DEPUTY HOME MANAGER – 52 WEEKS / ALL YEAR ROUND

£28,800 - £31,771

Permanent position

41 hours per week. All year round.

Bradstow is a creative and unique residential school for children between the ages of 5 & 19. It is situated in 13 acres of parkland in Broadstairs, Kent. We seek to meet the needs of children and young people with autism and severe learning difficulties with associated behaviours that may be challenging using a Gentle Teach approach and engaging in reflective practice. We have achieved national recognition for our developments in Communication and Behaviour Management as well as having been awarded the Gold standard for the Investors in People accreditation.

Duties include:
• Acting as shift leader for a group of staff and undertake day to day supervision of their work.
• Ensuring implementation of a previously agreed activity programme for each young person.
• Ensuring individual young people’s care, medical, behaviour and communication plans are carried out by all team members.
• Ensuring the implementation of policies formulated by the management team of the school.
• In discussion with the Home Manager, making and implementing decisions regarding the appropriate care of students, deployment of staff etc, and informing the care management team as appropriate.
• Supporting the team of care workers and advising on good working practice.
• Intervening when required to diffuse difficult situations or assist care workers in a manner supportive to their role.
• Ensuring parents are informed of their child’s progress and any issues relating to their child.
• Undertaking a keyworker role for specific students.

The hours for this post may include split shifts, some starts from 7.30am, some finishes at 10.00pm, weekend work and sleeping-in duties.
For this post you will need to be willing to commit to achieving Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare within 2 years of beginning employment at the school (if not already achieved).

For all posts we look for candidates who are mature, warm, creative and open to learning with a patient and caring attitude to deal sensitively with vulnerable children.

We offer a generous salary and benefits including:
• Highly competitive Local Government Pension Scheme
• Private medical insurance
• Investors In People Gold Accredited employer
• Fantastic training and development opportunities
• Thorough induction process
• Strong health and well-being focus
• Free meals with our young people
• Generous annual leave

The selection process for this post will comprise of an interview, short literacy test and a presentation, the title of which successfully shortlisted applicants will be informed of prior to the interview. Candidates are advised to prepare for the presentation in advance. Interviews with external candidates may be carried out remotely using Skype / Microsoft Teams.

Please note that safeguarding of our young people is our number one priority at Bradstow, therefore all successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and thorough pre-employment checks.

To apply please download and complete an application form from our website or phone or email us to request one.

Closing date: 31st July 2021
Interviews: August 2021

We look forward to hearing from you.