Elite

Assistant Manager - Children’s Home - Congleton

£23,000 - £24,000

Our client provides specialist therapeutic care and education to young people young people aged between 10 and 18 who, due to previous trauma and/or neglect, have a range of complex needs.

This is an exciting post which is a great opportunity for someone looking to make a difference.

Main duties of this role:

  • Support the home manager to provide professional support, guidance and supervision to a team of residential child care practitioner and be responsible for the day to day management of the home in the absence of the home manager
  • Ensure that the company vision, values, policies and ethos are promoted and adhered to
  • Assist the home manager to identify, report and manage current and emergent risks within the Home
  • Assist the home manager to ensure effective working relationships with all relevant Local Authority staff and social workers
  • Assist the home manager to ensure the home provides and maintains the highest levels of therapeutic care and service in accordance with the legislative framework, company procedures, ethos and policy

Essential criteria for this post include:

  • Within the last 5 years, worked for at least 2 years in a position relevant to the residential
  • care of children and young people
  • Worked for at least one year in a role requiring the supervision and management of staff working in a care role
  • Ability to work up to ten 24.5 hour shifts plus 8 additional hours a month
  • Hold on appointment or complete within 3 years from the date of appointment Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare or a qualification which is considered to be equivalent to the Level 5 Diploma
  • Full manual driving licence

For more information please call Alison on 01604 633747.

Vacancy Enquiries

Permanent Vacancies

We always have permanent vacancies which we recruit for on behalf of companies who are looking for high quality staff - this includes care management and residential homes manager posts.

Please call us on 01604 879345 and ask to speak to our specialist division to see how we can help you, or send us your details via the contact page.

We look forward to hearing from you.

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