Deputy Residential Manager - Contextual Safeguarding Home in Ilford

Are you ready for a new challenge? Do you thrive working with children and young people, making a real difference in their lives? If you are a dedicated and compassionate professional, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our Contextual Safeguarding Home in Hinckley, Leicestershire as a Deputy Manager on a full-time, permanent basis.

About the Service: Barnardo's, the UK's largest children's charity, is proud to be working in partnership with Leicestershire County Council on an innovative journey to deliver a network of children's homes for the county's most vulnerable young people. Hopes Place supports children and young people aged 8-18 who are at risk of exploitation. We focus on identifying and responding to harm and abuse occurring outside the home, while providing a safe, nurturing environment where up to three young people can build friendships, grow in confidence, and develop essential life skills. While Hopes Place will be your base, flexibility to support other homes in the locality on occasion is essential.

Key Responsibilities: As Deputy Manager, you will play a vital role in shaping the lives of the young people in our care. Your responsibilities will include:

• Building trusting, nurturing relationships that promote independence, wellbeing, and resilience.
• Collaborating with parents/carers and professionals to ensure holistic support.
• Leading shifts and supervising staff to maintain high standards of care.
• Supporting the Registered Manager with audits and operational duties.
• Contributing to the daily running of the home, including cooking and cleaning.
• Maintaining accurate records and documentation.
• Upholding safeguarding policies and procedures.
• Ensuring a safe, welcoming, and inclusive environment at all times.

What We're Looking For: To be successful in this role, you must demonstrate the following in your application:

• A Level 3 qualification relevant to Residential Childcare.
• A Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health & Social Care and Children & Young People's Services, or a willingness to work towards it.
• Minimum of 2 years' experience in a Children's Residential setting and at least 1 year of supervisory and shift-leading experience.
• Strong knowledge of OFSTED Regulations and Quality Standards, with the ability to support the home in achieving an "Outstanding" rating.
• Experience in safeguarding, recording, and reporting to protect children and young people.

If you are passionate about creating safe, supportive spaces for young people and want to be part of a forward-thinking team, we would love to hear from you!

Pay & Reward Framework: We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values. We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people. For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive.

Benefits Workplace Offer: Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, in the community, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or depending on the role any combination of these.

Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements. Annual Leave entitlement for full-time colleagues is 26 days per annum, increasing to 27 days per annum, after 3 years Barnardo's service, 29 days per annum, after 5 years Barnardo's service and 30 days per annum, after 7 years Barnardo's service. Those working less than full time are entitled to the same level of holiday pro rata.

About Barnardo's: We are committed to being an inclusive employer and cultivating a culture where everyone can belong and thrive through inclusion and connectivity. We want our workforce to be reflective of the communities we work with, and for equality, diversity and inclusion to be embedded in everything we do.