Deputy Manager

Deputy Residential Manger

Meadholme, Dene Grove, Darlington, DL3 9LU

Salary: £38,250 – £49,350 per annum (DOE)

Hours of Week: 40

Contract Type: Permanent

Requirements:

• DipSW, CQSW, NVQ 3/4/5 in Working with Young People / adult Management or a willingness to work towards this.
• Proven experience at Senior level in a Residential Home for adults/young people
• Able to demonstrate advanced practice skills and experience in managing challenging behaviour.
• Demonstrate good working knowledge of CQC fundamental working standards and regulations.
• Working knowledge of the National Care Standards, Care Act and Regulations.
• Good attention to detail and work to high standards.
• Work using own initiative, taking full ownership.
• Ability to develop and encourage professional growth in others.

As a Deputy Residential Manger you will:

• Co-ordinate and monitor staffing levels within the home to ensure that individual need is met.
• Assist the Registered Manager in ensuring that there is an appropriate Statement of Purpose for the home and that this document is updated on a regular basis.
• Organise, deliver and co-ordinate induction, supervision, appraisal and support to individual staff.
• Assist the Registered Manager in providing operational management of the staff team and to deploy staff resources in order that key objectives are fulfilled.
• Ensure that the standards within the home are maintained and developed in line with the Care Standards Act 2000 and the Children’s Homes Regulations 2001.
• Maintain a clean and safe environment paying particular attention to Health and Safety legislation and environmental health needs.
• To work proactively with monitoring bodies to ensure that services are developing beyond the set standards.

About Meadholme:

Meadholme provides extensive care and nurturing fir children and young people with a wide range of difficulties; Emotional behavioural disorder, mental health and learning disabilities.

The home offers a warm, friendly, and comfortable environment consisting of od 5 bedrooms, supporting young people from ages 8 to 18. All bedrooms are tailored to suit individual needs, and the communal areas designed to encourage and promote independent skills.

Benefits of Working for us:

• A rewarding career you can be truly proud of
• A supportive environment that is committed to helping you flourish and deliver excellent care to the people we support
• Competitive pay with pay progression opportunities
• Career development and training
• Internal progression opportunities
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and shared parental leave packages
• Enhanced annual leave
• Fully funded Level 3/4 Health & Social Care qualification
• Employee assistance programme
• Free eye care vouchers

If this sounds like the role for you, apply now!

Young Foundations is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks in line with our safeguarding policy. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, right to work checks and any other necessary checks.

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