Deputy Manager

at  Active Care Group

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We would like you to join us as a Deputy Manager at our service Granville Lodge in Hartlepool.
We are recruiting a Deputy Manager to support the Registered Manager in the running of the home. The right candidate must have a proven track record of holding safeguarding children at the heart of their practice and will be ensuring that all quality standards are maintained.
We are recruiting a Deputy Manager to support the Registered Manager in the running of the home. The right candidate must have a proven track record of holding safeguarding children at the heart of their practice and will be ensuring that all quality standards are maintained.
At Granville, we provide residential care to children with severe physical and/or learning disabilities. Supported by a highly trained staff team, the children are encouraged to strive for independence, however that looks for them as an individual.
Granville Lodge is a 9 bedded home providing residential and short break care for children and young people with Profound and multiple learning disabilities. They may have complex health care needs. All staff will be involved directly in the physical and emotional care of children and young people and work in partnership with families and other agencies involved

WHAT YOU’LL BE WORKING:

Below are our standard working hours but if you are looking for different working hours please feel free to talk to us and we will be as flexible we can around the needs of the service.

• Full time 37.5hrs per week
• Some flexibility to work outside of typical hrs including weekends and evenings
• Be on call when required.

• The post holder will have responsibility for the leadership and line management of staff across all areas.
• The post holder, along with the Registered manager, will be responsible for ensuring delivery of safe and effective care, providing assurance.
• They will ensure that children and young people receive outstanding care and support that is in line and consistent with Ofsted’s Quality Standards.
• The post holder will promote a culture of openness and responsiveness to the views of residents and relatives, a philosophy of person-centred care and an ethos of positive learning from incidents within a high performing service.
• The post holder will be able to balance this philosophy with a passion for co-ordinating and leading resident safety. They will lead and continually improve quality across, ensuring it is embedded as a day-to-day responsibility of all members of staff.
• The post holder, along with the Registered Manager will lead the governance agenda on to ensure compliance with all external and corporate quality agendas and regulators, including ofsted.
• The post holder will provide highly credible, visible leadership and ensure that quality of care is delivered to the highest, evidence based possible standards
• The post holder will assume responsibility for the day to day running of the home in the Registered Manager’s absence.