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This Well Established OFSTED Registered Children's Home provider are seeking caring, empathetic and above all else nurturing Deputy Manager for its home located in Ramsgate Kent.

This is a One-story Home with 3 Registered Beds in a modern setting that specializes in Children with Emotional Behavioural Disorder.

Supporting the Registered manager to lead the team with our local authority social workers, families and health care professionals alongside other homes within organization you may also be requested to attend at meetings concerning children and young people as appropriate. The role also requires you to report all matters of concern, for example, emergencies or unusual events within the home.

This Deputy Role will include Sleep In's Which are paid extra on top of your Salary.

Level 3 Diploma Residential child care or equivalent. Essential.
Level 5 Leadership and management in Residential Childcare, Desirable.

Driving Licence Essential

Role Responsibilities:

To support the home manager in undertaking the following responsibilities or in their absence to take on the management of the home and be directly responsible for these;

• To provide leadership and management of the home.
• To maintain an in-depth knowledge of The Children’s Homes Regulations and Quality Standards, the Children Act, other relevant legislation and guidance and company policy and procedure.
• To safeguard and promote the wellbeing of the resident young people.
• To manage the homes staff team.
• To continue to manage the quality service aiming to achieve a ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted rating.
• To provide a therapeutic environment that promotes and supports children / young people’s recovery from their abusive and traumatic life experiences.
• To represent the home to outside agencies and ensure compliance with the statutory requirements imposed by them and requirements of commissioners.
• To work with the wider management team to contribute to the planning and development of the group and to provide management support to other areas of the service where required.
• To maintain occupancy levels that are both commensurate with the business needs of the service and needs of the young people placed.

Personal Attributes

• Enthusiastic, resilient and good with people.
• Ability to inspire, develop, grow and lead exceptional teams.
• Have good judgement about when to act to ensure the safety of others and to seek advice from others.
• Ability to apply and maintain appropriate professional boundaries, standards and values in practice.
• Self disciplined.
• Self awareness and ability to reflect on own practice and that of others.
• Child focused
• Motivation/ desire to improve the lives of children and young people.
• Psychologically minded- ability to look beyond behaviour and understand causes and meaning.
• Ability to accept guidance and direction from senior managers
• Essential Qualifications

For more information or to apply please submit your CV or contact Meditemp on 01233 632148 (option 5).