Deputy Manager Childrens Home

Meridian Business Support is currently recruiting for a Deputy Manager to work in a Residential Children's Home based in the Radstock area of Bath.

About the role:

This is a unique and rare opportunity to join a progressive and trauma-informed group of Children's Homes with a focus on upholding the values and guidelines of a Therapeutic Community. The company is proud members of The Consortium of Therapeutic Communities (TCTC) and prides itself on providing bespoke, trauma-informed loving care to all the children living within our Homes.

As the Deputy Manager you will:

• Be responsible for assisting the manager in the management, co-ordination, and development of a range of quality therapeutic services for young people that live at our Home.
• Ensure the Home exceeds all standards as stated in the Children's Home Regulations 2015 and all other legislation relevant to the therapeutic care of our children.
• Promote relationships as central to the working practice of our Homes, taking an empathetic and engaging approach to working in partnership with young people, their families, professionals, and other agencies, in order to meet the needs of young people.
• Provide effective, empathetic, and dynamic leadership and coordinate the staff team ensuring that the company's policies and procedures are effectively implemented.
• Lead by example and be a role model for the team members and children.
• Promote team development and effective team working.
• Understand the impacts of vicarious trauma and how this can affect the internal workings of the team.
• Promote the company's staff wellbeing programme.
• Be involved in reflective practice ensuring that team members and those around the child are reflective of their work encouraging them to integrate and uphold our therapeutic thinking.
• Ensure that all team members have meaningful supervision and encourage them to think about how therapeutic approaches can be applied in their practical and paperwork.
• Identify those that may need support and implement this to support their team.
• Be responsible for quality inductions for their staff team, devoting time and effort to each new staff member ensuring they feel effective and confident in their roles.
• Be committed to organising and implementing a robust therapeutic training package for every staff member and hold each person accountable for their role in the therapeutic support model.
• Ensure the paperwork in the Home is accurate, reflective, and evidences the progress the children make within the Home.
• Formulate and implement some paperwork from scratch such as Care Plans, Risk Assessments, and Behaviour Support Plans.
• Ensure that all Health and Safety Regulations, including fire, medication, vehicles, and all premises are followed in accordance with the company policies, procedures, and practices.
• Ensure that all finance budgets, control, administration, and records comply with the company procedures.
• Promote and implement the company's policies and procedures ensuring that they are attachment-based and trauma-informed.

Essential skills and qualifications:

• Must have experience in Residential Children's Social Care with a minimum of one year's experience, ideally as a senior support worker.
• An understanding of Trauma Informed Care and therapeutic background.
• A working knowledge of PACE and effective understanding of what a therapeutic placement looks like for children is advantageous or a willingness to learn.
• Strong leadership and effective communication skills with a very nurturing side and strong interpersonal skills.
• Hold a Level 3 NVQ diploma in Residential Childcare.
• UK Driving License.
• Confidence and understanding of The Children's Home Regulations and all legislation associated with the running of a registered Children's Home.
• Confidence when dealing with people, the ability to challenge, guide, and mentor.
• A clear DBS and positive references from all companies where you have worked with children or vulnerable adults.
• The ability and strength of character to deal with challenging situations in a non-consequential and nurturing way with the confidence to set appropriate boundaries and implement the community's policies and procedures.

Benefits:

• Salary: up to £35,276 per annum depending on experience, plus bonuses - Inclusive of one contracted sleep in per week.
• 42 hours per week - Mix of on-shift and managerial shifts.
• Pension and other benefits.
• 28 days annual leave plus 3 paid wellness shifts per year.
• There will be other benefits for this role including a mobile phone.
• Paid sleep ins are £63/night which included at one per week.
• Shift patterns will include some on-shift working 07.30-21.30 (two shifts) and some administrative shifts 08.30-16.30.

Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy.