Assistant Children’s Home Manager

Assistant Children’s Home Manager

Job Summary:

We are seeking a dedicated Assistant Manager for a Children’s Home in Cannock. As an Assistant Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring the home operates in a safe and effective manner, supporting the Manager and the staff team with day-to-day operations. This is a rewarding opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of young children.

Responsibilities:

• Assist the Registered Manager of the home in developing the skills and potential of Childcare Practitioners.
• Take responsibility for the effective and efficient running of shifts.
• Work within, and ensure effective delivery of the policies and procedures in the home and the company
• To ensure that the rota is up to date and shits are suitably covered.
• Monitor and maintain administrative requirements, ensuring that the outcome meets the standards set out in children’s legislation, and the home’s working practices
• Ensure ongoing assessment of children and young people’s needs in day-to-day practice
• Oversee, supervise and develop the skills of staff in their daily working practice
• Promote and actively encourage the delivery of a safe, structured and nurturing environment.
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team within both home and with external agencies
• Relate to and engage young people who reside in the home
• At all times ensure the health, safety and wellbeing of the children and young people
• Ensure the delivery of all key worker areas and responsibilities
• Ensure a variety of intervention strategies are utilised in relation to behaviour management
• Where required, deputise in the absence of the management of the home
• Where required, attend reviews and/or meetings
• Ensure an open culture is created so that children and young people feel they can complain and that they are listened to
• Ensure that all administrative requirements of the home are maintained in such a way that they are compliant with good childcare practice, home’s procedures, company policies and children’s regulations
• At all times, promote and ensure anti-discriminatory practice
• Oversee, write and edit all reports when submitted for meeting and reviews
• Undertake all relevant training as and when required
• Ensure that the homes Annex A is up to date and ready when Ofsted arrive at the home
• Lead Regulation 44 Inspections of the home when the Registered Manager is not present
• Attend the monthly Managers meetings

Requirements:

• Must have experience working in children’s residential care
• Hold a level 3 or level 4 in children and young people’s workforce or equivalent
• Clear DBS
• Passion for working with

Please note, sponsorships are not offered at this time