Therapeutic Deputy Home Manager (Therapeutic Residential Children’s Home)
Hours:
40 Position:
Therapeutic Deputy Home Manager (Residential Child Care) Type:
Full time position – permanent (includes some evening and weekend work and rota’d on-call duties) We are currently recruiting for the role of Therapeutic Deputy Home Manager for our home Bluebells, which can take up to 4 children. Bluebells is our second home and opened in 2012. The home is rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted. We are looking for a committed, creative, and dynamic individual who is interested in working therapeutically and developing their career as a Manager in therapeutic residential childcare. Amicus is a children’s therapeutic community accredited by The Royal College of Psychiatrists, providing therapeutic residential care and education to vulnerable and traumatised children aged 4 to 16 years old (aged 4 - 11 years old on admission). We provide a highly supervised, supportive, and planned environment that integrates therapeutic residential care and education, which is underpinned by our psychoanalytic and group relations model and theory base, helping children to recover from their trauma and go on to have secure attachments and positive outcomes. The task of the Therapeutic Deputy Home Manager is to assist the Therapeutic Home Manager in the running of the home and to provide high-quality leadership and management, including on-call support. You will model and lead by example to ensure that there is a high standard of therapeutic practice and nurture to the children and that good parental care is modeled by the team. You will be part of leading and managing a staff team, supporting and developing them in their therapeutic practice and their understanding and knowledge in the work with the children. You will be committed to improving the mental and emotional health of children and assist them in beginning to work through and recover from their trauma and difficulties in a safe therapeutic environment. Supporting children to manage their feelings and have healthier relationships, as well as developing their trust and self-esteem. If you have a passion for leading, managing, and supporting staff and want to help children begin to recover from their trauma while working therapeutically and learning and developing your own practice, then we want to hear from you. We can offer you: Company Pension Scheme Company Sick Pay Annual leave of 30 days (inclusive of Bank Holidays) Free meals every day Free parking Blue Light Card eligibility Being part of an enthusiastic, committed, supportive, and encouraging team The experience of working within a fully accredited Therapeutic Community environment specialized in working with children who have suffered trauma High levels of internal and external clinical support and supervision both in group and individual spaces to support you with this challenging work Diverse opportunities for career development An excellent professional development programme including the development of psychoanalytical and group relations practice A supportive and learning reflective culture Our requirements: A minimum of 2 years’ childcare experience and be qualified with a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or equivalent. A Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management in Residential Childcare is desirable or alternatively, a willingness to complete this. Full UK driving license is essential. Amicus is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. Applicants will therefore be required to complete a full Application Pack and undergo Enhanced DBS checks and Warner/Safeguarding Interviews as part of our Safer Recruitment Process. We encourage all potential applicants to visit our website to read more about our aims, culture, and ethos:
www.theamicuscommunity.com
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Hours:
40 Position:
Therapeutic Deputy Home Manager (Residential Child Care) Type:
Full time position – permanent (includes some evening and weekend work and rota’d on-call duties) We are currently recruiting for the role of Therapeutic Deputy Home Manager for our home Bluebells, which can take up to 4 children. Bluebells is our second home and opened in 2012. The home is rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted. We are looking for a committed, creative, and dynamic individual who is interested in working therapeutically and developing their career as a Manager in therapeutic residential childcare. Amicus is a children’s therapeutic community accredited by The Royal College of Psychiatrists, providing therapeutic residential care and education to vulnerable and traumatised children aged 4 to 16 years old (aged 4 - 11 years old on admission). We provide a highly supervised, supportive, and planned environment that integrates therapeutic residential care and education, which is underpinned by our psychoanalytic and group relations model and theory base, helping children to recover from their trauma and go on to have secure attachments and positive outcomes. The task of the Therapeutic Deputy Home Manager is to assist the Therapeutic Home Manager in the running of the home and to provide high-quality leadership and management, including on-call support. You will model and lead by example to ensure that there is a high standard of therapeutic practice and nurture to the children and that good parental care is modeled by the team. You will be part of leading and managing a staff team, supporting and developing them in their therapeutic practice and their understanding and knowledge in the work with the children. You will be committed to improving the mental and emotional health of children and assist them in beginning to work through and recover from their trauma and difficulties in a safe therapeutic environment. Supporting children to manage their feelings and have healthier relationships, as well as developing their trust and self-esteem. If you have a passion for leading, managing, and supporting staff and want to help children begin to recover from their trauma while working therapeutically and learning and developing your own practice, then we want to hear from you. We can offer you: Company Pension Scheme Company Sick Pay Annual leave of 30 days (inclusive of Bank Holidays) Free meals every day Free parking Blue Light Card eligibility Being part of an enthusiastic, committed, supportive, and encouraging team The experience of working within a fully accredited Therapeutic Community environment specialized in working with children who have suffered trauma High levels of internal and external clinical support and supervision both in group and individual spaces to support you with this challenging work Diverse opportunities for career development An excellent professional development programme including the development of psychoanalytical and group relations practice A supportive and learning reflective culture Our requirements: A minimum of 2 years’ childcare experience and be qualified with a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or equivalent. A Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management in Residential Childcare is desirable or alternatively, a willingness to complete this. Full UK driving license is essential. Amicus is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. Applicants will therefore be required to complete a full Application Pack and undergo Enhanced DBS checks and Warner/Safeguarding Interviews as part of our Safer Recruitment Process. We encourage all potential applicants to visit our website to read more about our aims, culture, and ethos:
www.theamicuscommunity.com
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