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Deputy Team Leader Role
As a Deputy Team Leader, you’ll ensure our young people receive outstanding care and support. This rewarding role involves working directly with young people and assisting the Care Manager in promoting excellent childcare practices within the school.
Key Responsibilities
1. Supervise Key Workers, encouraging effective evaluation, monitoring, planning, and reviewing for each young person.
2. Maintain complete and accurate casework records for young people.
3. Make sound decisions and participate in case conferences, reviews, and planning meetings.
4. In the absence of the Team Leader, oversee all residential admin and childcare functions.
5. Take responsibility for the school during specific evenings and weekends, including sleep-in duties when required.
Qualifications and Skills
* Experience in residential childcare.
* Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare (England) or equivalent.
* Ability to build strong relationships with children and parents.
* Resilience and understanding are essential.
* Full UK driving license.
About Oversands School
Oversands School is an independent, specialist residential and day school in rural Cumbria, catering to pupils aged 8 to 19 with diverse needs, including challenging behaviors and other conditions impacting academic progress.
Our Commitment
We strive to provide exceptional care and education, going above and beyond for children with complex needs. Our high staff-to-child ratio, in-house clinical teams, and ethos of excellence enable us to achieve outstanding outcomes and enhance life opportunities.
Benefits
Our package includes a competitive salary (£30,060 - £32,115), contributory pension, Life Insurance, comprehensive induction and training, full school holidays, and benefits like Medicash Health Plan, Employee Assistance, and Cycle to Work Scheme. DBS checks are conducted and paid for by us.
Join Us
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our young people. This post requires an enhanced DBS check. We welcome applications from all community sections and are an equal opportunities employer.
For more details, please see the full job description and person specification, or contact Helen Park at 015395 52604 for an informal discussion.
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