Deputy Home Manager - Edgewood Road, Hawksley
About us
Our Residential Children’s homes sit within Birmingham Children’s Trust.
We work with the most vulnerable children and their families. We receive support from our colleagues within the trust and from external agency partners.
The Trust is going from strength to strength recently inspected as GOOD. The goal is to become a center of excellence in both Social Care and family support.
Our Residential homes offer short breaks to children with disabilities and two homes for disabled children who cannot live with their families.
We also have a home which provides emergency care for children 8-17 years old. All the homes are registered with OFSTED. The Trust is developing / expanding its residential offer.
This is an exciting time to join us, and we need the right talent to help us to continue to improve and grow our services.
We are looking for enthusiastic and highly motivated individuals who have experience of working with children. You will receive full support, ongoing training, and development opportunities.
The Residential provision is a 24hr service, applicants for these roles will be expected to work shifts, weekends, and bank holidays.
The role
We are looking for a dynamic enthusiastic motivated person to work alongside the Home Manager. Someone who has extensive experience of leading residential teams in a setting for disabled children and are passionate about getting the best outcomes for children and their families.
For this role we are looking for someone who has experience supervising and managing professional staff, be able to set clear direction and objectives and assume accountability, someone who inspires others by acting with integrity. You will manage, build and motivate residential teams, creating a positive environment which encourages open discussion and innovation, supports performance, builds capability and empowers staff.
You will need to hold the QCF level 3 in children and families and QCF level 5 or equivalent. You will be expected to undertake a range of training, including training in leadership and managing people.
The Trust pay an enhanced night allowance of time and a third for hours worked between 8pm and 6am.
Please contact Anne Fenton on 0121 675 392 for informal enquiries
Or alternatively come and visit us at our open day on 20th May at the Library of Birmingham between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Interviews will be held on 29th June 2023
How to Apply
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