Assistant Unit Manager

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Assistant Home Manager (13/877)

Dumfries

£39,813.00 - £42,687.00, 36 hours per week, there is enhancements for on call and unsociable hours.

Do you want a challenging and rewarding career with real opportunities to change the lives of children and young people living away from their families. If you are dynamic, dedicated and enthusiastic then we want to hear from you. This is an exciting opportunity to join an existing home and to help implement “The promise” into reshaping our service.

The main aim is to offer an exceptional family focussed caring environment where children and young people can feel safe and thrive and reach their full potential.

It is not just a job, it’s one of the most rewarding career choices you will make. Our work is challenging and physical but if you have the drive and dedication, resilience and passion then you will enjoy an exciting and rewarding career. It is important that our children and young people are supported by adults with a range of professional and personal experiences, ensuring they have access to positive role models who can offer a range of skills and values to support them to achieve their best possible outcomes in life.

Your personal qualities and life experience will help us create an environment of reflection, challenge, personal attention and specialist help. Your talents will help children and young people develop the values, skills, knowledge, self-control and direction that will enable them grow and flourish.

This role requires an assistant manager to work 9-5p.m Monday to Friday. There may be exceptions to this with occasional early/late start/finish and the occasional sleep over duty and some weekend work.

You will work under the direction of the Home Manager to ensure quality, safe and effective care of each young person. The house is also regulated by the care inspectorate and SSSC registration will be required.

This post is considered as Regulated Work with Vulnerable Children, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. From 28 February 2011, preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG scheme update check prior to formal offer of employment being made by Dumfries and Galloway Council.

 

Applicants who have been resident outside the UK within the last 5 years, if offered a position, in addition to a Disclosure Scotland Check, will be required to provide a completed police record check from the police authority in the country or countries in which they were resident.

 

 

For further information please download the relevant Job Description.

After reading this information if you are still excited about this opportunity, we would love to hear from you. We’re making a difference - be part of it.

For further information about the post please contact Julie Bennison Senior Social Worker (Interim Home Manager) on julie.bennison@dumgal.gov.uk or Leanne.young@dumgal.gov.uk, Locality Social Work Manager