Deputy Centre Manager Ref: Location: Bodmin Salary: £36,656 - £43,628 Closing Date: 16 th June 2024 The Service & Team: Passionate about outcomes for children? Enthusiastic about making a difference to the lives of children with disabilities via an innovative new service? Then we want to hear from you. 'Cardinham Barns' is set in 8 acres of woodland, adjacent to Cardinham Woods, an area of outstanding natural beauty, just outside Bodmin, Cornwall. This newly created service offers a safe haven for disabled children providing them with time-limited specialist residential care and outreach, to help them recover from traumatic experiences and/or crisis situations. Grounded in evidence-based practice, the service links with national academic institutions and specialist trainers who specialise in behavioural work to inform recovery and reunification. We follow a trauma informed, low arousal model of support to enable transformation of children's lived experiences. Our main aim is to care for children and young people, and support their learning and development, so that they can have fun, achieve their ambitions and live in a permanent home after our involvement has ended. Our community outreach support programme complements the residential service to ensure that wherever possible and appropriate, children are supported to be cared for by their families who are able to give them the best opportunity to experience an ordinary and fulfilling childhood. Operating within the Disabled Children & Therapy Service you will be part of a supportive team of Registered Managers and Area Team Managers. If you have the skills the children need, and the ambition they deserve, then in return we offer a competitive salary, pension, a generous relocation package, continuing professional development and opportunities for progression. We are an Outstanding Children's Service, which is innovative, child-centred and solution-focused, Our shared aim is achieving the best outcomes for disabled children and young people, so if you are passionate about working with disabled children and want to make a difference, then give us a call. This position will be subject to an enhanced criminal record disclosure check. The Role: As the Deputy Manager of this Service, you will support the multi-disciplinary management team of committed professionals to achieve positive outcomes for the children who receive support from the home. You will have skills in leadership, communication, and experience of working with children with complex needs who may engage in behaviours that challenge and/or who are Trauma experienced. This is a public/customer-facing role, where the statutory English language requirement for public sector workers applies. This position will be subject to an enhanced criminal record disclosure check. What you'll need to succeed: You will be confident innovative, creative and calm under pressure. You will have at least three years experience of working in an Ofsted registered Children's Home. What you'll get in return: For successful applicants who are new to Cornwall Council, a recruitment and retention bonus will be paid; £1000 when the job starts, with an additional £1000 paid after successfully completing the first year. Cornwall Council's ambition is to be an employer of choice, a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract, motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met. Our core employee rewards and benefits include: a competitive salary. a defined benefit pension scheme, based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions a generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave. A national award-winning employee health and wellbeing programme Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services.