Children's Services Deputy Residential Homes Manager Ref: 000760 Contract: Permanent Salary: 39,152 - 42,839 per annum (Grade 7) plus 10% unsocial banding Hours: 36.66 per week Based: N/A Here s why Oldham is the best place to work: Oldham is a wonderful place of diversity, where people of all cultures come together. This is one our greatest strengths and our social workers enjoy using a breadth of skills and gaining a variety of experiences whilst supporting children and families from diverse backgrounds. We will develop and reward you for your expertise - that s why we make sure you have access to a range of support, continual professional development, and training opportunities to continually improve your practice. We also offer a clear career development route based on your skills and experience through our progression pathway. Deputy Homes Manager: As the Deputy Manager you will provide a planned and safe caring environment which gives care, control, and nurture, appropriate to maintaining and promoting the emotional and physical well-being of children and young people on a planned basis. You will be responsible for maintaining contacts with parents, schools, social workers, General Practitioners, wider family members and staff and managers from across the wider Service. Key Responsibilities: Providing a safe and nurturing environment in which children experience quality of care from a highly skilled team, and where they are supported to enjoy and achieve and make good progress towards the goals identified in their individual care plans. Supervise and develop staff as individuals and as a team, to ensure that the purpose and management objectives of the homes are met, in line with Department policy. Foster the professional development of all staff; to assess training needs; to provide in-unit courses; to use external training resources. Providing effective leadership and management to continue our improvement journey at the Home and achieve at least a rating of Good at inspection. Building effective relationships with parents/carers and professionals across education, health, and social care so that there is effective collaboration across all settings for children, and that the Home plays an active role in supporting children to achieve positive outcomes. Ensuring that children and families are regularly consulted about their experiences at the Home and the care provided, and that their feedback is used to inform service developments. Leading, inspiring, and developing a committed staff team. As part of the control, and guidance to young people resident within the home that is consistent with the Homes Statement of Purpose, Supported Accommodation Regulations 2023, The Leaving Care Act 2000 and Oldham Council Policies and Procedures. What do our worker like most about working for us? 25 days annual leave with the option to purchase additional days, and which increases after 5- and 10-years service. Attractive defined benefit pension scheme with a market leading AVC option for additional retirement savings Discounted gym membership Staff discount scheme for shopping, entertainment, eating-out, eating-in, travel, motoring and more. Salary sacrifice scheme, including Cycle to Work Wellbeing support, including an Employment Assistance Programme that provides 24 hours access to advice and support. Staff recognition and celebration events A supportive and enabling workplace with quality supervision from your manager. A comprehensive learning and development programme as part of your ongoing Continuing Professional Development Clear progression pathways What we need from you: All applicants must meet the relevant criteria, including the right to work in the UK. We do not accept applications from candidates who require sponsorship. If you have completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme, please indicate this within the About You or Supporting Statement section of your application. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and therefore expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. About Us: We want Oldham to have vibrant, safe neighbourhoods where people are proud to live with opportunities for healthier, more fulfilled lives; and a sustainable, thriving economy. As we look to the future, the challenges may be significant, but so are the opportunities. We ve identified three missions with our residents and partners, focusing on what will deliver the biggest impact: A Great Place to Live, Healthier, Happier Lives, and Green and Growing. We re looking for candidates who will support us to achieve our ambitions and we encourage you to download our Corporate Plan: Ready for the Future and our Oldham Plan for further information. Our Values and Behaviours By driving innovation, investing in our people, and championing our communities, we will ensure that Oldham continues to be a place where everyone can live their best life. To support this, we have three core values which define who we are and how we operate. These are Proud, Ambitious, and Together, and they shape our culture, inform our decisions, and inspire us to deliver on our commitments to the people of Oldham. We have translated these values into five behaviours which guide our actions and are the standards we hold ourselves to, day in and day out: Work with a resident focus Support local leaders Committed to the borough Delivery high performance Take ownership and drive change You can find out more about our values and behaviours on our greater.jobs Oldham page Our Benefits Package: At Oldham Council we offer a great benefits package for our employees, which includes the following: 25 days annual leave which increases after 5 and 10-years service The option to purchase additional annual leave. An attractive LGPS benefit pension scheme with the option to make shared cost additional voluntary contributions. Discounted gym membership with Oldham Active. Staff discount scheme for shopping, entertainment, eating-out, eating-in, travel, motoring and more. Salary sacrifice scheme for home and electronics and Cycle to Work. Wellbeing support, including a Mental Health First Aider network and an Employment Assistance Programme that provides 24 hours access to advice and support. Staff recognition and celebration events. Peer support groups Inclusive Recruitment: We work closely with employees to help them work at their best, including making adjustments such as flexible working, describing available working patterns, providing equipment or making changes to the workplace. If you re an applicant with disabilities and have previously been in or currently in care, a carer or someone who has served in the Armed Forces and you meet the essential criteria of the role, you are guaranteed to reach the first stage of assessment under our Guaranteed Assessment Scheme. Data and Privacy: For details of how we use your data please see our p rivacy notice. Important Information: Please note that should a vacancy that has been released for internal or external recruitment be deemed suitable for a current employee at risk of redundancy, it can be pulled back at any point, up to the post being formally offered to a candidate who is not at risk of redundancy. While we embrace the use of AI as an innovative tool to maximise our services at Oldham Council, we are looking for authenticity in applications we receive. We therefore ask you to think carefully if choosing to use AI when completing your application and ask that you ensure you read all instructions carefully and that your application is written by you and reflects your skills, knowledge and enthusiasm.