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Job Title: Deputy Manager - Six Hills Residential Home
Location: Stevenage - with some travel county wide
Starting Salary: £40,221 with the opportunity to progress to £44,428 pa - plus 3% market enhancement
Hours: 37 per week
Contract: Permanent
Diversity: We are an inclusive employer and value a diverse workforce
This is an exciting opportunity to join us a Deputy Manager for one of our 7 children’s homes. Six Hills based in Stevenage, offers up to 5 children between the ages of 8 and 18 with complex emotional needs, a safe long-term home and a therapeutic environment in which to thrive.
About the role
As a Deputy Manager you will oversee all care practice within the home, ensuring quality standards and legislative frameworks are met. You will line manage 3 Senior Residential Workers while supporting the wider team within their roles and deputising for the Home Manager in their absence. You will work closely with the Home Manager to embed trauma informed practice and advocate for the needs of the young people with other professionals.
- Directly lead Team Leaders, ensuring motivation, development, and nurturing.
- Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, including psychologists, education advisers from the virtual school, health professionals and social workers.
- Maintain high standards of care and a culture for your team to excel.
- Assist the Registered Manager with day-to-day operations and ensure regulatory compliance.
- Foster a positive and empowering environment for young people and your team.
- Develop a trauma informed child centred, outcome focused service
About you
We’re looking for someone with a demonstrable passion to support young people with adverse experiences and advocate for their needs. You will have management experience and ability to lead a team, whilst modelling best practice.
As no two days are the same, you’ll be a natural problem solver with the ability to remain calm and resilient under pressure.
You will have working knowledge of Ofsted regulations to ensure the home is meeting these standards, along with a full driving licence for cross county travel.
Applicants must be prepared to undertake a level 5 leadership and management qualification, if this is not already held, and undertake a minimum of 1 sleep-in shift per month.
This is a very rewarding role in which to make a difference to children and young people. Not only will you have an excellent benefits package, you will also have the opportunity to complete a level 5 qualification, while benefitting from a supportive management team and peer support.
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Benefits of working for us: • Flexible Working Arrangements (depending on the role)
• Excellent Career Development
• Salary Exchange for Additional Benefits
• Excellent Pension Scheme with Employer Contributions
• Shopping Discounts
• Support Groups & Wellbeing Schemes
Disability Confident: We are proud to be a and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
English Fluency: The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required).
Safeguarding: Safeguarding children and adults is of utmost importance to Hertfordshire County Council. The Council requires employees to abide by legislation and best practice to enable Hertfordshire to achieve this. This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.