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Location

Durham, County Durham | United Kingdom

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Job description

Job Title: Assistant Manager / Deputy Manager

Provision: Children's Home, 7 to 17, EBD 3 Bed

Location: Durham

Salary: £34,000

Reporting to: Registered Manager

The role of Assistant Manager is ideally suited to an:

1. Assistant Manager /Deputy Manager
2. Experienced Senior Residential Support worker who is looking for the next step in their career

When you join our client you can expect:

• Hours of Work: 48hours per week over 4 shifts.
• Holiday: 270hours, inclusive of public holidays, with additional leave for continuous service
• Training Academy: Fully funded development pathway to your Level 5 Leadership and Management qualification, if required, alongside a comprehensive programme of skills and career development opportunities as soon as you want to start.
• Your Wellbeing : Excellent health and wellbeing benefits, discounted gym memberships.
• Pension: Company pension contribution

Your role during a child’s time with the client

You will form part of an experienced, professional team around a child and achieve amazing results through a unique approach to residential care, education, and therapy.

As the Assistant Manager you will be supported in your role by a Registered Manager, and a team of multi-disciplinary experts including, education specialists, therapists, and assessment leads.

Together with the Registered Manager, you will create a safe space for children to develop, learn, and flourish. You will coach, mentor, and supervise a team of Residential and Senior Residential Support Workers, ensuring YPs are fully supported to be the best that they can be, and ensuring the children’s placement plans are communicated to and understood.

Do you have these qualities?

• Experience and skills gained from a previous role as a Deputy or Assistant Manager or Senior Residential Support Worker in the Residential Child Care sector
• Level 3 Diploma in Children and Young People’s Workforce or equivalent
• A full understanding of safeguarding children
• Confident when supervising care teams and offering leadership and support in a proactive and effective way
• A good knowledge of the legislation relating to residential childcare
• Passion, drive, and resilience when supporting our children who present emotional and behavioural challenges
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• IT proficient and the desire to learn new skills
• A full, valid, UK driving licence for manual vehicles.

SGS Care and our client are an equal opportunities employer and have a commitment to safeguarding children, following Safer Recruitment practices. The successful candidate will be subject to necessary background checks, governed by regulation, including obtaining an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI, and professional and personal references.

????????♂️ Samuel Goulden
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