Deputy Care Manager

Deputy Manager

Location - West London (UB5/HA0)

Salary £18,14ph

Working hours - 3 long days (40h/week)

Contract Permanent

JOB OUTLINE

The aim of the role is to support the Registered Manager with all aspects of their duties and responsibilities.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Participate in regular reflective practice both for yourself and other team members. Support the Registered Manager in the leadership and management of the home.
• Deputise and act up for Registered Manager in their absence.
• Assist in managing the home in compliance with the ethos by providing an environment that enables each child and young person to reach their full potential.
• Maintain in depth and up to date knowledge of the Children s Homes regulations, Children s Homes Quality Standards, Children s Act and other relevant legislation and guidance and ensure the home operates in compliance with these.
• Be accountable to Ofsted.
• Maintain a good understanding and working knowledge of children with autistic spectrum conditions, severe learning difficulties and behaviours that challenge.
• Ensure the home provides a high standard of residential care.
• Maintain a good working knowledge of child protection procedures and processes and working together guidance.
• Ensure that the line manager is made aware and kept fully informed of any concerns which the worker may have in relation to safeguarding and/or child protection.
• Support in managing the children s home staff team: recruit, induct, manage, and supervise staff, monitor staff rotas, and facilitate training to ensure high standards of childcare practices.
• Represent the home to outside agencies and ensure compliance with the statutory requirements imposed by them.
• Ensure that children and young people are consulted about their care and provided with opportunities to participate their views about the running of the home.
• Ensure the health and safety of children, staff, and visitors by complying with relevant legislation, policies, and procedures.
• Support in the development of relationships with all those involved in the young person s life and other stakeholders and partner agencies who are engaged in providing packages of support.
• Work flexible hours if required to meet the needs of the service and young people, which may involve working at short notice, public holidays, and weekend working.
• Support the Registered Manager to manage time and resources within the home including managing financial expenditure against budgets and ensuring recording is accurately completed.
• Assist in ensuring the home provides a positive physical environment, with regard to design, comfort, and homeliness as well as hygiene and cleanliness.
• Contribute to the referral, assessment, and admission procedures. Ensuring effective pre-placement assessment of need and placement planning and ensure all relevant documents are obtained.
• Support the Registered Manager in ensuring that all young people have written placement plans in place, setting out identified needs and plans to meet these needs. Ensure on-going assessment, development, and review of all individual plans.
• Assist in ensuring that provision is made to cater for the children s and young people s social, leisure, cultural and religious needs.
• Assist in the promotion of education, physical health, and emotional well-being of the young people.
• Support and operate within a key worker system.
• Protect the confidentiality of the children and young people and their families.
• Ensure events, appointments or meetings are arranged, effectively timetabled, diarised and attended by the young person and/or appropriate staff or yourself.
• Support the Registered Manager in ensuring recommendations or requirements from inspection reports and regulation 44 reports re acted upon.
• Participate in staff training as required and support in the development and/or delivery of in-house training.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Qualifications are essential, i.e., Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management, Children & Young People s Services, or equivalent. Or a willingness to undertake training within 12 months of commencement of employment.
• At least two years experience relevant to residential care within the last five years.
• At least one year of experience supervising and managing professional staff.
• Sound knowledge and understanding of Children Homes regulation including Quality Standards 2015, The Children s Homes (Amendment) Regulations 2011, Care Standards Act 2000, Ofsted and related legislation, and policies and procedures.

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to assist in offering guidance, support, and direction to staff, including implementing a key worker system, supervision, and performance management.
• Assessment and placement planning skills, i.e.: ability to assess and identify needs and develop and deliver plans to meet these needs to achieve positive outcomes.
• Excellent administrative skills, including word processing and computer literacy, numeric and organisational skills.
• Excellent communication skills: verbal, interpersonal and written on all levels and according to need i.e.: report writing, care planning attending reviews.
• Excellent financial and budgeting skills to manage the homes resources.
• An understanding of and an ability to adhere to professional boundaries.
• Excellent teamwork and team development skills.
• Ability to deal with difficult situations in relation to young people s behaviour and human resource issues.

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