Job Summary:
As a Deputy Manager, you will be responsible for the management of the overall operations of the organisation working alongside the Residential Manager. These include essential labour management duties such as training new staff member and ensuring the induction program is enforced and completed. You will also be tasked with providing leadership to improve important policy and strategic decisions.
Responsibilites:
To support the team when there is staff shortfalls with covering shifts.
Support HR and registered manager in recruiting qualified staff to cover
To offer consultation and advice to Residential Children’s Practitioners.
To manage and develop the residential service provision for Looked After Children.
To deliver high quality practice in which assessments and interventions are child centred, community based, and achieve positive short and long-term outcomes for children and families supported.
To be accountable for ensuring the highest professionals standards and professional conduct.
To provide regular, responsive high quality reflective and regular supervision.
To create an environment where practice knowledge and expertise is shared to maximise opportunities for children and families.
To create a culture of focused, curious and critical thinking which consistently explores a range of contexts and hypothesis which make sense of the complexity in which children and families are living.
To support practitioners to always communicate clearly, honestly and respectfully.
Ensuring that practice and approaches are proportionate to the identified risk and need.
Responsibilities
- Assist the Manager in planning, coordinating, and implementing organisational strategies and programmes.
- Oversee daily operations to ensure smooth functioning across departments.
- Support staff development through coaching and mentoring, promoting a positive work environment.
- Contribute to the organisation’s teaching initiatives by providing guidance and support where necessary.
- Monitor performance metrics and prepare reports to inform decision-making processes.
- Handle customer enquiries and resolve issues promptly to maintain high levels of satisfaction.
- Ensure compliance with organisational policies, health and safety regulations, and relevant legislation.
- Participate in meetings and contribute ideas for continuous improvement initiatives.
Requirements
- Demonstrate effective leadership to direct and support the staff team to deliver person centred childcare working towards the best outcomes for each young person
- Manage, supervise, and mentor staff; organize work patterns and training, and conduct and record regular supervisions and appraisals.
- Demonstrate a working knowledge, implement, adhere to, and give guidance to other staff on: Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015, The Children Act 1989 & 2004, Care Standards Act 2000, Equal Opportunities Policies, National Quality Standards for Children’s Homes, and Local Authority Child Protection Procedures, and any subsequent changes to said legislation.
- To support the senior management team with on calls.
- Organising the availability and deployment of staff within the home and wider Ideal Social Care Group provisions, ensuring rota’s are covered to meet regulations met.
- Ensure that the home is fit for purpose by ensuring that Fire Regulations and Health and Safety Regulations are met, Quality Assurance and Regulation 44 Reports action points are addressed promptly. Appropriate records are kept and that fire drill procedures are adhered to in accordance with Ideal Social Care Group policies and procedures.
- Manage Performance and Development by using regular staff supervisions and annual appraisal process in order to promote a culture of self-awareness and understanding. Working in partnership with Senior Management and Human Resources to address and manage any issues of poor performance or misconduct
- Participate effectively in the on call duty system.
- Complete appropriate training including the level 5 diploma in Leadership and Management within the required timeframes, ensuring that an up to date training record is maintained.
- Undertaking other duties as may be deemed appropriate from time to time.
- Performing HR duties such as recruiting, selecting, scheduling, counselling and disciplining employees
- Helping the company to promote high morale and communicate the company’s operating policies, customer issues and safety measures
- Performing financial predictions by preparing the annual budgets, scheduling expenditures, analysing variance and initiating corrective actions
- Developing operations policies by evaluating and enforcing policies for products and inventory receipts
- Reviewing and approving operational invoices and forwarding them to payment
- Ensuring compliance with laws and regulations
- Making sure that all employees fill out the required legal documents
- Maintain constant communication with managers, staff, and vendors to ensure proper operations of the company
- Develop, implement, and maintain quality assurance protocols
- Increase the efficiency of existing processes and procedures to enhance the company’s internal capacity
- Ensure that operational activities remain on time and within budget
Pay: £37,000.00-£42,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company car
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- On-site parking
Work Location: In person
