Children's Home Deputy Manager - Cannock, United Kingdom - Utopia Childcare

Description

Utopia Childcare is an innovative and new residential childcare company, prioritising the mental well-being of our colleagues and following a child-centred therapeutic approach to care.

We are now recruiting for our spacious 3-bed home based in Cannock.

The home is a large premium standard property, set in a semi-rural location on the outskirts of Cannock Town Centre, perfect for creating positive memories with our young people The children and young people that we care for are aged between 6 and 17 yearsof age and may present with complex needs and distressed behaviours.

Your role as a Deputy Manager will involve being a positive role model, building positive relationships with the young people, leading and managing shifts, as well as providing support and guidance for Residential Support Workers and Senior Residential SupportWorkers.

You will support the Registered Manager of the home with ensuring that all care related paperwork is up to date and completed to the highest of standards.

This structure may vary depending on the needs of the home.

Within your leadership role youwill be ensuring that risk assessments, policies and procedures and placement plans are followed by all staff members on a day-to-day basis.

To be considered for this role, you will need a minimum of 3 years experience in a role within a residential childcare setting.

You will also need a minimum of 2 years' experience of supervising and managing staff and a completed Diploma Level 4 qualificationin Residential Childcare.

In return we can offer a comprehensive progression plan, including enrolment on to your Diploma Level 5 qualification in Leadership and Management.

Once this qualification has been completed, we would look to discuss the prospectof progressing you further to be a Registered Manager of your own home.

What Will I Do as a Deputy Manager?

• Develop positive relationships with the young people that we care for, acting as a role model and supporting them to achieve their best possible outcomes
• Offer guidance and support to Residential Support Workers and Senior Residential Support Workers
• Safeguarding our young people from harm or abuse, whilst also ensuring that we follow a therapeutic approach to care, respecting and listening to the views, wishes and feelings of the child.
• Continually learning and developing your own knowledge through ongoing training and working alongside your manager in creating a work development plan.
• Completing your Diploma Level 5 qualification in Leadership and Management.
• Leading and managing shifts, supporting Residential Support Workers and Senior Residential Support Workers in their daytoday duties, planning and coordinating the shift to ensure that young people are punctual at attending any appointments or events.
• Ensuring that the risk assessments, polices and procedures and placement plans are followed on a daytoday basis.
• Providing support to the Registered Manager, by keeping all care related paperwork up to date and completed to the highest of standards.

Benefits We Offer
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We follow a structured pay grade system, so pay is always reflected on your experience and training, ensuring that you are always paid fairly

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Bonuses

• If your home receives a "Good" Ofsted rating you will receive a £200 bonus. If your home receives an "Outstanding" Ofsted rating, you will receive a £500 bonus. Every year you will receive a £500 annual retention bonus on the anniversaryof your employment with Utopia Childcare commencing

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Discounts And Savings from our reward scheme

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33 Days Annual Leave (You will be required to work some bank holidays) and an additional day off for your birthday (34 days in total.)

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On-site monthly therapeutic supervision alongside a colleague supervision with the Homes Manager

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Enrolment in the Diploma Level 5 qualification in Leadership and Management

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Progression plan to manage your own home

Further Information

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Job Type:
Full Time, Permanent

Salary:
£33,320 per year

Job Types

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Full-time, Permanent


Salary

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£33,320 per year


Benefits

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• Additional leave
• Birthday Off every year, paid
• Working for a company that supports mental wellbeing and progression

- £500 Annual Retention Bonus

• Ofsted related bonus, dependant on whether your home receives a "Good" or "Outstanding" grading
• Enrolment In Your NVQ Level 5 Qualification in Leadership and Management
• Progression plan to manage your own home

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus scheme
• Yearly bonus

Job Types

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Full-time, Permanent


Salary

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£33,320.00 per year


Benefits

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• Additional leave

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus scheme
• Yearly bonus

Work Location:
One location