Salary range: £41,808 - £45,021 p.a. inc. London weighting
Contract: Permanent
Hours of work: 36 hours per week
Location: Ade Adepitan Short Break Centre
Have you got the resilience, the drive and the leadership skills to provide an outstanding short break service?
Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.
The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us. The Post This is an exciting opportunity for a person with significant experience and strong leadership skills; whom respects and values each individual through person centred ethos, to join as Deputy Manager at the Ade Adepitan Short Break Centre. Ideally you have direct experience being involved with CQC or Ofsted inspection and you are aware of expectations from CQC and Ofsted Inspections.The role involves working in our in-house unique provision, to lead best practice in supporting children and young people with; autistic spectrum disorders, profound disabilities and complex health needs and learning disabilities for the highest standard of care.
The PersonDo you have:
- A Level 5 Diploma (or equivalent) in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare, (or working towards to gaining the qualification) or evidence that you can pass the course.
- Significant experience of working in a social care setting, managing diverse teams
- Significant experience of working with children and young people with autistic spectrum disorders, profound disabilities and complex health needs (essential) or significant experience working with young adults/adults with the complex health needs and disorders.
- Knowledge of Children's Homes Regulations 2015 and Quality Standards and SCIFF 2024 with proven experience in delivering positive outcomes for young people.
- Job is rota based approximately weekend on and weekend off basis , 365 days in year
If you can live up to the rewards and the challenges that come from delivering dedicated, person-centred active support services, focusing on positive outcomes, we would welcome your application.
Closing date: 07 May 2024 (23:59)Additional Information
If you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the "Apply Now" button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement.
Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.
We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.The information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas and your data protection rights, can be found here. Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.
As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including “non-visible” disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on recruitment@brent.gov.uk
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