Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Deputy Manager to work full time based in a Children’s home in Croydon.
The salary for this permanent Deputy Manager job is up to £60,000.
Progression:
Deputy Manager - Progression to Registered Manager - Children's Residential. We have an exciting opportunity for an empathetic and proactive Deputy Manager who is looking to progress their career. This newly established 3 bed children’s Residential Home which specialises in EBD and mild learning disabilities is located in Croydon. We are looking for an experienced Deputy Manager who would like to progress to a Registered Manager to take the lead on opening a new home next year! The ultimate responsibility of the position is to ensure excellent outcomes for the young people residing in the home whilst ensuring the highest standards of compliance in line with Ofsted regulation.
Main Duties:
- Lead and manage the children’s home, ensuring exceptional care and support for young individuals in residence
- Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge and adherence to regulatory standards, including The Children’s Homes Regulations, Children Act, and company policies
- Uphold and promote the wellbeing of the young residents while fostering a therapeutic environment to aid their recovery from adverse life experiences
- Oversee the home's staff team, guiding and facilitating their growth and development
- Work collaboratively with external agencies, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and commissioners' specifications
- Contribute actively to strategic planning and development within the organization, offering support to other service areas when necessary
- Maintain optimal occupancy levels aligned with both business needs and the requirements of the young people in placement
Requirements of this job:
- Essential qualification: Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or equivalent
- Desirable qualification: Level 5 Leadership and Management in Residential Childcare
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience in children’s residential care
- Ability to show leadership skills
- Experience of managing budgets
- Direct involvement in Ofsted inspections
Contact:
This job is advertised by Harry Smy; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
We welcome applications within a residential or supported living setting from care home managers, deputy managers, care coordinators, key workers, childcare workers and more as we might have other roles applicable to you.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.
As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.
Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).
With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.
Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.
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