Deputy Manager

Posted 24th Apr, 2024
Location
Brent
Salary/rate
£41,808 – £45,021
Hours
Full-time
Working arrangements
Remote
Contract type
Permanent
Closing date
7th May, 2024
About the role

Salary range: £41,808 - £45,021 p.a. inc. London weighting
Contract: Permanent
Hours of work: 36 hours per week
Location: Ade Adepitan Short Break Centre 
 

Have you got the resilience, the drive and the leadership skills to provide an outstanding short break service?

Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.

The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.
 
The Post
This is an exciting opportunity for a person with significant experience and strong leadership skills; whom respects and values each individual through person centred ethos, to join as Deputy Manager at the Ade Adepitan Short Break Centre. Ideally you have direct experience being involved with CQC or Ofsted inspection and you are aware of expectations from CQC and Ofsted Inspections.

The role involves working in our in-house unique provision, to lead best practice in supporting children and young people with; autistic spectrum disorders, profound disabilities and complex health needs and learning disabilities for the highest standard of care.

The Person

Do you have:

  • A Level 5 Diploma (or equivalent) in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare, (or working towards to gaining the qualification) or evidence that you can pass the course.
  • Significant experience of working in a social care setting, managing diverse teams 
  • Significant experience of working with children and young people with autistic spectrum disorders, profound disabilities and complex health needs (essential) or significant experience working with young adults/adults with the complex health needs and disorders.
  • Knowledge of Children's Homes Regulations 2015 and Quality Standards and SCIFF 2024 with proven experience in delivering positive outcomes for young people.
  • Job is rota based approximately weekend on and weekend off basis , 365 days in year 

If you can live up to the rewards and the challenges that come from delivering dedicated, person-centred active support services, focusing on positive outcomes, we would welcome your application.

Closing date: 07 May 2024  (23:59)
About Brent

Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Learn more about Brent and our communities by watching this video:

Brent Children and Young People Services boasts a bright and buzzy atmosphere where colleagues are friendly, supportive and get stuck in. Brent is the 2020 London Borough of Culture(s) where people are proud of their culture and background – and we are proud of our diverse workforce. Working in a well-connected borough, in state-of-the-art buildings, you’ll be surrounded by restaurants, coffee shops and facilities if you to choose to work in Brent.

We have a great rewards packages for social workers up to senior team managers. We provide a welcome and retention payment when you join, which includes: 

  • Key worker rental housing in Wembley for permanent social workers (subject to availability)

  • Golden hello and relocation packages (for hard to recruit to roles)

  • Annual retention payment for all social work qualified staff. 

You will also receive:

  • A commitment to manageable caseloads across all teams.

  • The Social Work progression framework, enabling you to move to senior social worker and beyond when you’re ready. We are committed to retaining the best staff and providing you with the support and opportunities to achieve that.

  • Group and 1-2-1 supervision.

  • A small team model, supported by practice consultants with training in systemic and reflective practice.

  • A culture of highly effective flexible working, supported with some of the best IT in local government.

  • A very generous Local Government Pension Scheme.

  • A host of other rewards and benefits such as reduced cost gym membership, London Designer Outlet privilege card, Wembley Boxpark privilege card plus many more. 

If you’d like to know more about Brent and working in children and young people’s services, please visit our website. If you are interested in having an informal discussion about working in children's social care in Brent please contact: