Based in one of our three Children’s Homes, your role is to provide full administrative support to the Registered Manager and Deputy Manager in carrying out their statutory and regulatory responsibilities. These include amongst other duties;

• Receive and welcome visitors to the Home in a professional and courteous manner
• Use I.C.T. Systems including E-mail, Word, Excel and Google Drive to produce and manage documents and records
• Deal with general enquiries
• Take a pro-active role in helping the Home to function as a facilitating environment, including good organisation of workspaces and supporting health and safety and risk assessment procedures
• Manage and record incoming and outgoing mail (including E-mail) appropriately and respond to correspondence accordingly
• Ensure effective workflow through prioritising workload
• Order and manage stationery, resource, and supplies as directed by the Registered Manager
• Develop and maintain effective and professional working relationships with colleagues and children
• Answer telephone calls in a professional manner, monitor, screen, and keep a record of telephone calls including messages
• Manage retention of records and information in an accurate and efficient manner
• Accurate minute-taking at meetings that may include confidential material
• Assist in the management and monitoring of the Homes petty cash system, including maintaining accurate records and receipts of all petty cash incomings and outgoings
• Monitoring and recording annual leave and sickness information
• Collect and process children’s routine outcome measures that track children’s progress
• Manage and oversee all matters relating to the vehicles owned and operated by the Home
• Maintain the Homes digital diary
• Regularly update databases
• Assist the Registered Manager in maintaining the Homes petty cash system

Starting basic salary range: £11,336.00 – £11,876.00 (£8.72 – £9.14 per hour) depending on prior experience & regular salary progression up to £12,418.00. Full Orientation & Induction programme provided. Commitment to continuing learning & development opportunities throughout your career including attendance on our own accredited Level 3 Diploma in Therapeutic Child Care & Education and other courses.

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Recruitment and Selection Guidance and Information 2018-19

Working in our Therapeutic Homes and supporting children attending our Therapeutic School, your role is to meet the everyday but complex and challenging needs of the children and young people in our care, support them in understanding and managing their conflicted emotions and behaviour, and offer them real and meaningful experiences of living, relating, and learning.

Starting basic salary range based on a 40 hour working week:

• £19,136.00 [£9.20 per hour] (limited prior experience in the role)
• £19,547.00 [£9.40 per hour] (some prior experience in the role)
• £19,968.00 [£9.60 per hour] (regular prior experience in the role)
• £20,397.00 [£9.81 per hour] (substantial prior experience & qualifications – discretionary)

Also:

• Additional duties payments
• Special bank-holiday bonus
• Regular salary progression currently up to £22,686.00 [£10.91 per hour].
• Full Orientation & Induction programme provided.
• Extensive training offered.
• Commitment to continuing learning & development opportunities throughout your career including attendance on our own accredited Level 3 Diploma in Therapeutic Child Care & Education and other courses.

Job Description – Therapeutic Carer

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Recruitment and Selection Guidance and Information 2020-21

We are establishing a ‘bank’ of workers who are available at short notice to cover for unplanned absences (e.g. sickness and annual leave) of our regular Waking Night Therapeutic Carers and Waking Night Workers. Working in our Therapeutic Homes, your role is to stay awake through the night, provide the children & young people in your care with comfort & support when needed, & undertake domestic duties & responsibility for safety & security of the Home.

Starting basic salary range: £9.02 p/hr. – £10.10 p/hr. depending on experience.

Job Description – Cover Waking Night Worker 

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Recruitment and Selection Guidance and Information 2020-21