Young People.
* A proven track record in team building and supervision.
* Qualified to SCQF Level 7 (Scotland) and the HNC or Level 3 in Residential Child Care (England).
* Highly responsible and accountable regarding safeguarding our children and young people.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
* Strong organisational skills with the ability to plan and prioritise.
* A consistent and professional manner.
* An active and supportive listener.
* A resilient nature when faced with difficult challenges.
* Good working knowledge of compliance in relation to Health & Safety practices.
* Good working knowledge of safer recruitment practices.
* Proficient IT skills, experienced in Microsoft packages.
* A full UK driving licence.
Desirable Qualities include:
* Studying towards the SCQF Level 9 (Scotland) or the Level 4 Children and Young Peoples' Practitioners Qualification (England).
* Knowledge and previous experience in promoting Therapeutic Parenting.
* Previous experience in a similar role, leading and supervising employees.
Are you ready to join our family?
Please complete our online application form. Our recruitment team will contact you as soon as possible via email or telephone to let you know the next steps and answer any questions you may have.
#J-18808-Ljbffr