Ofsted Residential Children's Home Deputy Manager

at  Young Horizons

We are looking for a Deputy Manager for our 3 bed EBD children’s home in Oldbury, West Midlands . Our aim is to offer long term residential care to children and young people aged 7-17 years old.
The role of the Deputy Manager is to lead, be a role model and support a team of staff and the children they care for using a therapeutic approach.
You will work under the guidance of the Registered Manager and supervise a team of Residential and Senior Residential Support Workers to provide a good standard and good quality childcare to our children and young people.
You must be able to lead, motivate and enhance the skills of your team and be able to model professionalism and good strong leadership skills. The children and young people can display complex social, emotional and behavioural difficulties and associated challenging behaviours, and need guidance to grow, blossom and thrive, develop their independence skills and gain the ability to integrate positively into society.
As the DM, you will have full autonomy of the children home whereby you will influence and lead on all areas of care the children receive. You will be thoroughly supported by the management team, we would like a DM who is strong willed and can bring fresh, great ideas.

To support the manager in the daily management of the home, including the staff, the budget, the resources and fabric of the building, and the welfare of the children and young people, with the objective of achieving the highest standard of service delivery as measured by Ofsted against The Children’s Homes Regulations 2015 including the Quality Standards. Including but not limited to;
- Managing and overseeing the daily operations of the children’s home.
- Developing and implementing care plans for children in accordance with regulatory standards.
- Recruit, supervise and train staff members to ensure quality care is provided.
- Create a safe and nurturing environment for children.
- Collaborate with parents, guardians, and other healthcare professionals to address the individual needs of each child.
- Maintain accurate records and documentation of children’s health and progress.
- Stay up-to-date with industry trends and best practices in child care.