Deputy Officer in Charge

Job Description

Job Title : Deputy Officer in Charge
Job Category : Social Care – Qualified
Location : County Hall, Cardiff Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £18.26

About the service

We have an exciting opportunity for a Deputy Officer in Charge, working with some of our most vulnerable children and young people In Cardiff. We are seeking a confident, independent and effective Deputy Manager for our new Children’s Home, who can lead, inspire, motivate and develop the home, staff and wellbeing of our young people we serve.

About the role

As a Deputy Manager, you will assist in the management and administration of the home, ensuring the home meets all regulatory standards and provides an excellent quality of care to the children and young people who may stay up to 12 weeks. The aim is to understand their needs in greater depth and secure a placement more able to meet their needs.

Key responsibilities as Deputy Officer in Charge will include:

• Ensuring that young people receive a sensitive service, which best meets their social, racial, medical, psychological, educational, cultural, physical identity and health and wellbeing needs
• Ensuring that young people are empowered to have a voice when making decisions about their lives, futures and encouraging independence
• Building positive relationships with families and others, ensuring consultation and participation
• Ensuring integration with communities, using local facilities whilst developing and maintaining relationships with the local community
• Assisting the manager to ensure the professional competence of the staff team is maintained
• Taking responsibility at the direction of the Manager for ensuring that delegated budgets are managed effectively and the use of finances is properly monitored
• Co-ordinating, attending and chairing meetings as required and ensure that meetings are conducted in a manner which promotes inclusion and achievement of objectives

About you:
We are looking for a person who is and has:
• Proven experience at a senior level of working with young people within a residential childcare environment
• Relevant qualification that meets the equivalent criteria for Social Care Wales registration in addition to a
• Level 3 Diploma in Health & Social Care (Children and Young People)
• Excellent communication and organisation skills

You will need to have the ability, skills and knowledge of:
• Knowledge of The Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 and other current legislative requirements
• Knowledge of budget monitoring and management systems
• Knowledge of child development, appreciation of the needs of young people.
• Ability to undertake and complete assessments
• Experience of working with a Behaviour support model of care
• Ability to plan, organise, and prepare reports and chair meetings
• Experience in managing staff
• Ability to understand own duty of care, to safeguard and promote the interests of young people and challenge inappropriate practices
• Problem solving and decision making skills