Excellent job opportunities in the field of social work in the UK
Jacaranda Recruitment is successfully placing social workers, social pedagogues, pedagogues and care professionals from Europe into permanent positions in local authorities, charities and private organisations in the UK for more than six years now.
Descrierea postului
Employer: Government Employer
Position: Deputy Manager
Salary: £ 35 - 38k / annum
Location: Oxford, Marston (3 miles from Oxford City Centre)
Description: Government run children’s homes, (one for boys and one for girls, each with 6 bed capacity) working with the most traumatised, challenging and vulnerable young people in the county, who have backgrounds such as physical, emotional and sexual abuse, neglect and deprivation.
Background
You will work in a children’s home (6 bed capacity) for boys or girls aged 12-17 years with emotional and behavioural difficulties. The aim is to provide stable, high quality long-term placements. You will be supporting the Home Manager in your role, including supervision and support of staff, organisational elements, and injecting energy and motivation into the workplace.
Role
Your role a Deputy Children’s Home manager includes amongst others:
- Delivering best practice for children in care, including compliance with UK legislation
- Engaging with children and their families, work in partnership
- Implementation of Placement Plans addressing the needs of the children / young people
- Recruitment, induction, supervision and professional development of staff
- Supporting the management and efficient running of the Children’s Home as well as it’s budget.
Cerintele postului
o Social Work / Social Pedagogy qualification
o Minimum of 2 years experience as senior team member, involving some aspects of staff supervision and operational management
o Significant experience working with children and young people with behavioural difficulties within the last 5 years
o Passion for delivering best practice to children in care
o Excellent English skills
Next step
If you wish to apply please contact me via Andrea@jacaranda-recruitment.co.uk or call me on
Tel: 0044 20 86765615 for more information. Please send your up to date CV showing the relevant experience. Quote vacancy reference VR/00701. Only applicants who fulfill the criteria detailed above will be contacted. We look forward to hear from you.