Deputy Officer in Charge

Contract to start ASAP

Duration: 12 weeks with a possible extension.

Responsibilities:

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

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