Deputy Manager

Here at Kisimul we're dedicated to improving the lives of the children with Autism and learning difficulties that we support every day. We're excited to be opening a brand new Children's Home called 'Clann Dion' - a beautiful home located in Rand, just outside of Wragby, LN8.

As a Deputy Manager, you will be key in helping your team to support young people with complex needs. This is a challenging role, but the rewards are incomparable to any other job. You will be working in an environment where the little things that you do every day could have life-changing results. Your ambition for the young people you support will help them take steps to fulfilling their potential.

Offering:

• Genuine career development opportunities with transparent pay grades
• Fully funded qualifications
• Blue Light card - which gives you access to discounts in over 15,000 venues UK wide
• Refer a friend - Earn up to £500 through our refer a friend scheme
• WageStream - a financial wellbeing app, allowing you early access to some of your wages for those unforeseen expenses
• A well-being app which gives you access to unlimited GP appointments, confidentiality 24/7 mental health support and physiotherapy sessions
• Life Assurance
• Flexible working pattern

About the job:

• This post involves responsibility for the establishment in the absence of the Registered Manager of the service as well as supporting the Registered Manager in the day-to-day running of the service, ensuring that the regulatory requirements are met through the Statement of Purpose and that this statement meets regulatory requirements and is implemented, evaluated and reviewed within the appropriate timescales.
• The Deputy Manager will be part of the Senior Management Team with a lead responsibility for management, support and direction of the service.

What are the responsibilities?

• To ensure that good quality working relationships are built and maintained between residents and staff at all levels.
• To provide leadership, guidance and management, communicating a clear sense of direction which staff understand and are able to relate to in the aims and purposes of the service and the organisation.
• Work with the Registered Manager to ensure that appropriately qualified and experienced staff are recruited in accordance with Company policy and Quality standards.
• To ensure that all staff for whom you are responsible are putting policy into practice and are either performing to expected standards or that you are/have been actively addressing the issues effectively with clear audit trails.
• To maintain high standards of care and to gear the running of the service so that it is focused but sufficiently flexible to meet the expressed needs of the individual resident as necessary.
• To create and develop links between the home and the local community, so that young people can play a full and appropriate part in the life of the community.
• To be responsible for the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of individuals’ care, life-long learning/recreational plans to ensure that each young person's needs over the full 24 hours of each day are correctly assessed and that all such plans are directly relevant and appropriate to each resident’s needs in line with their EHC plan.
• To develop and maintain good working relationships with parents and other family members, social workers, establishment staff, and other professionals with a concern for the young people's needs, such as general practitioners, psychologists and occupational therapists.
• We offer flexible hours to suit your family life. Days - 40hrs per week. Shifts either 5 x 8 hour shifts or 4 x 10 hour shifts.

About You

What qualifications, skills or experience are needed?

• NVQ Level 3 in Residential Childcare
• At least 2 years significant management/supervisory experience in a care setting within the past 5 years at a competent level.
• Proven experience, at least 4 years, of working effectively with people with learning disabilities and/or special needs.
• A good knowledge of good management practice including relevant aspects of employment issues and legislation, health and safety and anti-discrimination.
• Knowledge of learning disabilities and/or special needs including recent developments and person-centred planning.
• A good knowledge of the Quality Standards, relevant statutory regulations and how they apply within the working practice, including the inspection process.
• Ability to attend work punctually and reliably including nights, evenings and weekends as required to fulfil the role effectively.
• Ability to undertake on-call duties and be able to reach the establishment within a reasonable timeframe.
• Clean, current driving licence.

Kisimul Group Ltd are a group of independent specialist schools and adult provisions providing exceptional residential care and award-winning education to children, young people and adults with a diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Disorder, severe and complex learning difficulties, global development delay and associated challenging behaviour.

Kisimul is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults, children and young people, and expects all staff to share this commitment. Kisimul is committed to valuing diversity and promoting equality for all. All applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS Check. Kisimul Group Ltd is an equal opportunities employer.