About Our Home
Are you looking for a new and highly rewarding challenge? Do you enjoy working with children and young people? Are you driven to help children have fun and be successful? We have an exciting opportunity to join one of our homes that cares for and supports children with emotional and behavioural difficulties in one of our residential homes.
Located in Thornton, our home accommodates up to 4 young people up to the age of 18. It provides a safe, supportive environment for children who require care away from their family setting. The home focuses on creating a nurturing atmosphere where young people can develop life skills, receive emotional support, and work towards positive outcomes. Staff are dedicated to promoting well-being, education, and personal growth, ensuring each child feels valued and cared for.
About the role
We are recruiting for an innovative and aspirational assistant manager. Someone who is dedicated, creative, highly professional, and caring, with the passion to provide exceptional care in Bradford. Children’s Social Care is changing, developing, and improving and we are investing, and developing our estate of Children’s Homes. We are recruiting for an Assistant Manager to assist the Registered Children’s Homes Manager in providing excellent leadership for our home. You will be experienced within residential childcare, dedicated, highly professional, and caring, with the passion to provide exceptional care and experiences for children. You will need to be resilient, flexible and experienced in managing staff and the needs of children and young people.
What our children say they want
- Someone with a warm and caring personality
- Adults who can play with them
- Watching television and doing any hobbies that they like
- Someone who doesn’t see the role as a job and will instead understand that it is their home
What we expect from you
- Minimum of a Level 3 qualification in Residential Childcare.
- Experience of caring for children and young people, in a residential or short breaks setting.
- Experience of supervising staff.
- Someone that is flexible to the needs of the home.
Benefits
You’ll also be joining an organisation that truly values its people, offering a range of benefits designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and work-life balance, including:
- The opportunity to give children and young people a childhood that they deserve
- Regular supervision to support development
- Generous annual leave - 31 days rising to 34 with service, plus bank holidays
- Excellent Local Government pension
- Family-friendly policies and enhanced parental leave
- Health & wellbeing support, including Occupational Health and counselling
- Professional development and career progression opportunities
We are a National Living Wage employer
If shortlisted, you will be required to disclose relevant information regarding criminal history prior to interview. A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check including a check against the Children’s barred list, will be carried out on preferred candidates.
Location: Thornton Bradford
Closing Date: 1st November Interview Date: Week commencing 5th November
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Assistant Manager - Children Residential Services in Bradford employer: Bradford Children and Families Trust
Bradford Children and Families Trust is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive work culture that prioritises the well-being of both staff and the children they serve. With manageable caseloads and hybrid working options, employees can enjoy a healthy work-life balance while benefiting from continuous professional development and career growth opportunities in a collaborative environment dedicated to making a meaningful impact in the community.
Contact Details:
Bradford Children and Families Trust Recruitment Team
