Deputy Home Manager - Grade 12 £48,531 - £50,574

Calleydown is a residential short break care home for Children with Learning Disabilities aged 5 to 18 years. Some of the children have associated physical disabilities and total care needs, and some have challenging behaviour. Calleydown forms part of Croydon's Services for Children with Disabilities Team and is located in New Addington. We are seeking an experienced professional with a passion for looking after children. Key tasks will include supervision of staff and their annual appraisals, overseeing the rota's and responding to emergencies out of hours. You will be part of a team providing care to children and promoting positive outcomes. The post requires you to work on regular shift pattern including weekends and bank holidays and sleep in duties. It also requires an enhanced DBS.

We are looking for an experienced and appropriately qualified professional that is able to demonstrate their knowledge and experience of working with children. You will also need to be confident in managing challenging behaviour and carry out permissible forms of physical interventions. You will have compassion and drive to effectively manage staff and engage with other professionals. The successful candidate needs to have a knowledge and understanding of the care of children and their disability. You will need to have an experience in direct supervision and management of staff, knowledge and understanding of the Children's Homes Regulations including Quality Standards. The appointed candidate must have an ability to represent the service in professional settings. The ideal candidate will have a substantial experience in a care or educational or public services setting.

You will be valued for your skills and expertise, supported by the team of experienced professionals, as well as the management at Croydon Council, one of the largest employers in the borough. We also offer:

Highly competitive compensation package

29-31 days (grade equivalent) annual leave in addition to Bank Holidays and option to purchase more

A pension scheme with an average employer contribution of 20%

Continuing Professional Development - genuine opportunities to grow, develop and specialise in your career

Management development programmes

Investment into your wellbeing

Access to Employee Discount scheme with a range of programmes (Cycle Benefit Scheme, GymFlex, Retail Discounts and more)

We promote flexible & hybrid working arrangements where possible to support a healthy work-life balance