At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a team to provide exceptional care and education for children in a secure environment.
- Company: Oasis Restore, the UK's first secure school focused on transforming lives.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, local government pension scheme, and a supportive work culture.
- Other info: Unique role with opportunities for personal growth and professional development.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in children's lives while developing your leadership skills.
- Qualifications: Experience in care or education, strong leadership, and teamwork abilities.
The predicted salary is between 51773 - 57137 £ per year.
POST: Deputy House Manager
TEAM: Oasis Restore
RESPONSIBLE TO: House Managers/Residential Leadership Team
RESPONSIBLE FOR: Senior Restore Practitioners and Restore Practitioners
SALARY: £51,773 to £57,137 (L1 L5) + Local Government Pension Scheme
LOCATION: Oasis Restore, in Rochester, Medway, Kent
WORKING PATTERN: Full-time, including days, weekends, evenings, nights and sleep-ins.
DISCLOSURE LEVEL: Enhanced
About Oasis Restore
Oasis Restore is the country's first secure school, a proof-of-concept policy initiative funded by the Ministry of Justice and the Youth Custody Service. Oasis Restore's mission is to transform the life chances of children in the criminal justice system through delivering psychologically informed, integrated practice that centres on trusted, safe relationships between staff and children. Oasis Restore is a learning community that embeds hope, stability, and opportunity for children beyond the secure school. We can accommodate up to 49 children, across 12 residential flats (each sleeping between two and six children).
Job Purpose
A team of Deputy House Managers (working under the direction of the House Managers and the Residential and wider Senior Leadership Teams) hold day-to-day authority for the care of the children within the Restore Community, ensuring that their needs are being met.
Each Deputy House Manager will:
- Manage and work within a team providing an outstanding quality of care and education, and a therapeutic, safe environment that functions well for children and staff.
- Provide daily management and direct line management to a team of Senior Restore and Restore Practitioners (frontline residential staff).
- Have responsibility for the monitoring and audit of quality of practice and compliance with policy, regulations and statutory requirements for children within your flat.
- Work according to a shift system that covers the whole week, day and night, including duty status as a key point of call and authority on site.
- Have oversight of the functioning of the Core Teams around each child in a given Flat, overseeing their plans and activity.
- Chair, facilitate and participate in key meetings including restorative and community meetings, handovers, and Core Teams around each child.
- Work in close collaboration with senior residential staff and staff across all the disciplines and areas of the school.
- Provide a containing, benevolent and robust presence, embodying and championing the values and ethos of the school.
We recognise that this role is unique and has not previously existed as such within the youth justice sector. From our experience of building new organisations from scratch and of developing schools we have learned that we need to be agile and respond to learning and development of our structures.
Locations
Deputy House Manager in Kent, Rochester employer: OASIS RESTORE
Oasis Restore is an exceptional employer, dedicated to transforming the lives of children in the criminal justice system through a supportive and innovative work environment. Located in Rochester, Medway, Kent, we offer competitive salaries, a Local Government Pension Scheme, and a culture that prioritises professional development and collaboration among staff. Our unique mission fosters a sense of purpose and community, making it a rewarding place for those looking to make a meaningful impact in the lives of vulnerable children.
