Children’s Home Deputy Manager
Grade: 3C+2, £40,777 - £44,075
Working hours: 36 hours per week
Contract type: Permanent
Make a Real Impact: Join Salford City Council as a Deputy Manager in one of our Residential Children's Homes.
Are you ready to be a part of something amazing?
Salford City Council’s Children's Residential Service are looking for a passionate and dedicated Deputy Manager to join our team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in one of our OFSTED rated Good and Outstanding children' s homes, providing a nurturing and supportive environment for Salford’s children. If you’re driven by the desire to make a difference in the lives of young people and have a background in therapeutic care, we want to hear from you!
Your Mission:
As the Deputy Manager, you will:
Support and Lead: Assist the homes Registered Manager in the daily operations and management of the new home, ensuring high standards of care and support.
Therapeutic Care: Implement and promote therapeutic approaches to childcare, creating a nurturing environment for young people.
Staff Supervision: Oversee and mentor a dedicated team, creating a positive and professional culture within the home.
Compliance and Quality: Ensure compliance with all relevant regulations and guidelines, striving for excellence in every aspect of care.
Who We’re Looking For:
Experienced Professional: You have previous experience working within children’s homes, with a solid understanding of residential childcare.
Therapeutic Enthusiast: A passion for therapeutic approaches in childcare, with the ability to implement these strategies effectively.
Qualified Candidate: A Level 3 or 4 Diploma in Residential Childcare is highly desirable. You will be required to undertake the Level 5 in Leadership & Management in Residential Childcare on successful completion of your probation period.
Passionate and Committed: You are dedicated to making a real difference in the lives of young people, providing them with the care and support they need to thrive.
Our commitment to you includes:
* Welcoming you into a supportive, experienced and forward-thinking leadership team who can, and do, draw on a wide range of professional and specialist support striving to achieve excellence across the service.
* A thorough and robust induction to allow time to “get to know” Salford and the high expectations and practice standards throughout the organization.
* Excellent management support at every level.
* Support to enable you to work alongside the homes Registered Manager to conduct and complete OFSTED inspections.
* We will ensure you receive regular supervision, training and development time to support your career goals.
* A revised and re-designed workforce development strategy that supports continued professional development linked to individual plans.
* Resources, toolkits and training to deliver effective interventions.
* Supporting you to build responsive, resilient and flexible services around young people to encourage young people’s educational development, emotional health and personal wellbeing.
Ready to Change Lives?
If you’re passionate about child welfare and eager for a role where you can make a real impact, apply today to join our expanding team.
At Salford we’re committed to supporting our leaders to grow and from day one we’ll support you to succeed as a Salford leader through ongoing learning and development. This will include some core #LeadingSalford development and an immediate opportunity to gain a relevant leadership qualification (Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare). You can find out more here Salford - Leadership team | greater.jobs
If you are interested in improving young people’s life chances and working for Salford, and can demonstrate our values of Pride, Passion, People and Personal Responsibility, it really is an exciting time to join us. For an informal discussion please contact Residential Service Manager Emma Simpson via emma.simpson@salford.gov.uk
We look forward to hearing from you!!
Please be aware that this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and that you will be required to meet the cost of the DBS check currently £49.50. The payment for this will be deducted from your first four months’ salary payments at a rate of £12.38 per month. If you do not commence employment for any reason but the DBS has been processed, you will be sent an invoice for the payment of £49.50.
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