Deputy Manager - Children's Homes (Fixed Term)

£42,741- £49,319 assuming goodattendance

Pleasenote this role is a 1 year fixed term to covermaternity

Thosehuge small victories

Workingin our Children's Homes means being a part of a young person's dayto day life. This means being there for the highest highs andlowest lows. As a Deputy Manager you will be a part of making surethat the home environment can support this by ensuring both staffand the young people feel secure, safe and motivated. There will bechallenges along the way but there will also be the smallestmoments which feel like a huge smallvictory!

Our homes accommodateyoung people with social, emotional and mental health needs, andour aim is to create the best possible outcome for the young peoplein our care. This is all made possible because our service isholistic and touches on every aspect of our young people'sdevelopmental needs. From our Psychologists and OccupationalTherapists to many other clinical team members who feed into theoverall picture we achieve positive outcomes by having the mostjoined-up service inSEND.

Getout what you put in

Byassisting in the management of the day to day operations in thehome, supporting the whole team and making sure the home operatesto our high standards - you enable our young people to get theirchildhood back and create pathways to become well rounded adults.We're looking for a minimum of 2 years' experience in residentialchildcare including experience in a supervisorycapacity.

Whatwe do for you

We know you'regoing to do great things. For your hard
work andcommitment, we reward you with the best salary and benefits packagein the care sector. With us, you'll get to make a genuinedifference to the lives of our young people - plus you'llget:

• Salary: Base salary of£41,341 - £47,919

• Bonuses:Attendance allowance up to £1,400 peryear

• Training: A full 4-weekinduction on our CareAcademy

• Holiday: You'll workhard at WG, so you'll be rewarded with 7
  weeks'holiday

• Progression: Ifcareer development is your thing, most of our registered managershave been promoted from within ourgroup

• Flexible benefitspackage: meaning you can increase/decrease your holiday allowance,pension and life insurance - check out our benefits here

• Wellbeing:a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employeeassistance

• Medical cover soyou can claim back the cost of things like an opticians or dentistappointment and a host of high-streetdiscounts

• Meals providedwhile you're atwork

• Beautiful workingenvironments with the very best facilities - check out ourhomes here

• Arecommend a friend scheme that offers a £1,000 bonus everytime

Bringyour whole-self to work

Here atWitherslack Group, we celebrate everyone's differences as that'swhat makes us the best at what we do. Our young people come fromall walks of life, diverse backgrounds and with different needs -and our workforce reflects that diversity, so that our teams canengage, encourage and inspire our young people to be themselves.We'll give you the chance to build an exciting career in afast-growing organisation, where
you're free to achieveyour potential. Here's what we need fromyou;

• A committed andenthusiastic leader with a passion to make adifference

• Level 3 Diplomaqualification in Residential Childcare(England)

• Level 5 Diploma inLeadership and Management is desirable - provided ifneeded

• A full UK drivinglicence which you've held for at least 12months

Jointhe UK's best special education and careprovider

Our young peopledeserve the best possible future and we feel the same about ourteams. You deserve to have the career you want, with a purpose-ledemployer, in an environment that allows you to beyourself.

TheWitherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting thewelfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhancedDBS check (we will cover the cost) and an online search. We are anequal opportunities employer welcoming applications from allsections of thecommunity.

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