Deputy Home Manager

What you can expect

• Highest paid rates in children's residential
• €300 quarterly bonus paid in a voucher if no sickness during the period
• Higher rate for a Sunday
• Paid training and induction
• Annual pay review
• Family run company that believes in doing the small things right
• Dedicated and competent management team
• Each of homes are finished to a very high standard (check our webpage!)
• Continuous training and development
• Free meals in the homes when on shift
• Team building days

Principal responsibilities

• To assist the home manager in creating and maintaining a caring, safe, stable, and professional environment for both the young people to live in and the staff to work in and deputise on behalf of management in their absence
• Have clear knowledge and understanding in relation to the National Standards as well as relevant legislation and how this translates to practice
• Ensure that staff have clear knowledge and understanding of such legislation, policies and procedures
• Undertake the role of Designated Liaison Person (DLP) in supporting staff in their awareness and understanding of their duties as mandated reporters in line with child protection procedures
• Be able to cover on call as and when required
• Support management in ensuring the day to day running of the home including appropriate delegation of tasks to staff
• Oversee budgets such as petty cash and ensure the home and staff are complying with relevant policy and procedures such as Health & Safety
• Good attention to detail and excellent communication skills both written and oral
• Attend team meetings and facilitate meetings such as supervision, team meetings, present as multi-disciplinary meetings such as Child in Care Reviews / Looked After Children Reviews
• Complete identified pieces of monitoring work as directed by the home manager
• Oversee, supervise and develop the skills of staff in their daily working practice.
• Complete internal audits on key work files to ensure all is in line with National Standards and company policy and procedures
• Ensure and undertake supervisory responsibilities, including the written supervision of care team support workers, within legislative time scales.
• Oversee, write and edit all reports when submitted for meeting and reviews.

Qualifications Required Level 7 qualification (degree) or above in one of the following:

• Social Care
• Social Work
• Health and Social
• Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy
• Youth & Community
• Teaching
• Nursing
• Social Science
• Addiction Counselling
• Counselling / Psychotherapy
• Family Support
• Disability Studies
• Applied Behavioural Analysis
• Early Years Care

Level 8 qualification (Honours degree) or above in one of the following:

• Psychology

Experience Required:

• At least 3 years relevant experience working in children's residential care (2 years must be at team leader level)
• Flexibility to work shifts if required.
• Up to date knowledge of legislation surrounding Residential Childcare and Safeguarding
• Experience of multi-disciplinary working with a range of professionals in the industry
• Ability to deliver reports and meet deadlines.
• Full driving licence and business insurance
• Flexible approach to meet business needs as the role may entail covering evenings / weekends.

We reserve the right to enhance the criteria at shortlisting stage

Ann's are an Equal Opportunities Employer