Job Introduction
About Our Home
Are you looking for a new and highly rewarding challenge? Do you enjoy working with children and young people? Are you driven to help children have fun and be successful?
We have an exciting opportunity to join one of our homes that cares for and supports disabled children who may have complex behavioural needs and children with complex health needs both on a fulltime basis and also as part of short break arrangements.
The home provides around the clock care to 5 young people who live at the home and can support up to an additional 5 children accessing short breaks. We want our children to develop new skills, enjoy different experiences, establish friendships and grow in confidence.
The home is set in its own grounds and has secure parking available. The home benefits from sensory rooms and a therapy pool. The gardens are spacious and are currently under re-development
About the role
We are recruiting for an Assistant Manager to assist the Registered Children’s Homes Manager in providing excellent leadership for our home as we continue on our transformation and improvement journey. You will be experienced, dedicated, highly professional, and caring, with the passion to provide exceptional care and short break experiences for our children.
Children's Social Care in Bradford is changing, developing, and improving and we are investing, and developing our children’s homes.
What our children say they want
- Someone with a warm and caring personality
- Adults who can play with them
- Watching television and doing any hobbies that they like
- Someone who doesn’t see the role as a job and will instead understand that it is their home
What we expect from you
- Minimum of a Level 3 or Level 4 qualification in Residential Childcare
. - Experience of caring for children and young people, in a residential or short breaks setting.
- Experience of supervising staff.
What you can expect from us
- The opportunity to give children and young people a childhood that they deserve
- Regular supervision to support development
- Generous employer contributions in a Local Government Pension Scheme
- Competitive salary and pay progression structure
- Supportive carer and parental policies
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- An employee assistance programme with access to Occupational Health and confidential counselling services
- Supportive staff networks
- Access to Blue Light Card discounts
- Professional development and support to work towards a level 5 qualification in Residential Childcare leadership and management
- Career progression
- Enhanced annual leave entitlement
Location: Bradford, BD4
Next Steps
For an informal discussion about this role please contact Rachel Walker via email at Rachel.walker@bradfordcft.org.uk.
Closing Date: Thursday 23rd January
Interview Date: Tuesday 4th February
Bradford Children and Families Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment.
If shortlisted, you will be required to disclose relevant information regarding criminal history prior to interview.
An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check including a check against the Children’s barred list, will be carried out on preferred candidates.
