Deputy Manager-Children's EBD

Position: Deputy Manager-Children's EBD home- up to £40k (Permanent)
Are you a passionate and experienced care professional looking to take the next step in your career?

Non Stop Care is seeking a compassionate, resilient, and motivated Deputy Manager to support the running of a new 3-bed residential children's home for young people with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties (EBD) in West London.

As Deputy Manager, you will work closely with the Registered Manager to lead a dedicated team of support workers. You will play a vital role in ensuring the emotional, social, and physical well-being of the young people in our care, while maintaining high standards of care, safeguarding, and compliance.

Duties & Responsibilities

To meet the needs of children through:

Ensuring that each young person has an allocated key worker
Ensuring that each member of staff is aware of each child's relevant plan's and their responsibilities for its implementation
Carrying out the role of "on-call manager" to provide OOH support for the home, on a rota basis
Attending childcare reviews and planning meetings to provide information and achieve best outcomes for young people
Undertaking direct work with young people and acting as an appropriate role model
Assist in developing systems in which young people are consulted about the quality of care they receive
Maintaining accurate written records to record information and enable regular monitoring and evaluation to take place
Working in partnership with parents, carers and other professionals to safeguard and promote the welfare of young people.
Chairing children's meetings and facilitating consultation with young people generally
Acting as an appropriate adult

What we Offer:

Competitive salary- up to £40k
Training and development opportunities
28 days annual leave - including bank holidays
Promotion opportunities for highly skilled and motivated staff
Flexible working hours
Regular supervisions and the opportunity to shadow roles you may be interested in within the organisation.
Pension scheme

Requirements:

Secondary education with a good standard of literacy and numeracy
Diploma L3 Residential Childcare (or equivalent)
Willingness to complete Diploma L5 L&M in H&SC
Knowledge of CHR 2015 and the QS
Awareness of Equal Opportunities/ADP issues
Knowledge of the Children Act and other relevant legislation
Team-building skills
Supervision skills
Ability to manage teams effectively
Ability to communicate both verbally and in writing
Understanding the needs of looked-after children including managing challenging behaviour.

Ready to make a difference?
If you are looking for a challenging and rewarding role that allows you to make a real difference to the lives of vulnerable young people, we would love to hear from you. Telephone interviews will take place as and when strong candidates become available.

If you're interested, please submit your CV to . Be sure to do so quickly as open places are filling up fast and there is a limited number of vacancies.

Our dedicated and supportive teams put children at the centre of everything they do. We have a range of roles available meaning there is always the opportunity to progress and take on a new challenge.

If this isn't a role is not quite right for you but you would like to have a conversation about the other roles that are available, please contact,(phone number removed) and ask to speak to Bradley, as we specialise in Health & Social Care recruitment across the UK.

We are Non Stop, a leading provider of staffing solutions throughout Europe and now also in the US. We're passionate about connecting talent with opportunity and work non-stop to support our clients in hiring the best talent for their teams. Feel free to pop over to our website, Non Stop Consulting, for more information, to browse all our roles, or to let us know how we can help you