- Annual salary between £31,072 - £32,900 working up to 40 hours a week PLUS an annual sleep allowance of between £2,980 and £4,960 (based on between 6 and 10 sleeps per month over 10.5 months)
- Refer A Friend scheme
- Wellness Incentive
- Additional Overtime Enhancements
- Company Health Cash Plan (after successful probation period)
- Birthday Gift Voucher
- Ofsted Inspection Bonus
- Company pension scheme
- Progressive payscale
- Entitlement of 28 days annual leave, inclusive of bank holidays
- Annual leave entitlement increases with length of service
- Enhanced DBS check, paid for by Protea Care
- Dedicated learning and development programmes including fully funded Level 4 and 5
- Free meals
- Regular supervision sessions
- Generous budgets devoted to homes and children allowing staff to also partake in the activities and special events with our young people
- Bespoke systems. Smart IT systems in place to reduce manual report writing
Your role will involve:
- Providing a nurturing environment for our children / young people in which their physical and emotional needs are met by being a role model
- Assisting the manager to achieving the aims and objectives of the Statement of Purpose
- Assisting in developing systems in which young people are consulted about the quality of care they receive
- Supporting and managing the staff to enable them to meet the needs of the children and young people.
- Ensuring that each young person has an allocated key worker
- Ensuring that each member of staff is aware of each child’s placement plan and their responsibilities for its implementation
- Attending childcare reviews and planning meetings to provide information and achieve best outcomes for young people
- Ensuring that resources are allocated appropriately and financial records are accurately maintained
- Working on a rota system, including weekends and sleep-ins as well as on-call duties, according to the needs of young people
- Carrying out all other reasonable tasks or as directed by the Registered Manager.
Deputising in the absence of the Registered Manager.
- Working as part of a multi-agency team to achieve optimum outcomes for young people.
- Being instrumental in devising and implementing change in the home.
- Continually improve services, systems and standards, in conjunction with the Registered Manager and the Senior Leadership team
Experience and Qualifications required:
- Diploma / NVQ 3 in Children and Young People Workforce (or equivalent)
- Working towards Level 5 diploma in Leadership and Management / Children, Young people and Families Manager
- Knowledge of the Children’s Act and other relevant legislation
- Supervision Skills
· Ability to manage teams effectively
· Ability to communicate both verbally and in writing
· Understanding the needs of BESD children including managing challenging behaviour
Excellent organisational skills
· Ability to motivate staff
· At least 2 year’s relevant professional experience working with young people in a residential setting
· A full clean manual driving license held for at least 1 year
A full job description will be supplied prior to interview (if successful).
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £31,072.00-£32,900.00 per year
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Grantham: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- professionally working with YP in a residential setting: 2 years (required)
Licence/Certification:
- manual driving license held for 1 year (required)
- Level 3 Diploma in Children & YP Workforce (or equiv) (required)
Work Location: In person
