Depute Unit Manager, Dingwall

Job Description

Post Title: Depute Unit Manager
Location: Dingwall
Hours: 37 hours per week
Duration: Permanent
Salary: £43,790 - £47,465 p.a.

Salary placing will normally be at the first point of the scale.

Contact Person:Rebecca Hardie Tel: 01349 862567 or E-Mail: Rebecca.hardie8@highland.gov.uk

Job Purpose: To assist, or in the absence of the Manager, be responsible for the management of a residential child care unit, including the staff, the budget, the resources and fabric of the building and the welfare of the young people.

Please APPLY ONLINE. If you are unable to apply online and you wish to request an offline application pack, please contact HR Transactions team, T: 01955 608279 (24 hour voicemail) quoting post the reference number above.

Please find the Job Description below.

Shortlisted applicants will normally be contacted by e-mail, unless otherwise stated. Please check your e-mails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.

Requirements

Significant residential child care experience which evidences a good
understanding of child and adolescent development, impact of
trauma on development within the group living environment.

Willingness and ability to register with the Scottish Social Services Council as a worker with supervisory responsibilities and to train to their required standard (HNC / SVQ Level III in Social Care, PDA in Medication, Leadership and Management Award) and to support those in the team to do the same.

This position is classified as a regulated role. As such, an Overseas Criminal Record Check may be required depending on your nationality and recent residency history. Specifically, this check will be necessary if you do not meet both of the following criteria:

• You must be a national of the United Kingdom or one of the following countries: Germany, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Hungary, Greece, France, Ireland, Italy, Spain, or Poland.
• You must not have lived or worked in any country outside of the UK or those listed above for a period of three months or more, while aged 18 years or over, within the past five years.

Please note that it is your responsibility to obtain the Overseas Criminal Record Check, and you will be required to cover any associated costs.