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Job Role: Home Manager (Maternity Cover) – Childrens Residential Care

Location: Walsall Wood, Walsall

Salary: Up to £55,000 per annum

Hours: Full Time 38 Hours

About Progress

With 24 years of experience, Progress provides Residential, Supported Living, and Fostering services across the Midlands. We are committed to supporting our employees’ growth, offering structured training, and diverse career paths within our organisation.

Why Work With Us?

As a Home Manager in Childrens Residential Care, you’ll enjoy:

• Competitive Salary:Between £35,000 and£45,000 (salary based on competency criteria) plus the opportunity to increase earnings through overtime and an outstanding Benefits Package:

• Funded DBS and renewals
• Private health cashback plan
• Access to online GP, scans, physio, counselling, and more
• Death in service benefit (2x salary)
• Contributory pension scheme
• Blue Light retail discount card
• Annual leave purchase scheme
• Broad training and development opportunities
• Emergency days scheme
• Career progression support with annual performance reviews
• Refer-a-friend reward scheme
• Annual superstar awards
• Additional annual leave after 2 and 5 years of service
• Utilities comparison service
• Access to counselling through the Care Workers Charity

About the Role

We have a "Home Manager" opportunity to cover 9 - 12 months Maternity Leave at our Children's Residential Home in Walsall Wood.

You will be managing our 9 Bedded home that supports children and young people age 4 - 18 yrs with severe and complex care needs, Acquired Brain Injury, complex learning disabilities and associated behavioural challenges. Managing the health needs of the children forms a significant part of the service that we provide and are firmly committed to meeting the very unique and individual health care needs of our children.

Our home provides the children with a safe and loving home environment where we can promote them to achieve their goals and experience life.

Key Responsibilities

To ensure that all children and young people have their needs met and their welfare promoted at all times.

To be responsible for the development, Leadership, coordination and support of the staff group.

To supervise the Team Leaders, enabling them to supervise and support the staff team.

To be responsible for all aspects of budgetary control relating to the home.

To ensure that effective records are maintained in accordance with Children's Homes Regulations 2015 and associated Regulations and Standards

To be responsible for ensuring that effective rotas are prepared and followed.

To be the lead for the on-call rota as and when required.

To work in conjunction with the Operations and Recruitment Manager to ensure staffing levels are maintained at all times in line with safer recruitment and Ofsted requirements.

To be responsible for coordinating referrals for the home and responding flexibly to requests for service, within the context of individual agreements and the home’s Statement of Purpose.

To Work effectively with Commissioning Partners, Police, LSCB, Public Health and Ofsted etc.

Qualifications Required:

Driving License
Level 3 NVQ/Diploma in Health and Social Care (Children and Young People).
Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare (or equivalent qualification)

Experience:

A minimum of 5 years’ experience of working with children and young people
A minimum of 2 years’ experience of working with children and young people in a senior role
Proven Outcomes with Ofsted
Detailed knowledge of Childcare regulations
Experience of learning difficulties, ASD and associated behaviours that challenge and complex needs.

Skills/Abilities:

Analytical skills
Strong self-management skills – self-starter
Communication and influencing skills
Proactive approach
Ability to create strategic value
Strong time and priority management skills, completing work in required timescales, with a low level of supervision

Qualities:

Personable and polite
Honest, reliable, and trustworthy
Works on own initiative but also as part of a team
Good alignment to our company values

Company Values:

We CARE about our services, staff and the people we support - continually improving the quality of care and service delivery. We TRUST that staff will work in partnership in all areas – ensuring we are meeting business objectives, goals and targets. We RESPECT each other regardless of position and provide peer support to our colleagues by working together. We PROGRESS in our development – personally, as a business, for our professional partners and for the people we support. At Progress, we have high staff retention rates through

• Personal development opportunities
• Treating you as an individual
• Publicly recognising your achievements
• Supporting you any way we can
• Placing you on a comprehensive training program
• A competitive salary

Interested? then click apply and one of our recruitment team will be in touch to discuss in more detail.

Social care

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Job description:

Children's Residential Support Worker - up to £33,236.40 salary package.

Progress is a well-established, growing organisation that supports children and young adults with Learning Disabilities through our Residential and Supported living services across the West Midlands.

If you are successful with your application, we will reward you with a starting salary of £12.30 - £13.20 per hr, (salary based on competency qualifying criteria) plus premium rates for Sleeps of £62.55 (min 1 x per week) and regular overtime opportunities to further increase earnings.

You will also receive a superb benefits package too, including:

• Over 5 weeks Holiday
• Genuine Career Development Pathway
• Health Benefits Plan and life assurance
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Ongoing Training
• Blue Light Discount Shopping
• The support of an amazing team and organisation
• Annual awards, company events and recognition
• FREE DBS

What you can expect…

You will be working as a Support Worker at our 7 bed children's residential home, situated in a residential area in Sedgley. The home is easily accessible via public transport from Wolverhampton. You will be providing care and support for children and young people up to the age of 18 with learning disabilities, Autism, ADHD and associated behavioural challenges, children accommodated at the home may also present with sensory impairments and minor physical disabilities. Our children and young people may have experienced trauma and/or neglect prior to coming into care. This role requires a high amount of energy, passion and willingness to go “above and beyond” for the young people we care for.

Our home is rated “Good” with Ofsted and prides itself on working with families and professionals, to provide opportunities for learning, increasing independence and more importantly FUN. You will be supporting the children both at the home and in the community.

What Ofsted says about our service...

"Children enjoy a range of activities at the home and going out to places they enjoy. Staff have a passion for creating fun and enjoyable experiences for children"

"Staff understand children’s individual needs and they provide good-quality care"

Shifts: You will be working a mixture of early shifts, late shifts, long days, Sleep ins, and the rota does include alternate weekends. At times this also includes split shifts. Rotas are across a full working week Monday-Sunday.

What we want from you…

Successful candidates will ideally need to have:

• Level 3 or 4 in Residential Childcare or Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People’s Workforce (Social Care Pathway), candidates who are successful and do not hold this qualification will be supported to complete this after passing their probation.
• You will also have experience of working with children and young people with moderate to severe learning disabilities and/or physical disabilities, Autism, ADHD, sensory impairment, and associated behavioural challenges and/or complex care needs.
• Car drivers are preferred – but not essential - as part of the role involves taking the children to appointments, to school, and to activities in the community.

Skills/Abilities

We would love to welcome you to our team if you possess the following:

• You’re a passionate person who wants to make a difference in the lives of vulnerable children.
• The ability to communicate on various levels, including good recording and reporting skills.
• Working knowledge of, following, and working to Care and support Plans.
• Experience of Conflict Management and dealing with difficult, and potentially high-pressure situations
• You will be a supportive, caring, approachable and a helpful and reliable team player.
• An enthusiastic person who brings fresh ideas and can work on their own initiative.

About Progress

We have been established for 25 years and provide Residential, Supported Living and Fostering services to Children and Young Adults with Learning Disabilities across the Midlands. We are a supportive employer that can offer genuine career pathways through training and development and the opportunity to build experience in different areas of the organisation.

Click apply now! We look forward to seeing your application to join the Progress team at this lovely, lively home.

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Job description:

Young Adults Residential Support Worker - DAYS OR Nights

Salary package up to £32,413

The Support worker role offers an outstanding salary of between £12.30 - £13.40 per Hour (Basic salary based on competency based qualifying criteria) plus the opportunity to increase earnings through regular overtime opportunities paid at £14.80 - £15.90 per hr.

This includes a superb benefits package too, including:

· Over 5 weeks holiday

· Funded DBS and renewals

· Private health cashback plan

· Online GP, scans, physio, counselling and more

· Death in service, 2x salary

· Contributory pension

· Blue light retail discount card

· Annual leave purchase scheme

· Broad training and development

· Emergency days scheme

· Performance management programme and annual review to support progression

· Refer a friend reward scheme

· Annual superstar awards

· Additional annual leave days after 2 and 5 years of service

· Utilities comparison service

· Counselling line through the Care Workers Charity

THE ROLE:

You will be working as a support worker, in our 12 bedded Young Adults residential service in the heart of Derby Centre. You will be caring for Young Adults between the ages of 18 - 65. The service provides care and support for individuals who have severe learning disabilities, acquired brain injuries and complex health needs who require 24-hour specialist care and support.

We aim to support with goals of achieving greater independence with supported living but also recognise that other individuals will require our long-term support and a permanent placement up to the age of 65.

You will be working Early shifts, late shifts, long days OR Waking Nights, and the rota does include alternate weekends. You will assist the management team in maintaining a safe and enabling environment that provides positive experiences to our young people.

Duties:

· To provide a safe, caring and consistent home life for each young person.

· To empower and enable young people to achieve their individual goals and full potential and strive towards building confidence and independence.

· To be a positive role model at all times.

· To ensure the respect and dignity of young people is maintained at all times

· To ensure the delivery of appropriate care and support is given with sensitivity.

· To promote equality and diversity.

· Support and cooperate with the effective and efficient operation of the service.

· Ensure all health and educational needs of the young people are met.

· To encourage and develop the life skills necessary to support independence.

· To plan and undertake relevant leisure activities with young people.

· Undertake keyworker/co-keyworker responsibilities and duties where necessary.

· To adhere to all relevant policies, procedures, legislative and reporting requirements.

· To actively participate in continuing professional development.

You must be able to demonstrate that you have:

NVQ Level 2 or 3 Diploma or QCF Level 3 in Health and Social Care or in Residential Care or equivalent, and at least 2 years’ experience in a similar role within a residential setting.

You will have at least 2 years’ experience in a similar role within a residential setting.

You have a fantastic opportunity to be a part of our team if you possess the following:

• Strong communication skills
• The ability to communicate on various levels
• Working knowledge of, following, and working to Care Plans
• Experience of Conflict Management and dealing with difficult situations
• The ability to work effectively during high pressured situations
• You will be a supportive team player

You will also need to be

• Caring and approachable
• Patient and welcoming
• Creative, Helpful and Reliable
• Willing to learn valuable life skills

Please Click apply and one of our team will call you to tell you more!