Children's Residential Deputy Manager

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Deputy Homes Manager to work full time based in High Wycombe

The salary for this permanent Deputy Homes Manager job is up to £32,00 per annum.

Main duties:

• You will need to be committed to providing a safe and inclusive environment at all times and be resilient to providing support for those who need it the most
• As a Deputy Manager you will play a vital role in running the Children’s Home and helping direct the day-to-day operations
• In line with the Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and the Children’s Homes Quality Standards
• The role of the Deputy Manager is to support and work alongside the Registered Manager of the Children’s Home in efficiently co-managing the house budget, overseeing the development of staff and the young people in placement, formulating, and updating placement plans, risk assessments and positive handling plans
• You will be responsible for the effective development and delivery of high-quality residential services to children young people and their families which improve outcomes
• You will need to show strong leadership and management skills, ensuring that team members work effectively with children, young people, families and all internal and partner agency staff
• To carry out their statutory duties as determined, principally in relevant childcare legislation, children’s homes regulations and standards
• To help the home get registered with Ofsted and be involved in the recruitment process for staff
• To be responsible for the day-to-day operation/management of an Ofsted regulated residential provision
• To ensure the highest standards of emotional, social and physical care, promoting best outcomes for young people through research, development and partnership
• To contact agencies to fill vacancies
• To deliver highly motivated leadership and development to the team for which you are responsible
• Ensure that training is relevant, robust, and effective and that the training program is dynamic, adaptive to the needs of current residents
• To ensure that the staff team adhere to training requirements and timescales
• To develop high standards of communication with social work teams, the Virtual School, clinicians, and other key partners
• To ensure the provision maximize resources within a planned timescale and ensure all services are delivered in a way which maximizes the participation of young people, respects their rights and is responsive to their wishes and views
• To take overall responsibility for all regulatory requirements associated with Ofsted registration and the home’s Statement of Purpose
• To ensure all safeguarding risks are acted upon immediately and the relevant action taken to mitigate the risk
• Communicate effectively, in a timely way with all agencies and internal reports
• Undertake and participate in any required training programme
• Develop and maintain effective working partnerships with external providers as an integral part of the care pathway for children
• To be able to challenge, in a sensitive way, engender collaboration for educational achievement and attainment, and foster a mutual responsibility for outcomes for all young people
• Ensuring that the educational needs of children in residence are assessed and provided for, liaising with educational professionals producing Personal Education Plans
• Take overall responsibility for all staff, delegating effectively and appropriately

Requirements of this job:

• Level 3 Children, Young Person and Family Practitioner (or equivalent) qualification
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work as part of a team
• An understanding of the needs of looked after young people
• Knowledge of relevant regulations, legislation and statutory guidance
• An understanding of intervention strategies

Contact:

This job is advertised by Harry Smy; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.

Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.