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We are seeking a passionate, highly motivated, and experienced Early Help Practitioner - Domestic Abuse to join our Children's Single Point of Access (CSPoA) service. This is a fast-paced, front-door service that plays a critical role in ensuring that children, young people, and families receive the right help at the right time. We seek the best talent from the widest pool of people as diversity and inclusion is the key to our success. Reading Borough Council is a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to the recruitment and continued employment of people with disabilities. As a Early Help Practitioner - Domestic Abuse, you will provide expert leadership and guidance in all matters relating to domestic abuse, supporting the service to deliver safe, timely, and effective responses to referrals. Working closely with the Team Manager, you will be responsible for shaping the strategy, development, and continuous improvement of our response to domestic abuse within CSPoA, ensuring best practice and compliance with safeguarding frameworks. You will act as a subject matter expert, offering consultation, advice, and support to colleagues and partner agencies on complex domestic abuse cases. A key part of your role will involve analysing referrals, contributing to risk assessments, and ensuring that children and adult victims are safeguarded effectively. You will represent the service at multi-agency forums, contributing to partnership working across health, education, police, and voluntary sector organisations. In addition, you will play a significant role in workforce development by designing and delivering training, sharing best practice, and promoting a culture of learning and professional curiosity. The successful candidate will have substantial experience in domestic abuse within a social work setting and demonstrate specialist knowledge in safeguarding both children and adults. You will be confident in managing complex risk, making defensible decisions, and influencing practice across teams and partner agencies. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced practitioner who is passionate about improving outcomes for children and families, has strong leadership skills, and is committed to driving high‑quality, trauma‑informed practice within a dynamic front‑door service. Working as part of a multi‑agency team, you'll gather, review and evaluate information to make timely and informed decisions that safeguard and promote the welfare of children. This is a non‑case holding role, ideal for professionals who thrive in a dynamic environment and want to make an immediate impact. You’ll be part of a service committed to early help, prevention and high‑quality safeguarding practice, helping children and families achieve safe, healthy and successful outcomes. • Work within safeguarding procedures to assess contacts and ensure children receive appropriate support and protection, • Progress referrals quickly and effectively, using a whole‑family approach while prioritising children's safety and wellbeing, • Gather and analyse information from multiple sources to make evidence‑based recommendations, • Build strong relationships with professionals, partners and agencies to support joint working, • Respond to contacts from professionals and the public, including those in crisis situations, • Apply threshold guidance to ensure the right level of intervention at the earliest opportunity, • Maintain accurate, timely records and contribute to high quality decision making, • Engage in supervision, continuous learning and development to enhance your practice You’ll be part of a team that relies on each individual to play their part to the best of their ability. As well as the colleagues that you work closely with every day, you’ll also be part of Team Reading, playing your personal part in making Reading a successful and vibrant place. Our vision is to ensure that Reading realises its potential as a great place to live, work and play, and that everyone shares the benefits of this success. • Work Together as one team - work collaboratively, with each other and with our partners, and demonstrate the Team Reading values in everything we do, • Drive Efficiency - show initiative, be adaptable to change and put forward ideas to help improve delivery and efficiency. Take responsibility for our own learning and development and for reaching our potential, • Be Ambitious - be demanding of our own performance - striving to be even better - and be prepared to engage with and challenge leaders in a constructive and positive way, • Make a Difference to Reading - maintain the highest levels of customer service and be flexible and willing to provide the services needed at the time they are needed We offer a supportive environment to grow and develop your career with the opportunity to put your ideas across. Innovation and ambition is strongly encouraged, and you’ll get a great feel for that working in our friendly and collaborative environment. • Generous holiday entitlement - 25 days holiday each year plus bank holidays - rising to 30 days after 5 years' service and 33 days after 10 years' service, with the option to buy additional leave, • A wide range of flexible working opportunities, • Modern working environment at the Civic Offices in the heart of Reading, • Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), • Life Assurance - three times your annual salary (for members of the LGPS), • On-site day nursery (Kennet Day nursery) rated outstanding by Ofsted, • Season Ticket Loan - a loan to help with the cost of your rail or bus journey, to and from work, • Lease car salary sacrifice scheme allowing you to lease a brand new, greener car for three years. The monthly fee includes insurance, servicing and road tax #J-18808-Ljbffr

Are you a passionate and ambitious leader who believes that children thrive when families are empowered, supported and connected to the right help at the right time? Do you have the vision, experience and determination to lead transformational practice, inspire teams and build strong partnerships that improve outcomes for children and families? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for an exceptional Service Manager, Family Help to join us at a pivotal moment in the evolution of children's services. As we embrace the Government's Families First Partnership Programme, we are reshaping how we support children and families through the creation of our integrated Family Help Service, bringing together Early Help, Child in Need and Child Protection services into a single, coordinated approach focused on delivering effective, relationship-based support earlier and more consistently. This is a unique opportunity to lead this service and help shape a service that is ambitious, innovative and relentless in its focus on improving outcomes for children and families. We welcome applications from all sections of the community. We particularly encourage applications from members of the Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management within Children's Services as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce We seek the best talent from the widest pool of people as diversity and inclusion is the key to our success. Reading Borough Council is a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to the recruitment and continued employment of people with disabilities. As Service Manager, Family Help, you will provide strategic and operational leadership across our Family Help Service, leading Team Managers and multidisciplinary teams to deliver seamless support for children and families from the earliest point of intervention through to statutory safeguarding and child protection. You will play a key role in embedding and leading our Family Safeguarding Model, bringing together social workers and specialist adult practitioners to address the factors that impact family life, including domestic abuse, substance misuse and mental health challenges. Through collaborative practice and whole-family interventions, you will help create lasting change and reduce the need for children to enter care. This role offers the opportunity to influence practice, shape services and work alongside partners across education, health, police, housing, community safety and the voluntary sector to create a coordinated and effective system of support. • Lead and develop Family Help Services., • Drive the implementation and ongoing development of the Family Safeguarding Model, ensuring high-quality multidisciplinary practice., • Provide inspirational leadership to Team Managers, creating a culture of accountability, learning and continuous improvement., • Ensure children receive timely and effective support, intervention and protection when they need it most., • Champion strengths-based, relationship-focused practice that empowers families and builds resilience., • Lead service performance, quality assurance and improvement activity, ensuring consistently high standards of practice., • Build strong relationships and work collaboratively with key partners across the children's system., • Support workforce development, succession planning and staff wellbeing, enabling teams to thrive and deliver excellent services., • Contribute to strategic planning and service transformation as a valued member of the wider leadership team., • Use data, insight and performance information to drive continuous improvement and achieve the best possible outcomes. We are building a service that is centred on relationships, focused on strengths and committed to delivering the right help at the right time. We are investing in our workforce, embracing innovation and creating opportunities for leaders to influence system-wide change. You will join an ambitious organisation that values collaboration, celebrates innovation and places children and families at the heart of everything we do. For the right leader, this role offers the opportunity to shape the future of Family Help, develop outstanding practice and leave a lasting legacy for children, families and communities. We offer a supportive environment to grow and develop your career with the opportunity to put your ideas across. Innovation and ambition is strongly encouraged, and you'll get a great feel for that working in our friendly and collaborative environment. A competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including: • Generous holiday entitlement - 25 days holiday each year plus bank holidays - rising to 30 days after 5 years' service and 33 days after 10 years' service, with the option to buy additional leave, • A wide range of flexible working opportunities, • Modern working environment at the Civic Offices in the heart of Reading, • Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), • Life Assurance - three times your annual salary (for members of the LGPS), • On-site day nursery (Kennet Day nursery) rated outstanding by Ofsted, • Season Ticket Loan - a loan to help with the cost of your rail or bus journey, to and from work, • Lease car salary sacrifice scheme allowing you to lease a brand new, greener car for three years. The monthly fee includes insurance, servicing and road tax #J-18808-Ljbffr

If so, Reading is looking for an exceptional Head of Service for Integrated Children's Pathways to join our leadership team and help shape the future of children's services. Based in the city centre’s Civic Offices, the Head of Service for Integrated Children’s Pathways, work closely and influen

Are you a passionate and ambitious leader who believes children are best supported within their families and communities wherever it is safe to do so? Do you have the vision, credibility and drive to lead high-quality statutory services, strengthen family networks and inspire a culture where children and families achieve lasting positive change? If so, Reading is looking for an exceptional Head of Service for Family Help to join our leadership team and help shape the future of children's services. This is a unique opportunity to lead some of the most important services within children's social care, ensuring children and families receive the right help, protection and support at the right time. You will play a key role in delivering Reading's vision for Family Help, Family Safeguarding and relational practice, ensuring children remain at the heart of everything we do. As Head of Service, you will provide strategic leadership across our: • Family Help Teams, • Child in Need Services, • Child Protection Services, • Pre-Proceedings and Care Proceedings, • Children in Care Services, • Family Safeguarding Practice Model Leading Service Managers and multidisciplinary teams, you will bring together professionals around a shared vision that delivers excellent social work practice, strengthens families and improves outcomes for children. We welcome applications from all sections of the community. We particularly encourage applications from members of the Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management within Children's Services as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce We seek the best talent from the widest pool of people as diversity and inclusion is the key to our success. Reading Borough Council is a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to the recruitment and continued employment of people with disabilities. This role is about much more than managing services. It is an opportunity to lead transformational practice, influence strategic direction and ensure children and families receive high-quality support through every stage of their journey. You will be responsible for services supporting some of Reading's most vulnerable children, from those requiring targeted intervention and protection through to children in care and care leavers. Working closely with senior leaders, health partners, education, police, legal services and the voluntary sector, you will ensure children experience coordinated and meaningful support that creates lasting change. We are seeking a leader who can: • Inspire and motivate others through visible, compassionate and inclusive leadership., • Champion relationship-based, trauma-informed and restorative practice., • Drive excellence in safeguarding, care planning and permanence planning., • Build strong partnerships across the children's system and wider community., • Lead improvement and innovation while maintaining a relentless focus on children's experiences and outcomes., • Develop a positive culture where practitioners feel supported, empowered and able to achieve their best. Based in the Civic Offices in the heart of Reading, the Head of Service for Family Help will play a pivotal role in influencing practice, improving outcomes and helping shape the future direction of services for children and families. This is an exciting time to join Reading. We have established Family Hubs, are embedding Family Safeguarding, investing in motivational interviewing and progressing our Family First Partnership reforms to strengthen how we support children and families. Recognised by Ofsted in 2024: "Children and their families are helped by a range of impressive and impactful early help services... reducing children's need for statutory intervention." "Children are supported to remain within their family and friends' network when it is safe... enabling them to maintain connections with people who are familiar to them." "Family help assessments are comprehensive and demonstrate curious and insightful work with families." We are an ambitious, relationship-focused service with a strong commitment to practice excellence. We value curiosity, innovation and reflective learning, creating an environment where social workers are supported to do their very best work. A warm, supportive and ambitious leadership team. Competitive pay and conditions, including hybrid working. A rich practice development and leadership programme. • Access to Family Safeguarding training and development., • Reflective supervision that promotes wellbeing and professional growth., • Opportunities to influence strategic direction and system-wide improvement., • A comprehensive wellbeing and workforce offer supporting you emotionally, practically and professionally. We are building a culture where practitioners feel valued, trusted and empowered to make a difference. In Reading, children matter, families matter and so do you. We offer a supportive environment to grow and develop your career with the opportunity to put your ideas across. Innovation and ambition is strongly encouraged, and you'll get a great feel for that working in our friendly and collaborative environment. A competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including: • Generous holiday entitlement - 25 days holiday each year plus bank holidays - rising to 30 days after 5 years' service and 33 days after 10 years' service, with the option to buy additional leave, • A wide range of flexible working opportunities, • Modern working environment at the Civic Offices in the heart of Reading, • Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), • Life Assurance - three times your annual salary (for members of the LGPS), • On-site day nursery (Kennet Day nursery) rated outstanding by Ofsted, • Season Ticket Loan - a loan to help with the cost of your rail or bus journey, to and from work, • Lease car salary sacrifice scheme allowing you to lease a brand new, greener car for three years. The monthly fee includes insurance, servicing and road tax #J-18808-Ljbffr

Children's Home Registered Manager Reading, Berkshire, South East England £60,000 - £65,000 per annum + £5,000 performance bonus Full-time, Permanent We are seeking an experienced Children's Home Registered Manager to lead a residential care service in Reading, Berkshire. This vital role involves delivering high-quality care to children and young people, ensuring compliance with legislation, and fostering a positive, nurturing environment. The successful candidate will oversee daily operations, staff management, and strategic development within the home, supporting the well‑being and outcomes of young residents. • Managing the residential home to ensure efficient operation in line with relevant legislation, policies, and the Statement of Purpose., • Providing strong leadership and motivating staff to deliver exceptional care and support to children and young people., • Developing and implementing care plans tailored to individual needs, ensuring all statutory requirements are met., • Overseeing staff recruitment, supervision, training, and performance appraisals to maintain a high standard of childcare., • Managing budgets and resources effectively to ensure value for money and operational efficiency., • Building effective relationships with external agencies, families, and regulatory bodies to support the children’s needs., • Ensuring compliance with safeguarding policies and promoting a safe, inclusive environment for all residents and staff., • A Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health & Social Care Services (Children and Young People’s Residential Management) or equivalent., • Significant experience working in a residential setting with challenging behaviour or vulnerable young people., • Proven leadership skills and experience managing teams and resources effectively., • Knowledge of relevant legislation, including the Children Act, Children’s Homes Regulations, and Ofsted standards., • Strong organisational skills, emotional resilience, and the ability to motivate staff., • Mandatory compliance with safeguarding training and an enhanced DBS check., • Competitive salary of £60,000 - £65,000 per annum with regular pay reviews., • Generous performance bonus of £5,000., • Opportunities for ongoing professional development and training., • Supportive team environment within a well-established organisation committed to high standards of care. Vetro is an equal opportunities employer, and decisions are made on merit alone. #J-18808-Ljbffr

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included. Are you a passionate and ambitious leader who believes that children thrive when families are empowered, supported and connected to the right help at the right time Do you have the vision, experience and determination to lead transformational practice, inspire teams and build strong partnerships that improve outcomes for children and families? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for an exceptional Service Manager, Family Help to join us at a pivotal moment in the evolution of children's services. As we embrace the Government's Families First Partnership Programme, we are reshaping how we support children and families through the creation of our integrated Family Help Service, bringing together Early Help, Child in Need and Child Protection services into a single, coordinated approach focused on delivering effective, relationship-based support earlier and more consistently. This is a unique opportunity to lead this service and help shape a service that is ambitious, innovative and relentless in its focus on improving outcomes for children and families. We welcome applications from all sections of the community. We particularly encourage applications from members of the Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management within Children’s Services as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce. We seek the best talent from the widest pool of people as diversity and inclusion is the key to our success. Reading Borough Council is a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to the recruitment and continued employment of people with disabilities. The Opportunity As Service Manager, Family Help, you will provide strategic and operational leadership across our Family Help Service, leading Team Managers and multidisciplinary teams to deliver seamless support for children and families from the earliest point of intervention through to statutory safeguarding and child protection. You will play a key role in embedding and leading our Family Safeguarding Model, bringing together social workers and specialist adult practitioners to address the factors that impact family life, including domestic abuse, substance misuse and mental health challenges. Through collaborative practice and whole-family interventions, you will help create lasting change and reduce the need for children to enter care. This role offers the opportunity to influence practice, shape services and work alongside partners across education, health, police, housing, community safety and the voluntary sector to create a coordinated and effective system of support. What You’ll Do As Service Manager, Family Help, you will: • Lead and develop Family Help Services., • Drive the implementation and ongoing development of the Family Safeguarding Model, ensuring high-quality multidisciplinary practice., • Provide inspirational leadership to Team Managers, creating a culture of accountability, learning and continuous improvement., • Ensure children receive timely and effective support, intervention and protection when they need it most., • Champion strengths-based, relationship-focused practice that empowers families and builds resilience., • Lead service performance, quality assurance and improvement activity, ensuring consistently high standards of practice., • Build strong relationships and work collaboratively with key partners across the children's system., • Support workforce development, succession planning and staff wellbeing, enabling teams to thrive and deliver excellent services., • Contribute to strategic planning and service transformation as a valued member of the wider leadership team., • Use data, insight and performance information to drive continuous improvement and achieve the best possible outcomes. About You You will be an experienced and credible leader with a deep commitment to safeguarding children and supporting families. You will understand the opportunities presented by the Families First Partnership reforms and be excited by the chance to shape a modern, integrated Family Help service that makes a real difference. You will bring: • A recognised Social Work qualification and registration with Social Work England., • Significant leadership experience within children's social care and safeguarding services., • Strong knowledge of Early Help, Child in Need and Child Protection practice., • Experience of leading managers and developing high-performing teams., • A proven ability to lead change, influence partners and deliver service improvement., • A commitment to relationship-based and strengths-focused practice., • Excellent communication, collaboration and strategic leadership skills., • The ability to inspire confidence, motivate others and create a positive and ambitious culture. You’ll be part of a team that relies on each individual to play their part to the best of their ability. As well as the colleagues that you work closely with every day, you’ll also be part of Team Reading, playing your personal part in making Reading a successful and vibrant place. Our vision is to ensure that Reading realises its potential as a great place to live, work and play, and that everyone shares the benefits of this success. Our values and behaviours guide how we will achieve this: Work Together as one team - champion and inspire a culture which ensures that all employees across the organisation work together to provide excellent outcomes for Reading Drive Efficiency - create an environment in which resources are used efficiently and employees’ skills are developed and used effectively Be Ambitious - aspire to deliver excellence and inspire and support others to reach their potential Make a Difference to Reading - inspire a culture in which the customer is the focus and where change is welcomed as an opportunity Why Join Us? This is an exciting time to be part of our journey. We are building a service that is centred on relationships, focused on strengths and committed to delivering the right help at the right time. We are investing in our workforce, embracing innovation and creating opportunities for leaders to influence system-wide change. You will join an ambitious organisation that values collaboration, celebrates innovation and places children and families at the heart of everything we do. For the right leader, this role offers the opportunity to shape the future of Family Help, develop outstanding practice and leave a lasting legacy for children, families and communities. Our offer We offer a supportive environment to grow and develop your career with the opportunity to put your ideas across. Innovation and ambition is strongly encouraged, and you’ll get a great feel for that working in our friendly and collaborative environment. A competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including: • Generous holiday entitlement - 25 days holiday each year plus bank holidays - rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service and 33 days after 10 years' service, with the option to buy additional leave, • A wide range of flexible working opportunities, • Modern working environment at the Civic Offices in the heart of Reading, • Life Assurance - three times your annual salary (for members of the LGPS), • On-site day nursery (Kennet Day nursery) rated outstanding by Ofsted, • Season Ticket Loan - a loan to help with the cost of your rail or bus journey, to and from work, • Lease car salary sacrifice scheme allowing you to lease a brand new, greener car for three years. The monthly fee includes insurance, servicing and road tax Closing Date: Sunday 1st November 2026 Interview Date: 12th and 13th November 2026 Interview Process: To be confirmed #J-18808-Ljbffr

We're looking for a dedicated and experienced Consultant Practitioner to join our developing Edge of Care Team, where you'll play a leading role in supporting children to safely remain within their family networks, return home from our care when appropriate, and achieve stable, long-term family arrangements that meet their needs. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of an ambitious service that believes children achieve the best outcomes when they are supported to maintain safe, loving and lasting relationships with the people who matter most. We seek the best talent from the widest pool of people as diversity and inclusion is the key to our success. Reading Borough Council is a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to the recruitment and continued employment of people with disabilities. As a Consultant Practitioner, you will lead on reunification and transition planning across the Edge of Care Service. You will work closely with children, families, social workers, foster carers, kinship carers and partner agencies to ensure that children experience carefully planned transitions, achieve permanence, and have the best possible opportunity to thrive. • Lead on reunification assessments, planning and interventions for children and families., • Develop and embed effective reunification and transition practice across Children's Services., • Provide advice, guidance and support on complex cases., • Support children to remain within their family networks wherever safe and possible., • Work collaboratively with social workers, carers, fostering services and partner agencies., • Chair professional meetings, including network meetings and planning forums., • Contribute to quality assurance activities, audits and service improvement projects., • Promote trauma-informed, restorative and systemic approaches to practice., • Ensure practice is child-centred, evidence-informed and compliant with relevant legislation and guidance. You'll be part of a team that relies on each individual to play their part to the best of their ability. As well as the colleagues that you work closely with every day, you'll also be part of Team Reading, playing your personal part in making Reading a successful and vibrant place. Our vision is to ensure that Reading realises its potential as a great place to live, work and play, and that everyone shares the benefits of this success. Our values and behaviours guide how we will achieve this: • Work Together as one team - work collaboratively, with each other and with our partners, and demonstrate the Team Reading values in everything we do, • Drive Efficiency - show initiative, be adaptable to change and put forward ideas to help improve delivery and efficiency. Take responsibility for our own learning and development and for reaching our potential, • Be Ambitious - be demanding of our own performance - striving to be even better - and be prepared to engage with and challenge leaders in a constructive and positive way, • Make a Difference to Reading - maintain the highest levels of customer service and be flexible and willing to provide the services needed at the time they are needed We offer a supportive environment to grow and develop your career with the opportunity to put your ideas across. Innovation and ambition is strongly encouraged, and you'll get a great feel for that working in our friendly and collaborative environment. A competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including: • Generous holiday entitlement - 25 days holiday each year plus bank holidays - rising to 30 days after 5 years' service and 33 days after 10 years' service, with the option to buy additional leave, • A wide range of flexible working opportunities, • Modern working environment at the Civic Offices in the heart of Reading, • Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), • Life Assurance - three times your annual salary (for members of the LGPS), • On-site day nursery (Kennet Day nursery) rated outstanding by Ofsted, • Season Ticket Loan - a loan to help with the cost of your rail or bus journey, to and from work, • Lease car salary sacrifice scheme allowing you to lease a brand new, greener car for three years. The monthly fee includes insurance, servicing and road tax #J-18808-Ljbffr

Helping Hands Family - Autism Services in Reading is seeking a BCBA to deliver high-quality ABA services to children with autism. You will manage a caseload of up to 10 clients and supervise up to 5 RBTs while maintaining ethical documentation. This role offers a base salary ranging from $80,000 to $95,000, along with comprehensive benefits including bonuses, medical coverage, and career growth opportunities. Join us in making a difference in children's lives. #J-18808-Ljbffr

Package Description: Are you ready to make a meaningful impact in people's lives? We're looking for an experienced, confident and values-led Deputy Manager to join our brand-new team at Elizabeth Close in Oldland Common. This bespoke supported living service will support adults with learning disabilities, autism and complex needs as they move out of specialist hospitals or secure environments and take their next steps towards living safely and independently in the community. This is a rare opportunity to help shape a brand-new service from the ground up, and play a leading role in supporting individuals with complex needs to grow and thrive. About Oldland Common Oldland Common is a newly built development offering six self-contained homes for adults aged 18 and over. The service is designed for people with high levels of complexity, including behaviours that challenge, communication differences, autism, learning disabilities, mental health needs and, in some cases, forensic histories. Our aim is to support people to resettle successfully into the community, develop independence, build meaningful routines and live safe, fulfilling lives. Support is typically delivered on a 1:1 or 2:1 basis, depending on the needs of each individual. About the role As the Deputy Manager, you'll play a key role in the day-to-day running of the service, supporting the Registered Manager and helping lead a team that provides safe, structured and person-centred support. You'll help ensure high-quality practice, strong communication and a consistent approach across the staff team. Your responsibilities will include: • Supporting the Registered Manager with the daily operational running of the service, • Leading, supervising and developing staff to deliver high-quality, person-centred support, • Ensuring Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) approaches are embedded in everyday practice, • Contributing to assessments, risk management and support planning, • Overseeing rota planning, shift coordination and staff allocation, • Supporting MDT communication, family involvement and partnership working, • Ensuring accurate documentation, incident reporting and governance requirements, • Helping maintain a safe, structured and enabling environment for residents and staff This is a full-time role of 40 hours per week, offering up to £34,000 per annum. Shifts may include occasional evenings, weekends or on-call duties depending on service need. What we're looking for To ensure the right leadership for this complex and specialist service, applicants must have: • Experience supporting adults with learning disabilities and/or autism, • Experience working with behaviours that challenge or complex risks, • Experience leading or supervising staff in a care or supported living setting, • A Level 3 qualification in Positive Behaviour Support (PBS), or a willingness to work towards this as part of the role We're also looking for: • A calm, confident and resilient approach, • Strong communication and leadership skills, • Ability to model and uphold PBS-informed practice, • Confidence overseeing complex support plans and risk assessments, • A proactive, organised and solution-focused mindset, • Willingness to work closely with the Registered Manager and wider MDT, • A Full UK Driving LicenceWhy join us? You'll be joining a values-led organisation at the start of an exciting new service. As Deputy Manager at Oldland Common, you'll play a central role in supporting people to leave hospital and build safer, happier futures in the community. We offer: • Salary of up to £34,000 per annum, • Company pension, • Refer-a-friend bonus (earn up to £1,000), • Full training, including Positive Behaviour Support, • Opportunities for career progression, • Blue Light Card (discounts in shops and restaurants), • A caring, collaborative culture where every voice matters, • Job security, flexibility and ongoing supportAbout Agincare Agincare is proudly celebrating 40 years of caring for communities. As a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with more than 5,500 team members, and expanding every day, we continue to strengthen our services through recent care home developments and the launch of our new not-for-profit Children's Services. Today, Agincare is one of the UK's largest care providers, delivering care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across more than 170 locations nationwide. As a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant, we are committed to supporting care leavers by guaranteeing either an interview or an informal career conversation. We are proud to support the Armed Forces community through our alliance, offering guaranteed interviews to service leavers and members of the military community. All of our services are regulated by the CQC and Agincare is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences. At present, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship. As care is always in high demand, we have a wide range of exciting opportunities available. If this particular role isn't the right fit for you, we encourage you to explore our other vacancies, www.agincare.com/careers *Subject to Terms & Conditions JBRP1_UKTJ

Package Description: Ready to take the next step and make your mark? Join Agincare as a Clinical Deputy Manager and play a vital role in delivering exceptional care while bringing out the very best in your team. This is your chance to turn your experience into real impact—shaping a service that residents are proud to call home. Where you'll be working • Click here to view the care home: Care Home in Sheffield - Norton Lees Care Home in Yorkshire | Agincare As an Agincare employee you'll enjoy • Up to £55,000 per annum depending on experience, • Refer a friend scheme up to £1000, • Outstanding career development, • Fully funded training up to QCF Level 5, • Blue Light care discount package, • Company pension scheme What is required from you? • A minimum of 12 months on your right to work in the UK, • Prior experience of leading a team of care assistants and Registered Nurses, • Active NMC Pin with no restrictions, • QCF level 3 diploma or above in Health and Social Care, • Good knowledge of the CQC key lines of enquiry and other regulatory frameworks, • Must be available to work 42 hours per week, including alternate weekends A day in the life of a Deputy Manager As Clinical Deputy Manager you will be responsible for leading the care team to ensure that the care delivered to our resident is safe, supportive and person-centred. You will ensure that these needs are regularly reviewed to ensure they meet their current requirements, and ensure the general standards of hygiene and cleanliness and equipment are maintained for their safety and wellbeing. You will support to the Registered Manager in the day to day running of the home, assuming full capacity in their absence. A typical day could include: • Induction of new team members and the supervision and support to existing team members, • The completion of care audits to ensure good practice and trigger reviews in care provision for residents as needs change. Your care plans would be person-centred, with focus on dignity and individuality, • Liaising with family members, care professionals, social workers and the residents themselves to ensure a holistic and transparent care provision., • Monitor, report and investigate risks and events of safeguarding concern or harm and ensure processes are in place to mitigate and/or avoid these risks, • Ensuring administrative records such as daily care notes, medication charts and meeting notes are up to date. About Agincare Agincare is proudly celebrating 40 years of caring for communities. As a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with more than 5,500 team members, and expanding every day, we continue to strengthen our services through recent care home developments and the launch of our new not-for-profit Children's Services. Today, Agincare is one of the UK's largest care providers, delivering care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across more than 170 locations nationwide. As a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant, we are committed to supporting care leavers by guaranteeing either an interview or an informal career conversation. We are proud to support the Armed Forces community through our alliance, offering guaranteed interviews to service leavers and members of the military community. All of our services are regulated by the CQC and Agincare is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences. At present, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship. As care is always in high demand, we have a wide range of exciting opportunities available. If this particular role isn't the right fit for you, we encourage you to explore our other vacancies,www.agincare.com/careers JBRP1_UKTJ

Alongside the Children's Services Director and Children's Services Managers you will lead the development of our early years settings, championing high quality and creative early years practice. Children's Services Department to lead our services in the. Are you ready for an exciting new challenge?

We are looking for a compassionate and driven Deputy Home Manager to join our 4-bed children’s Home in Bracknell to support the Registered Manager to deliver outstanding care to our young people, ensuring the home provides a safe, stable and nurturing environment where young people feel supported

You will lead, develop and continuously improve a social work service for children and families within statutory guidelines. The post holder will assess needs, safeguard children and promote positive outcomes, providing strategic leadership across local, district and county levels. Recruitment Servi

As part of Aspris Children's Services, we are immensely proud of the career pathway and strongly believe in developing our own talent. Aspris Children's Services will help you get there. All applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding screening appropriate to the post, including checks with D

The role requires post-qualification experience in Children’s services, with responsibilities including SWETs, Section 47 investigations, and court work.

Gloucestershire County Council is seeking a Deputy Team Manager for the Disabled Children’s Service (Front Door) to lead a dedicated team delivering a needs-led service for children aged 0–18 with significant disability-related needs.

Aspris Children's Services is recruiting a Teaching Assistant for Tadley Court School, a semi-rural day school with an education and care focus for children aged 4 to 19 on the autism spectrum.

Our work with Children and Young People so that they can feel the presence of the Centre and co-produce models for effective advocacy and policy change. Our reach with locally rooted organisations that connects the work we both do to create change for Children and Young People. Can lead and inspire

At Aspris Children's Services, we are searching for the right person to join us in our North West region through the next exciting phase of its development. As a Registered Manager at our Children's Home Thornton, you will be at the heart of creating a positive, nurturing, and enriching environment

The role focuses on governance and enabling effective programme delivery aimed at improving outcomes for children and young people.

Cafcass in North East England seeks a Head of Practice to lead and inspire teams across Tyneside, Northumberland, Teesside and Durham, shaping practice and setting high standards to deliver high-quality services to children and families.

Swaay Child And Adolescent Services Limited in Bracknell is seeking a Deputy Home Manager to support the Registered Manager in a 4-bed children’s home, delivering outstanding care and creating a safe, nurturing environment where young people feel valued.

Morgan Law is seeking an experienced Head of Finance to lead financial management for Children's Services, including budget monitoring, forecasting, and reporting. This post focuses on Children's Social Care and SEND, partnering with senior managers to deliver savings, evidence-based recommendations

Polaris Children's Services - Lyttelton House School.

The Registered Manager will manage a 4-bed children's home, supporting young people in their emotional development.

Manages a children's home, ensuring high-quality care, staff leadership, and compliance with regulations.

We are looking for passionate Childrens Support Workers who are available to work on a flexible basis. As a Childrens Support Worker you will work as part of a team to deliver a high standard of care at all times and support the Young Persons emotional wellbeing.

Children's Home Registered Manager (4 bed home). At Dove xrnqpay Adolescent Services we support young people within our care to develop emotional resilience to achieve their full.

Team leader role in residential children's services.

Seeking a Residential Child Care Worker for North Lakes Children's Services, a part-time, permanent role involving shift work.

Seeking a Deputy Manager for residential children's services to support the Home Manager, lead a team, ensure young people's safety, and collaborate with professionals and families to achieve positive outcomes.

Manages a children's home, ensuring high-quality care, staff supervision, and compliance with regulations.

Lead and manage a team providing care for young people in a new children's home, ensuring a safe and nurturing environment and supporting staff development.

Springboard Care Services is growing fast and we're looking for passionate Team Leaders to grow with us.

Residential Children's Services Team Leader.

With our Children's Home now open it's an exciting time to start your career in care and join the founding team of our not-for-profit Children's Residential Home in Wimborne, Dorset.

Seeking a Registered Manager for a 4-bed children's home in Doncaster.

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