Deputy Manager (Residential) – No Wrong Door – Strengthening Families Protecting Children Programme – Norfolk
Grade: M
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37 hours per week
Salary: £42,503 - £46,549 per annum, pro rata
Location: This post is employed by North Yorkshire County Council and seconded to Norfolk Council to work within the newly formed No Wrong Door Hub. Based primarily in Norfolk there may be some requirement to attend North Yorkshire as required. . The secondment is scheduled to last until October 2022, with the post then transferring to Norfolk Council.
Deputy Manager Residential - No Wrong Door - Strengthening Families Protecting Children Programme (SFPC). You will be part of the management team that supports a wide range of accommodation (including residential), support and services that makes up a NWD model. We are looking for a No Wrong Door (NWD) Deputy Manager who is equipped to take on a truly unique position; the key purpose of the role is to be responsible for the delivery of a quality Hub model which fundamentally places effective relationships with children and families at its heart. You will lead from the front to generate a change in culture, systems, relationships, practice and ways of working together, whilst complying with national guidance, standards and regulations with the determination to make a real difference to the lives of children, young people and families in Norfolk and in due course reducing costs.
The role of Deputy Manager is dynamic and diverse, requiring a confident, autonomous individual to drive forward practice and influence stakeholders, partners and colleagues. We are looking for an innovative professional with experience and resilience in working with young people with complex and challenging behaviours. You will be driven, astute, inspirational and a great communicator who strongly believes in a relationship based approach when working with children and young people, whilst ensuing multi-agency networks are developed and maintained and NWD is kept at the forefront of strategic developments and partner’s priorities, at all levels.
As Deputy Manager you will demonstrate real leadership and direction to enable staff to work at their best, using evidence based models including Signs of Safety and Restorative Practice. You will provide on-the-ground support and drive change in finding solutions, building sustainable and meaningful relationships and manage the reduction of risk, whilst focussing on local placements with the clear objective of improving work with families and safely reducing the number of children entering care.
You will work on a secondment arrangement with Norfolk Council whilst being an NYCC employee you will progress and develop the NWD approach in Norfolk, working closely together to adopt and adapt the model. The implementation will bring systemic change to working with the hardest to reach, engage and place adolescents and fundamentally challenge traditional methods of practice and theoretical thinking.
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Whilst you will work for Norfolk Council we have opportunities to be based in the Norwich Hub.
For an informal conversation to discuss this vacancy further, we welcome you to contact Iain Kirkup (Strategic Lead for No Wrong Door Central Delivery Team) on iain.kirkup@northyorks.gov.uk or by calling 07890 381141
Key Dates:
Live date – Monday 21st November 2022
Closing – Midnight Sunday 4th December 2022
Shortlisting – 5th December 2022
Interview - To be held across 14th & 15th December 2022 (virtually)
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This post requires an Enhanced DBS, the cost of which will be met by the Employer. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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