Deputy Manager Children's Residential

Are you a Senior/Team Leader looking for your next step or are you currently a Deputy Manager looking for a new challenge?

If so we have an exciting opportunity for a Children's Residential Deputy Manager in North West London with a starting salary from £30,000.

This large 4 bed home specalises in supporting young people with a wide range of needs including Autism, Attachment Difficulties, Learning Disabilities and Challenging Behavior.

Candidates MUST hold NVQ Level 3 Children and young people or Equivalent.

Role Responsibilities:

  • To support the home manager in undertaking the following responsibilities or in their absence to take on the management of the home and be directly responsible for these;
  • To provide leadership and management of the home.
  • To maintain an in-depth knowledge of The Children’s Homes Regulations and Quality Standards, the Children Act, other relevant legislation and guidance and company policy and procedure.
  • To safeguard and promote the wellbeing of the resident young people.
  • To manage the homes staff team.
  • To manage a quality service aiming to achieve a ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted rating.
  • To provide a therapeutic environment that promotes and supports children / young people’s recovery from their abusive and traumatic life experiences.
  • To represent the home to outside agencies and ensure compliance with the statutory requirements imposed by them and requirements of commissioners.
  • To work with the wider management team to contribute to the planning and development of the group and to provide management support to other areas of the service where required.
  • To maintain occupancy levels that are both commensurate with the business needs of the service and needs of the young people placed.
  • Personal Attributes
  • Enthusiastic, resilient and good with people.
  • Ability to inspire, develop, grow and lead exceptional teams.
  • Have good judgement about when to act to ensure the safety of others and to seek advice from others.
  • Ability to apply and maintain appropriate professional boundaries, standards and values in practice.
  • Self disciplined.
  • Self awareness and ability to reflect on own practice and that of others.
  • Child focused
  • Motivation/ desire to improve the lives of children and young people.
  • Psychologically minded- ability to look beyond behavior and understand causes and meaning.
  • Ability to accept guidance and direction from senior managers

Meditemp is acting as an employment agency on behalf of our client in relation to this vacancy.

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