Children's Residential Deputy Manager

Children's Residential Deputy Manager

Salary :£14.10 per hour / £60 per sleep (2on 4off shift pattern)

Location: Garstang, Skelmersdale

We are searching for a Deputy Manager to join our 2 bedded Children’s Residential Home in Garstang OR Skelmersdale

Your role will be to support the registered manager with the delivery of the day to day management of the home, ensuring delivery of a high quality level of care. You will manage the home in the absence of the Registered Manager and ensure that all care planning, regulations, leadership requirements and needs of the children are met.

Responsibilities/Duties:

· Support the manager in all aspects of running the home and evidence that we are meeting the obligations set out in the children’s home quality standards 2015

· Assist the Managers in ensuring that each young person has their needs met through effective assessment and care planning. Review and monitor care plans/contribute to review reports as directed

· To take the lead in setting standards and evaluating achievements; to take a proactive role in securing improvements in the quality of services provided by Exceptional Care.

· Promote team development and effective team working.

· Facilitate and support young people in decision making. Promote choice and involvement in young person’s house meeting.

· Consistently apply strategies developed in response to challenging behaviours, and contribute to the review and development of any such strategies.

· Liaise with other agencies/professionals as necessary in conjunction with Managers.

· Record information about young people and ensure communication with Staff Members, to sign off all records at the end of each shift.

· Practice maximum integrity in all dealings with young peoples’ personal and financial accounting when auditing and dispensing petty cash.

· Participate and minute taking in Staff and young people’s meetings as and when required. Maintain appropriate records as directed

· Direct Staff Members in their duties in the absence of the Managers, ensuring that all required tasks are completed.

· Delegate tasks to Residential Child Care Workers/Team Leaders and monitor their effective implementation in conjunction with the Managers to a good standard.

· To ensure an effective induction programme for all new employees 

· Timely supervision and appraisals for the staff team

· Undertake on-call duties as directed

· Adhere to all Company policies and procedures

Benefits and Incentives:

- Comprehensive, paid induction training through our sister company Think Tank Academy

- Consistent support, training and development within our organisation

- Employee Assistance Programme

- Outstanding service employee of the year award -£3,000 voucher based award

- Employee of the month award

- Paid Blue Light care on completion of induction for the first year of employment

- Medicash

- Cycle to work program

- Long Service award - £200 for 2 years, £400 for 5 years and £600 for 10 years (all of which include increased annual leave and will be paid by a gift voucher of your choice)

- Pension Scheme

- Length of Service Holiday Scheme – Awarding up to an additional 3 days paid leave per year with continued service, above Statutory Entitlement

- Refer a Friend Scheme offering £100 for every person you successfully recommend.

- Free Gym Membership, including group classes