Job Information
Job Title: Deputy Care Manager
Location: Burgess Hill, West Sussex
Salary: From £37,507.40 per annum (including night payments & benefits)
Working Hours / Shift Pattern: Full time, average 42 hours per week on a rolling rota of two days on, three days off (any day of the week)
Employment Type: Permanent
Sleep-ins: Sleep-in duties at the home (room provided) with pay included in the salary
Service: Residential Children’s Home
Service Users: Looked After Children (medium to long-term placements) with complex needs, therapeutic support background
Requirements
Qualifications Required: Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare
Experience Required: Minimum 2 years in a residential childcare role within the last 5 years, including at least 1 year in a supervisory/management capacity with knowledge of Ofsted standards, Child Protection procedures and the Children Act 1989
Who we are looking for: A resilient, experienced individual able to act as a professional parent and role model; someone with leadership skills to support the Home Manager and lead the staff team while promoting welfare, development and safeguarding of children.
Company Details
Company type/size: Medium-large provider of residential children’s services with multiple homes across the South East.
Number of homes: Nine homes throughout Sussex and Surrey.
Training & Development
Training / qualifications: Comprehensive training including advanced child protection, medication training, self-harm, equality & diversity, CSE, restorative justice, Team Teach, first aid and more.
Benefits
Benefits: Access to Perkbox, company pension scheme, 22+ bank holiday days paid leave per year and structured training programmes.
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