Job Title: Childrens Deputy Care Manager
Location: Felix House, Hull.
Working Hours: 40 hours over a 5 day period, as agreed with by the manager.
Salary: £34,500

Mayfield Recruitment are currently looking for a Deputy care Manager in the HU7 area on a permanent basis. In this position, the Deputy Care Manager will need experience working in a senior position and will be reporting to the registered Home Manager. The home cares for 8-18 years olds which prides itself on its homely and safe environment.

As the Deputy Care Manager:
• Ensure the highest standard of care is always delivered to residents, maximising the individual's potential and promoting recovery and independence.
• Work alongside the Registered Manager to ensure that the home is fully compliant and promote a caring and effective workplace.
• Responsibility for organising staff rotas as advised by the Registered Manager.
• Work within organisational policy and procedure established in the home.
• Ensure that all staff are aware of Ofsted regulations, the Children's Home Regulations (England) 2015, and the Health and Social Care Act (2008).
• Ensure both local authority and internal care and placement plans are in place and that staff fully understand their role.
• Take the lead in ensuring an open culture is created, one in which our residents can complain and that they are listened to.
• Assist the Registered Manager in the administration of financial related issues.
• Deputise in the absence of the manager and cover for team leaders where necessary.

Main Duties for the Deputy Care Manager:
• Assisting the Registered Managers in ensuring excellent standards of person-centred, holistic care are delivered by staff
• Encouraging children and young people to participate in; educational sessions, physical activities, group activities and activities of daily living.
• Linking between the home and the school education team.
• Ensure open and clear communication at all times with family members and carers, providing updates as required
• Report any incidents of abuse, mistreatment or non compliance within the home to the Registered Managers and implement any outcomes from investigations
• Implement policy on ordering, administration, storage and destruction of medication.
• Audit checks on MAR sheets and evidence spot checks
• Work with the Registered Managers to produce effective and efficient rota planning
• Maintain own care and management skills and undertake additional training as required
• Take lead for the day-to-day management of care in accordance with policy and procedure

Experience needed for the Deputy Care Manager:
• 2 years senior experience within Health and Social Care (Essential).
• Sound knowledge of governing legislation, procedures and best practice for social care (Essential).
• Experience working with complex residents (essential)
• Experience of working with young people with SEMH (desirable)

Skills required
• Able to manage own time and management tasks effectively to meet goals (Essential).
• Creating staff rotas (Essential).
• Monitoring staff holidays and sickness (Essential).
• Assisting the Registered Managers in HR administration tasks (Essential).

Qualifications required
• NVQ Level 3 Health and Social Care (Adult)
• Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management in Health and Social Care (Not essential but must be willing to undertake)