Assistant Manager / Residential Childrens Home

Assistant Childrens Home Manager with demonstrable management, leadership or supervisory experience of working effectively with children, parents, colleagues and partner agencies in a children’s residential setting is required for a well-established organisation based in Wokingham, Berkshire.

SALARY: £45,441 - £50,512 per annum + Benefits

LOCATION: Wokingham, Berkshire

JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent

WORKING HOURS: 37 hours per week - candidates will need to be flexible and able to work alternate weekends, overnight and late shifts

JOB OVERVIEW

We have a fantastic new job opportunity for an Assistant Childrens Home Manager with demonstrable management, leadership or supervisory experience of working effectively with children, parents, colleagues and partner agencies in a children’s residential setting.

Working as an Assistant Childrens Home Manager you will play an active role in the day-to-day operation of the homes and provide key support to the Residential Homes Manager in their responsibilities for the effective management of the homes.

As an Assistant Childrens Home Manager you will support the provision of a professional, child-centred service, ensuring its accordance with the relevant regulations, legislation, codes of practice and policy and procedures.

The organisation’s aim is to enable the most vulnerable children and young people in care to live close to the things they hold dear - close to family, friends, community, and those who care for them most. This service comprises a multi-Building children’s home including a 4-bedroom Emotional Behaviour Disorder/Difficulties (EBD) home and the addition of a smaller Complex home.

These homes will enable more children with complex needs to remain in or return to Wokingham and to avoid the use of unregistered placements and children living away from their communities and networks.

DUTIES

Your duties as an Assistant Childrens Home Manager will include:

• Support the Homes Manager to ensure that the service meet its statutory responsibility and is compliant with the Children’s Homes Regulations (2015)

• Assist in the development of a professional team that performs to the highest standards, ensuring effective supervision, staff development and training

• Support the Homes Manager to exceed expectations at Inspection and Regulation 44 visits in terms of delivering positive outcomes for young people

• Work openly with Quality Assurance to ensure good safeguarding standards and high-quality information recording are maintained

• Line management for 8/9 members of staff over a working week, including 2 Senior Support workers, 4/5 Support workers and 1/2 Waking night staff

• Take immediate management action when the welfare or safety of children or young people is as risk

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

• Hold a professional qualification in Level 3 Residential Childcare or equivalent

• Extensive professional work experience in a management position in a children’s residential setting

• Knowledge of Children Act 1989 & CH regulations and good standards of practice

• Demonstrate experience of working effectively with children, parents, colleagues and partner agencies

• Ability to work the required shift patterns including alternate weekends, overnight and late shifts

BENEFITS

• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Local government pension
• Flexible working arrangements
• Employee assistance programme
• Host of employee discounts and much more

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JOB REF: AWDO-P11886

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