Deputy Manager - Residential Children's Home

* Park Blue Homes
* has an exciting opportunity for a
* Children’s Home
* * Deputy Manager
* to join our company in Chippenham.

Find out more about this role by reading the information below, then apply to be considered.
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 three bed residential home specialising in providing care for young people with learning difficulties and emotional and behavioural difficulties.
Salary: £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 brings the actual salary to *£38, 276
* per annum. 28 days annual leave plus 3 paid wellness shifts per year. There will be other benefits for this role including a mobile phone. Paid sleep ins are £63/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 some on-shift working two shifts) and some administrative shifts

* 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…