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Deputy Manager – Children’s Residential Home (Coventry) CV7 9FX

Are you an experienced and passionate leader ready to make a real difference?

We are seeking a Deputy Manager for a 4-bed EBD (Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties) children’s home located in Coventry. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a growing provision and shape the home.
If you are currently a Deputy looking for a change of scenery or a Senior Support Worker seeking promotion / step up this will be an ideal opportunity.
You will be given huge support from the Registered Manager Responsible Individual and Owners.

Requirements for Deputy Manager

  • Diploma L3 Residential Childcare (or equivalent)
  • Willingness to complete Diploma L5 L&M in H&S
  • Knowledge of CHR 2015 and the QS
  • Awareness of Equal Opportunities/ADP issues
  • Knowledge of the Children Act and other relevant legislation
  • Team-building skills
  • Supervision skill
  • Ability to manage teams effectively.
  • Ability to communicate both verbally and in writing.
  • Understanding the needs of looked-after children including managing challenging behaviour.
  • Excellent organisational skills 12 months relevant supervisory experience
  • 24 months experience of working in a residential setting with and managing challenging behaviour.

Shift Pattern – We require flexibility from potential candidates as in Days, Night(Wake or sleep in), weekend and bank holidays. Sleep in rate is £60 per night. You must be flexible ( liable to change)

Salary for Deputy Manager : Competitive 40 hours per week annual salary £36k to £40k plus some sleeps

You will be required to be flexible in your hours supporting the children the staff and the Manager

 

Deputy Manager Key Responsibilities:

  • Assist and support the Registered Manager in all aspects of the residential care of the Ofsted registered home, to provide a high quality service which meets the individual needs of the children and young people and to help create and maintain a non-institutionalised, child centred safe community home for extremely vulnerable children .
  • Take on on-call duties outside of working hours in support of the home dealing with situations in line with children’s homes regulations and company procedures
  • Support staff on a day to day basis promoting good practice and responding to concerns or first line complaints.
  • Take part in the assessment process of potential new admissions to the home.
  • Oversee record keeping and take part in the regular auditing of the children and young people’s records, responding to any issues requiring further action, including those identified at reviews.
  • Manage and provide supervision for designated support workers and night waking support worker
  • You will oversee the working rotas.

 

To apply or for more information about this Deputy Manager opportunity please contact Mick Hull Fieldview Care Recruitment Solutions 07789225501 or send CV to mick.fieldviewcare@aol.com 
www.fieldviewcare.co.uk

To apply for this job email your details to mick.fieldviewcare@aol.com.