Company Overview
At Pebbles, we offer transformative care and education to children and young people aged 8-18 across Scotland and England who need a safe and loving space to call “home” and thrive. Our journey to brighten young lives started in 2003. Since then, our unwavering commitment to innovation and excellence has enabled us to grow into a national service with over 50 welcoming homes and two innovative schools, where our young people experience a genuine sense of family and learn within a nurturing environment. Therapeutic Parenting is at the heart of all that we do. We are therapeutic every hour and every day, providing healing and life-changing journeys to children and young people who have sadly endured trauma and neglect in their early years. Across Pebbles independent schools, we provide every opportunity to learn and develop through our ground-breaking Adapt Learning model, offering blended pathways tailored to individual needs, from remote to classroom learning, vocational development, and outdoor education. All this is underpinned by the invaluable input of in-house forensic psychologists, who provide the direct and indirect psychological support that enables children to recover from early adversities and flourish into adulthood. It is our people who make our mission to brighten young lives possible. We invest in our employees, offering exceptional career progression opportunities and unrivalled benefits, making us an employer of choice as well as an outstanding residential child care and education provider.
Your Role And Responsibilities As Deputy Manager
- This role is ideally suited to someone who has two years of experience in children’s residential care and is ready to enhance their leadership skills within a progressive and collaborative environment.
- Your role as a Deputy Manager will be to support the Registered Manager by organising and leading a team of Residential Child Care Workers. You will lead the team as their role model, planning shifts, and working as part of the rota.
- You will work with your team to promote the principles of therapeutic parenting as a way of caring for children and young people.
- You will offer continual support, share knowledge, and provide supervision to team members ensuring that they are able to fulfil their daily duties.
- You will promote learning and development opportunities and ensure that the team are motivated to continually strive for improvement and best practice.
- You will carry out an essential and valuable role supporting the Registered Manager in training, health and safety, safer recruitment, HR, and administrative duties.
- You will build long lasting relationships with your team, develop positive relationships with families and communities, and liaise with multi-agency partners to ensure the continual welfare and development of our children and young people.
What We Offer You
- A salary of £37,187.90 per annum.
- Your full-time role operates on a rota pattern of one day on (24 hours including sleepover) and two days off (48 hours).
- Your average working hours, including your sleepovers, are 56.4 hours per week.
- You will receive 5.6 weeks annual leave per annum, pro rata.
- Auto-enrolment into our salary sacrifice pension scheme (Scottish Widows)
- A cash back health care plan via Medicash, allows you to claim for dental and optical treatments, discounted gym memberships, 24/7 access to a GP, free access to counselling and much more.
What sets Pebbles apart from other care providers?
- Our mission is to continue to lead the way in offering bespoke therapeutic care and education to vulnerable young people.
- Pebbles have 50 beautiful homes and 2 established schools for children and young people across North England and Scotland.
- We specialise in providing residential child care for vulnerable young people between the ages of 8 and 18.
- We have innovative plans for growth in 2024 and beyond.
- We have a wealth of skills and knowledge to share with you, and 20 years’ experience in supporting young people to unlock brighter futures.
- You will receive your full rate of pay for all sleepovers, optional overtime, and rest breaks.
- Pebbles have excellent employee benefits and discounts that support your health and wellbeing.
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