CareTech

Childrens Deputy Manager

Company
Location
Salford, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
6/16/2025
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Description
Location

Salford

Contract

Full Time

Role Type

Permanent

Working hours per week

40

Salary

16.00-16.50

Closing Date

Thursday 31 July 2025

CareTech Community Services established in 1993 has 250 services with continuous growth with new developments/services. CareTech Community Services is a national provider of support for people with complex and challenging behaviours associated with autism, learning disabilities, mental health illness and neurological conditions.

We support people to live as independently as possible within their own homes and also in residential care.

We are committed to providing the highest levels of care to our residents. To enable us to do this we need caring and dedicated professionals to deliver first class care.

All applicants will be subject to satisfactory references and all employees are checked against the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).

CareTech are proud to announce they are a Disability Confident Leader.

The Cambian Group are recruiting for a Deputy Children’s Home Manager to support one of our homes in Manchester-£16.00-£16.50 after probation £30.00 additional sleeps

You will be a dedicated person, who thrives in making a difference in the lives of others and want to challenge yourself to develop your skills and knowledge in the children's home sector.

Do you have what it takes to encourage and help our children to live independently and guide and teach them with your own life experiences? To do this we believe you will need empathy, compassion, resilience and positive parenting skills.

The working day can be very unpredictable and you could find yourself spending the entire morning Organising activities and the afternoon providing 1:1 support.

Main Purpose Of The Job

To assist the manager in achieving the aims and objectives of the Statement of Purpose.

To deputise in the absence of the Registered Manager.

To support and manage the staff to enable them to meet the needs of the children and young people. To undertake direct work with Children and young people as appropriate. To be the responsible person in managing child protection concerns and complaints. To work in partnership with other professionals to achieve optimum outcomes for young people.

Duties And 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 placement plan and their responsibilities for its implementation

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

General

To assist the Registered Manager in the implementation of all aspects of the Statement of Purpose

Contribute to the devising, implementing and evaluation of changes with the involvement of front line staff to continually improve services, systems and standards, in conjunction with the Registered Manager and the Senior Management team

To deputise in the absence of the Registered Manager

To drive company vehicles – subject to policies and procedures

To work on a rota basis according to the needs of young people

To ensure that resources are allocated appropriately and financial records are accurately maintained

To carry out all other reasonable tasks or directed by the Registered Manager.

Person Specification

Secondary Education with good standard of literacy and numeracy

NVQ 3 in caring for Children and Young People (or equivalent)

Working towards NVQ4

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 BESD children including managing challenging behaviour

Indepth knowledge of ‘Every Child Matters’

Excellent organisational skills

Ability to motivate and enthuse staff

In Return You Can Expect The Following Benefits

Constant training and development

Competitive salary

Pension

Employee Discount Scheme

DBS paid

Free parking…….and many many more.

We believe that every single person in our care has a personal best, and we are committed to helping them achieve it. Join us, and we’ll show the same commitment to helping you achieve your personal best in your career.

Please apply now using the link below.

Successful candidates will have to meet the person specification in order to be offered this post

Cambian is committed to Safeguarding and protecting the young people and service users within our care. All candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and full reference checks.

Cambian is an equal opportunities employer

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