Park Blue Homes has an exciting opportunity for a Children’s Therapeutic Trainee Deputy Manager to join our company in the Chippenham area.
This is a unique and rare opportunity to join a progressive and trauma informed group of Children’s Homes with a focus on upholding the values and guidelines of a Therapeutic Community. The home is a residential home specialising in providing care for children and young people with learning difficulties and emotional and behavioural difficulties.
Salary: £34,000 - £35,000 per annum depending on experience, plus bonuses, pension, and other benefits. There will be one contracted sleep per week in conjunction with this role, which means the gross salary will be approximately £37,640 - £38,640 per annum, depending on the base salary. 32 shifts annual leave plus 3 paid wellness shifts per year. Paid sleep ins are £70/night which included at one per week.
As a Deputy Manager you will receive Ofsted bonuses (£250 per inspection). You will also receive Full Occupancy bonuses from £50 per child at the home per month.
Shift patterns will include working a mixture of mornings, evenings, long days, and weekends.
Why choose Park Blue Homes?
Park Blue Homes are proud members of The Consortium of Therapeutic Communities (TCTC) we pride ourselves on providing bespoke, trauma informed loving care to all the Children living within our Homes. We pride ourselves in upholding the core values and principles of a Therapeutic Community, this includes.
· Comprehensive and trauma informed training for every staff member including progressive leadership skills and community meetings and conferences to reflect and share information and learning.
· An integrated therapeutic support programme, based on the Pillars of Parenting (POP) therapeutic model.
· Beautiful and comfortable, homely homes with an emphasis on providing a safe environment with strength-based care and emotional attachment to all children.
· A culture of Emotional Warmth Parenting.
· Reflective and Progressive Ways of Working for all staff.
· Staff Wellness Programme including wellness Wednesdays, days off for birthday, Wellness shifts and fun wellbeing activities.
· a warm and welcoming environment to all that wish to come on board, we pride ourselves on working as a team to support one another.
· Senior management and Operational Support for all deputies and managers including 1:1 mentoring.
· Career development opportunities and the opportunity to complete NVQ Level 5 if not already enrolled.
. Full Occupancy and Ofsted bonuses.
This role is a key leadership role, the Deputy Manager will be responsible for assisting the Manager in the day to day running of the Home, ensuring all children and staff and sufficiently safeguarded, supervised and mentored. It will require the participation in managing effectively the teams members and assisting in all operational tasks related to the managing of the Home.
What are the main duties of a Deputy Manager?
· To be responsible for the assisting the manager in the management, co-ordination, and development of a range of quality therapeutic services for young people that live at our Home.
· To ensure the Home exceeds all standards as stated in the Children’s Home Regulations 2015 and all other legislation relevant to the therapeutic care of our children.
· To promote relationships as central to the working practice of our Homes. Taking an empathetic and engaging approach to working in partnership with young people, their families, professionals, and other agencies, in order to meet the needs of young people.
· To provide effective, empathetic, and dynamic leadership and to coordinate the staff team ensuring that the companies policies and procedures are effectively implemented. To lead by example and be a role model for the team members and children.
· To promote team development and effective team working. To understand the impacts of vicarious trauma and how this can affect the internal workings of the team. To promote the companies staff wellbeing programme.
· To be involved in reflective practise ensuring that team members and those around the child are reflective of their work encouraging them to integrate and uphold our therapeutic thinking.
· To ensure that all team members have meaningful supervision and be confident in their ability to encourage team members to think about how therapeutic approaches can be applied in their practical and paperwork.
· To identify those that may need support and have the ability to Implement this to support their team.
· To be responsible for quality inductions for their staff team, to devote time and effort to each new staff member ensuring they feel effective and confident in their roles. To be committed to organising and implementing a robust therapeutic training package for every staff member and to hold each person accountable for their role in the therapeutic support model.
· To ensure the paperwork in the Home is accurate, reflective and evidences the progress the children make within the Home. This role will need to be able to formulate and implement some paperwork from scratch such as Care Plans, Risk Assessments and Behaviour Support Plans.
· To ensure that all Health and Safety Regulations, including fire, medication, vehicles and all premises are followed in accordance with Park Blue Homes's policies, procedures and practices.
· To ensure that all finance budgets, control, administration and records comply with Park Blue Ltd's procedures.
· To promote and implement the company’s policies and procedures and ensuring that they are attachment based and trauma informed.
Skills and Qualifications
Essential
- MUST have experience in Residential Children’s Social Care with a minimum of one years’ experience, ideally as a senior support worker.
- An understanding of Trauma Informed Care and therapeutic background. A working knowledge of PACE and effective understanding of what a therapeutic placement looks like for children is advantageous or a willingness to learn.
- Strong leadership and effective communication skills with a very nurturing side and strong interpersonal skills.
- Hold a Level 3 NVQ diploma in Residential Childcare.
- UK Driving License
- Confidence and Understanding of The Children’s Home Regulations and all legislation associated with the running of a registered Children’s Home.
- Confidence when dealing with people, the ability to challenge, guide and mentor.
- A clear DBS and positive references from all companies where you have worked with children or vulnerable adults.
- The ability and strength of character to deal with challenging situations in a non-consequential and nurturing way with the confidence to set appropriate boundaries and implement the communities’ policies and procedures.
We welcome applications from people that want to make a difference and those that want to work therapeutically and who are open to change, providing passionate and consistent care for our young people.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £34,000.00-£35,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (required)
- NVQ Level 3 in Residential Childcare (preferred)
Work Location: In person
