Lockerbie area
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£31,096 to £34,840 per year
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Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
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House Manager – Residential Childcare
Lockerbie area
Job Description
Are you a nurturing, creative and interesting person who is passionate and committed to making a difference to the lives of vulnerable young people? Do you have the drive to grow and develop in a professional environment? Then working as a House Manager at Common Thread could be right for you.
Join Common Thread and help to change the lives of children and young people who have been hurt by trauma, abuse and neglect.
Benefits
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Referral programme
- Hospital Saturday Fund membership
- Discounted or free food
- Company events
About the job
Common Thread are looking to employ a Residential Childcare House Manager in our house in the Lockerbie area.
As a Registered Childcare Manager you will have overall responsibility for the day to day running of the home in line with policies and procedures, Care Inspectorate requirements and Local Authority expectations. You will also be expected to take on-call responsibilities when required.
Over and above qualifications and experience, we are particularly interested in candidates who can demonstrate a proven track record in supporting young people to achieve the highest possible outcomes through therapeutic and creative practice.
Job Details:
- Location: Lockerbie.
- Minimum 2 years experience within a children residential home within the last 5 years.
- At least 2 years experience of supervising and managing professional staff – equivalent of Senior Residential Childcare Worker would be the minimum requirement.
- Hours: 40 hours full time. Flexibility required. Weekend work required.
Essential Skills, Knowledge and Experience:
- Excellent knowledge of legislative requirements in Children’s homes in line with the Care Inspectorate regulations.
- Demonstrable experience of ensuring the residential home meets and maintains the highest standards and promotes safeguarding and the welfare of children and young people at all times.
- Extensive experience of working with children with challenging and emotional behaviour in a residential care setting.
- Experience in staff supervision and development.
- Experience of budget management and change management.
- Proven ability to establish, maintain and support an excellent, motivated and competent team of staff.
What we look for
We look for candidates with tenacity and resilience and a real commitment to make a difference to the lives of the young people in our care.
Additional Qualities and Requirements:
- This is an in-person job based in our home near Lanark. You will need to reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required).
- You will preferably have 3 years experience of residential childcare and 3 years experience of working in a support environment.
- You will be educated to GCSE or equivalent (preferred).
- You will need to have a valid full manual drivers licence.
All care roles are subject to PVG disclosure from Disclosure Scotland.
Your salary will be dependent on your experience and qualifications.
If you share our values of putting young people first, acting with honesty, integrity and professional courage at all times and bringing creativity into your work… If you have the drive to make a real difference and would like to join the Common Thread family… please click the apply button!