Residential Deputy Manager in Rotherham

We are looking for Deputy Children’s Home Managers that are keen to be part of setting up and managing new homes and have previous experience of working in specialist solo provision, mental health residential settings, crisis accommodation and with children and young people with sensory, ASD, mental health needs and who have suffered significant trauma. This new residential provision will be part of a Children and Young People Service judged as 'Good' by Ofsted in January 2018 and build on practice from our other residential homes all judged as ‘Good’ or 'Outstanding'.

Main duties of the job:

• Provide assistance and management support to the Registered Manager in the day to day running of service provision.
• Provide assistance to Registered Manager to ensure homes comply with all standards and legislative requirements.
• Provide opportunities for children and young people to influence the decisions that affect them and the service they receive.
• Promote a therapeutic approach with both children and young people and staff.
• Foster a commitment to continuous growth and development for their staff team.
• Work systemically with a range of agencies to ensure a joined-up service centred on the child.
• Monitor and develop standards in line with Children’s Home Regulations and work towards ensuring all homes being Good or Outstanding.

About us:

This is an excellent time to work within Rotherham. We are passionate about the place and the people who live, work and visit here. We are delivering major regeneration and housing, as well as creating new jobs and opportunities for our residents. Rotherham is a real ‘central UK’ location with excellent road and rail links and is ideally placed near the scenic countryside of the Peak District, whilst also being conveniently located next to the vibrant city of Sheffield.

Our vision for Rotherham is that we come together as a community, where we seek to draw on our proud history to build a future we can all share. We respect decency, dignity and seek to build a town where opportunity is extended to everyone, where people can grow, flourish and prosper, and where no one is left behind.

We offer an excellent pay and benefits package which includes membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme, as well as a range of health and wellbeing and other benefits.

Key benefits of working at Rotherham Councils Children and Young Peoples service are:

• Strong support and clear direction from Senior Managers.
• Extensive training programme, to develop and professionalise our residential managers and residential practitioners.
• Residential services that have access to and work closely with our high quality in house therapeutic service.
• Innovative Edge of Care Services and a strong Early Help offer which is reducing demand and supporting professionals to think systemically and develop creative options to support children and young people.
• Looked After Children are prioritised for CAMHS assessment and intervention.
• The opportunity to make a real difference to the children, young people, and families.
• Investment in you as a manager involving support, supervision, training and opportunity for professional development and progression.
• Local Authority pension and 30 days annual leave to be taken in line with the agreed weekend annual leave allocation as detailed in employer handbook.

About you:

We are seeking a talented, inspirational, and innovative Manager who can:

• Innovate to help re-define children’s residential services.
• Promote a learning and coaching culture.
• Develop the skills and practices of our Social Care team to provide an outstanding service to children and young people.
• Add value and make the most of available resources.

We are seeking an inspirational, resilient and child focused Manager who is committed to:

• Developing their skills and practices in order to provide an outstanding residential service to children and young people.
• Promoting and being part of a learning and coaching culture.
• Supporting and caring for some of our most complex children and young people, at times in solo provision.
• Working evening, weekend, and sleep in shifts as part of the residential team.

Our vision is for the children and families of Rotherham to routinely experience and describe the services they receive from us, as outstanding and we intend to do that by putting the child first in everything we do.

By managing our residential teams, you will play a crucial role in developing their skills and practice and our collective commitment to an ethos of excellence, integrity, trust, and transparency. Joining us at a time of change with regard to developing our provision provides you an opportunity to be involved and influence the service design and development of practice in line with best practice and evidence-based approaches.

Person Specification:

Qualifications:

• Level 7 qualification e.g. Post Graduate Certificates and Diplomas, or Level 6 qualification e.g. Bachelor Degrees, Graduate Certificates and Diplomas; plus post qualifying experience.
• Or Evidence of the equivalent level of knowledge gained through work experience.
• Level 3 Diploma in Residential Child Care or the equivalent. Or will have completed within 2 years of starting work in the role.

Experience:

• Substantial experience of working and managing in a social care setting with children and young people.
• Knowledge and experience of law and practice relating to looked after children and legal status applied to children with the Children’s Act.
• Knowledge of best practice and relevant research in child placement services.
• Knowledge of Restorative and trauma informed practice.
• Good knowledge of Children’s Homes Regulations and Safeguarding frameworks.
• Experience of working at a senior management level in a residential setting.
• Experience of working with children, young people and families with complex needs.
• Experience of management of and supervision of staff.
• Experience of managing budgets.
• Experience of working in partnership with other agencies, children and young people and parents.
• Experience of performance management, quality assurance systems.
• Experience of carrying out audits/checks and implementing improvement measures as required.
• Knowledge and understanding of local authority processes, policies and procedures.
• Utilising a range of ICT systems and applications.

This post involves working with children and therefore if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at an enhanced level. Further information about the Disclosure Scheme can be found at www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check.

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination.