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  • AYG Care
    Registered Manager
    Registered Manager
    14 minutes ago
    £65000–£80000 yearly
    Full-time
    London

    We are seeking a passionate, driven, and experienced Registered Manager to lead a high-quality Ofsted-registered children’s residential home. This is an exciting opportunity to make a genuine difference in the lives of young people, working with an organisation committed to trauma-informed, therapeutic care. As Registered Manager, you will provide leadership, vision, and direction to your team, ensuring the home delivers outstanding standards of care and compliance with Ofsted regulations. Key Responsibilities • Lead and develop your team to deliver high-quality, child-centred care., • Ensure compliance with Ofsted and relevant legislation., • Oversee safeguarding, quality assurance, and service improvement., • Manage budgets, staffing, and day-to-day operations., • Foster a positive, nurturing environment that promotes children’s wellbeing and development., • Work collaboratively with local authorities and external agencies. Requirements • Proven experience as a Registered Manager or Deputy Manager within a children’s residential setting., • Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management for Residential Childcare (or working towards)., • Strong understanding of Ofsted standards, safeguarding, and legislation., • Excellent leadership, communication, and team-building skills., • Passion for achieving positive outcomes for children and young people. What’s on Offer • Competitive salary up to £80,000 (DOE)., • Bonus opportunities based on performance and outcomes., • Generous annual leave., • Ongoing professional development and support., • Pension scheme and employee wellbeing benefits., • Clear career progression pathways as part of a growing organisation. If you’re ready to take the next step in your career and lead a home that truly changes lives, we’d love to hear from you. Click ‘Apply Now’ to submit your CV.

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  • Early Explorers Day Nursery & Preschool
    Deputy Manager
    Deputy Manager
    3 hours ago
    £32000 yearly
    Full-time
    London

    Job Title: Deputy Nursery Manager Salary: £32,000 per annum Location: Blackheath About Us We are a warm, nurturing, and high-quality early years setting based in the heart of Blackheath. Committed to providing exceptional childcare and education, we foster a stimulating environment where children can grow, explore, and flourish. We are now seeking a dedicated Deputy Nursery Manager to support our leadership team and help maintain our high standards of care and learning. Role Overview As the Deputy Nursery Manager, you will play a key role in the effective daily management of the nursery. You will support the Nursery Manager to lead a team of practitioners, ensure compliance and safeguarding standards are met, and help create a positive, inspiring environment for children aged 0–5. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced practitioner or room leader ready to step up into a leadership position. Key Responsibilities • Support the Nursery Manager with daily operations and step into their role when required, • Lead, mentor, and motivate the staff team to deliver outstanding practice, • Support staff supervision, training, and performance management, • Ensure the nursery meets Ofsted and EYFS requirements at all times, • Champion safeguarding, child welfare, and health & safety policies, • Contribute to curriculum planning and the delivery of engaging learning experiences, • Maintain accurate records, reports, and administration duties, • Build strong partnerships with parents and carers, providing excellent communication and support, • Contribute to creating a warm, inclusive, and supportive environment for children, families, and staff About You • Level 3 or above in Early Years/Childcare (essential), • Strong understanding of EYFS, safeguarding, and early years best practice, • Previous experience in a senior practitioner or room leader role, • Excellent communication, organisational, and leadership skills, • Confident in supporting and leading a team, • Passionate about delivering exceptional childcare and supporting children’s development, • Proactive, positive, and able to work collaboratively in a busy environment What We Offer • Competitive salary of £32,000, • Opportunities for training, professional development, and career progression, • Support from a friendly, experienced leadership team, • A welcoming, collaborative working culture, • Chance to play a vital role in shaping children's early learning experiences

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  • Focus Findings UK Limited
    Family Support Worker
    Family Support Worker
    21 days ago
    £13–£16 hourly
    Full-time
    Dagenham

    Focus Findings is recruiting full- and part-time Family Support Workers in Basildon, Harlow, Chelmsford, Southend-on-sea, Colchester, Clacton-on-Sea and surrounding areas. Job Description for Family Support Worker Family support workers help families with long and short-term difficulties. The main duties of the role would include: • Work one-on-one with vulnerable families to reduce inequalities between those in greatest need and their peers., • Facilitating the delivery of targeted support groups and parenting programmes., • Competently and accurately record observations on case management systems with an awareness that the information you supply may be used in legal proceedings. In addition, candidates must be able to demonstrate knowledge and experience of: • Working with parents with specific vulnerabilities that impact their child/ren; including (but not limited to); low income, domestic abuse, substance misuse, anti-social and criminal behaviour, and transient families., • Assessing complex safeguarding and welfare issues for children and vulnerable adults., • Support to families with children with additional needs, • Respite care for families with children with additional needs, • Child development across the ages, with a particular emphasis on children with additional needs, disabilities, specific educational needs, adult and child mental health, and those with protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010., • Evidence-based practice and the ability to apply this to inform practice. What we look for: • Driver's license and a vehicle, • Caring and empathetic attitude, • Good communication skills, • Willingness to learn, • Self-motivated, well organized & reliable

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  • GOLDEN CARE LIVING LTD
    Residential Support Worker
    Residential Support Worker
    1 month ago
    £14 hourly
    Full-time
    Ilford

    Job description If you would like to build a career that gives you genuine sense of achievement and fulfilment knowing that you can have a positive impact on children and young people we support, then come work with us. Golden Care Living Children’s home in Ilford are recruiting for Residential Support Workers and Senior Residential Support Workers. We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated, caring, and passionate people to become an integral part of our support team. In this role, you will support our young people and be responsible for providing compassionate care during your time with them making a difference in their lives. The applicant must be at least 21 years old. Our benefits include: In return for your hard work and commitment to the role we offer: • Enhanced disclosure cost coverage, • Competitive salary, • Enrolment onto the Updating Service at the cost of the employer, • Comprehensive induction and commitment to ongoing training expense met by the employer., • Pension Scheme, • 28 days holiday (excluding Bank Holidays) We are immensely proud of the career pathway and training we can offer you. If you can demonstrate the values needed for a role within residential childcare, we will give you all the training and support you need. About you: • Ability to work some nights., • You must have a DBS issued in the last 3 months or be willing to have one with the online update service. (Essential), • Have an NVQ Level 3 or be working towards it. (Or willingness and ability to work towards one) A Residential Children’s Support Worker role will involve: Supporting children aged 8-17 in full-time residential care during the nights and day shift. To be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health and safety, security, and confidentiality, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person. Setting boundaries for children and young people that may display challenging or emotional behaviour, whilst developing a relationship built on mutual trust. Residential Support Workers play a key role in contributing to the physical, social, and emotional well-being, to provide a safe and nurturing atmosphere. To use behaviour management strategies effectively and in line with the home's policy and procedures, which contribute to a purposeful environment. Person Specification (Essential) Evidence of successfully working with young people Awareness of safeguarding young people Risk assessments/Care Plans/Daily Logging/Use of IT Working as part of a team Empower and encourage young people to develop their life skills and independence skills, adhering to any independence programmes in place. (Preparing meals, travel training, domestic duties) Ability to deal with challenging or aggressive behaviour. High degree of resilience Empathy, patience and understanding for those who are vulnerable. Good communication skills Ensure the young people's paperwork is completed fully and includes all relevant information for that young person including their engagement, mood, conversations, thoughts, and feelings. Ensure that all records completed are accurate and reflective. Good listening skills

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  • Bull Care Services Ltd
    Residential Support Worker
    Residential Support Worker
    1 month ago
    £33000–£35000 yearly
    Full-time
    Ilford

    To provide advice, assistance and support to young people. To attend to their practical, physical and emotional needs. To act as an appropriate role model and to work closely with them to enable them to address their difficulties and achieve their optimum potential. Key Responsibilities 1. To work in a small team to support and implement the development of the children’s home., 2. To enhance and effect change to the good of all children with whom they work by acquiring the necessary skills through their own training and development., 4. To ensure that the young people’s needs are recognised and met. This includes ensuring that they are free from discrimination with the home and to challenge discrimination from outside the home., 5. To protect the young people from harm in and outside the home, 6. To assist the management in the home in compliance with Ofsted, legislation and the ethos and policies of the company., 7. To exercise responsible control over the children to ensure their safety and wellbeing and assist them in developing acceptable standards of personal hygiene and behaviour. This also applies to encouraging children to abide by house rules and principles., 8. To participate in the development implementation and monitoring of the individual young people’s care plans., 9. In accordance with plans for the day, to organise and supervise recreational and leisure activities both in and out of the home to provide the children with an interesting and stimulating life. This includes being prepared to spend time away from the home, on holiday and at camps etc., 10. To ensure positive participation in the company’s internal training scheme., 11. To be familiar with and follow the Local Authority Child Protection Procedures and Bull Care Services team’s Safer Caring and Child Protection Procedures’. All Information coming to the knowledge of staff must in the first instance be reported immediately to the Registered Manager, Deputy Manager or Senior Residential Worker., 12. To develop and maintain good working relationships with parents, social workers, schools and other professionals concerned with the welfare of the young people., 13. To use the home as a model to support and develop the social skills of the young people being looked after., 14. To ensure that the home meets the needs of the individual young people and the needs of the group., 15. To maintain a good understanding of child protection and safeguarding procedures, 16. To care for children when they are ill and, where necessary, administer medicines, drugs and treatment under the guidance of the child’s medical practitioner., 17. To perform household duties as required. This includes cooking and general cleaning, sorting laundry, checking children’s bedrooms and encouraging them to keep their rooms tidy. Pay: £33,000.00-£35,000.00 per year Full Time and Part Time 12hr, 24hr shifts and 5pm-11pm plus sleep available Experience with social care and children is required

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  • Beams Of Light
    Playworker
    Playworker
    2 months ago
    £11.5–£13 hourly
    Part-time
    London

    We are highly focussed on development and safety but also vitally important to us, is that our children have an enjoyable learning experience. We provide a caring, secure environment through individual attention and group activities and to organise an appropriate range of leisure activities for children between the ages of 3 to 11. Key Areas · Activity planning · Liaison · Supervision and care of children · Direct playwork · Health and safety · Miscellaneous Duties and Responsibilities Activity Planning · To provide safe, creative and appropriate play opportunities including preparing activities, organisation programmes and arranging equipment · To ensure that all activities are carried out within an equal opportunity framework. · To undertake any necessary training including a nationally recognised playwork course. · To encourage community wide participation and activity planning and delivery. Liaison · To develop and maintain good relationships and communications with parents to facilitate day to day caring needs. · To encourage parental involvement and support through the development of effective working relationships. · To consult with the children and involve them in the planning of activities. Supervision and care of children · Ensure that activities are carried out in a safe and responsible manner in accordance with Statutory responsibilities. · Ensure that food provision is carried out within the guidelines of the Food and Safety Act 1990, it is balanced and healthy in accordance with dietary requirements. Direct Playwork · Help the coordinator to ensure that a wide range of creative and enjoyable activities are offered. · Ensure that play meets full range of children’s individual and group needs. Health and safety · To ensure the good standards of hygiene and cleanliness are maintained at all times. · To be responsible for the Health and Safety standards, appropriate for the needs of the children. · Recording of any accidents in the accident book. · Ensure child is collected by someone known to Beams of Light staff · Recording of any accidents in the accident book · To ensure confidentiality of information at work is adhered. · Ensure to provide a good quality check on the equipment and the children’s play environment before the after school care session. Miscellaneous · To promote the aims and objectives of Beatrix Potter School, it’s policies and practices and use as a guide for daily activities. · To undertake such other duties and responsibilities of an equivalent nature as may be determined from time to time. · To assist in outreach (promoting the centre) After School Care Salary - £11-£13 an hour, 3 hours a day Location - Beatrix Potter Primary School, London, SW18 3ER Contract Type - Permanent, Part time, Self Employed Weekly hours - 12 to 15 hours per week Operates - from 3pm to 6pm Monday - Friday (Term Time Only) Probationary Period (3 months) • Remote interview process. - Sanitisation, disinfection or cleaning procedures in place, • Job Types: Part-time, Permanent, • Pay: £11.50 - £13.00 per hour Schedule: Monday to Friday Licence/Certification: DBS certificate (preferred) Safeguarding Certification (preferred) First Aid Certification (preferred) Food Hygiene certificate (preferred) Level 3 Childcare certificate (preferred)

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