Assistant Homes Manager

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Job description

Assistant Homes Manager

We have an exciting opportunity to join our supportive and innovative leadership team as an Assistant Homes Manager at our new therapeutic children's home in Lincoln. Robin House specialises in providing care and support to children with individual needs and strengths, with the aim of supporting their return home to families or to foster placements.

About the Role

This is a great time to join Lincolnshire County Council and support our Children in Care Transformation Programme. You can help us to be ambitious for Children and Young People in Lincolnshire.

We are looking for an Assistant Manager who:

• Has experience of working with children and understands their needs
• Is supportive and passionate about developing people and the home
• Is child-focussed, we put our children first
• Is compassionate, but firm and hugely kind
• Has skills in quality assurance
• Has the energy and motivation to innovate and inspire others
• Has experience of multi-agency working
• Is flexible, creative and can adapt to the needs of the home
• Is an experienced leader
• Is willing to work towards a QCF Level 5 qualification or equivalent

Working hours for the role are predominantly Mon-Fri . Working from home days are available. Assistant Homes Managers are also required to work flexibly and provide shift cover including nights, bank holidays, sleep-ins and weekends.

About Us

Lincolnshire County Council specialise in providing excellent in-house care and support for children and young people who have diverse needs as a result of their early experiences. We endeavour to create a homely environment that exceeds the needs of children and young people in our care, enabling them to express their characters, feel safe and enrich their lives.

The model of care in our home combines trauma informed practice with social pedagogy, attachment theory and therapeutic care models to give our children the high level of care they need and deserve. Our caring staff work alongside Complex Needs Mental Health Link Workers and other health professionals to develop individual, personalised therapeutic care plans that you will help develop and support.

"Seeing children achieve positive outcomes is by far the best thing"

Our Offer To You

We are offering a competitive salary, excellent pension scheme and annual leave allowance, along with an extensive benefits package, details of which can be found here: rewards and benefits

In joining us, you will be rewarded with a career defining opportunity to become part of an ambitious and growing service that is committed to staff retention, development and equality. We will provide you with the training, support and access to expertise and new skills that will enable you to deliver the very best care for our children and young people and succeed in your career.

PLEASE NOTE: It is imperative that your personal statement clearly states why you have applied, how you meet the essential and desirable criteria for the role as set out in the Job Description and what you feel you can bring to this role, the team and the wider County Council.

Please ensure you select 'Robin House' on your application form.

If you would like an open and informal discussion regards this role then please contact Helen Wallis, Homes Manager, on .

Applications close on the 30th June.

We wish you the best of luck with your application!

Please be advised that this position may be subject to a criminal record check.

All candidates are advised to read the attached job information pack prior to making an application.

On occasion we receive significantly more applications than expected for some vacancies and under such circumstances we reserve the right to bring forward the closing date of the advertisement. We therefore strongly advise you to apply for the role promptly to avoid disappointment should the closing date be brought forward.

We operate a talent pool scheme whereby candidates who are not successful on this occasion may be considered for a period of up to 3 months for equal positions.

Lincolnshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Fluency Duty

In accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 (Fluency Duty), the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.