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Children's Residential Assistant Manager - Full-time

Valence School, Westerham

  • Ref:KCC886-7021-171S
  • Posted:31/03/2023
  • Pay:£26,000 (actual per annum)
  • Start Date:To be confirmed
  • App Close Date:20/04/2023 at 23:45
  • Interviews:w/c 1 May 2023

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CHILDREN’S RESIDENTIAL ASSISTANT MANAGER

Full Time - School Term Time Only - Permanent

£26,000 actual p.a. for 40 hours per week

plus 10 x 7.5hr weekend shifts per academic year

39 working weeks and 6.4 weeks paid holiday

Set shifts between 7am and 10pm

Generous pension scheme & life cover, retail discounts, well-being sessions, training opportunities, free evening meal on late shift and free on site parking

We are recruiting for a Residential Education Provision (REP) Assistant Manager to join our friendly staff team in the picturesque setting of Valence School, located in Westerham, Kent.  Valence School is a Kent County Council Foundation residential and day Special School for students from age 4 to 19 with physical disabilities, complex medical needs and associated learning difficulties. We are part of the Kent Special Educational Needs Trust (KsENT) and have a large, dedicated staff team of over 200 people providing specialist teaching, social care, therapies and nursing care to an exceptionally high standard.

In this role, you will work in the Residential Education Provision and assist the REP Manager in accordance with the ethos of Valence School, to ensure the highest standards of young person centred support is delivered and maintained. 

The role will involve:

  • Managing resources - both physical and staffing;
  • Supporting young people (including keyworking) in partnership with a multi-disciplinary team to maintain a consistent, holistic and effective working approach;
  • Ensuring excellent communication with students, staff and parents/carers.

 You will have the chance to make a positive impact on the lives of our fantastic students. 

Successful candidates will be qualified to at least Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare and have relevant experience in a residential educational or care setting with children and young people.  Experience of working with young people who have complex physical and medical needs is desirable and an aspiration to enable students to learn and achieve meaningful independence is essential.  The successful candidate will be supported to gain the Level 5 diploma in Management & Leadership.

 For application details please visit www.valenceschool.com > work for us or contact the HR team on 01959 567841 or vacancies@valence.kent.sch.uk

Application closing date: 20 April 2023

Interview date: week commencing 1 May 2023

Valence School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of every student and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  We value diversity and promote equality for all.  References will be taken up before interview and online checks undertaken for shortlisted candidates.  The successful applicant will require an enhanced DBS check (this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act)

Information about the school

We are proud to share with you the excellent work we do with children and young people who have physical disabilities and complex medical needs. Our school is unique within the maintained sector in the whole of southern England. We cater for students aged 4 to 19 and have both day and boarding places. We have a large site with high quality teaching, social care and health care facilities. A staff team of over 250 people provides specialist teaching, social care, therapies and nursing care to an exceptionally high standard.

Our overall aim is to enable every child and young person to achieve meaningful independence. Students flourish in a supportive but challenging environment, making good educational progress and achieving a range of accreditation as they get older. There is excellent support to enable students to achieve functional communication, mobility and skills for daily living.

Valence School is a supportive environment and a rewarding place to work, and whether working directly with our students or in a school support role, every member of staff participates in enabling our students to learn and to aspire to achieve meaningful independence.

We are a Foundation Special School and are part of the Kent SEN Trust (KsENT), a cooperative trust of ten schools working together to improve outcomes for all the children and young people attending the schools.

The School works proactively with parents and external professionals to provide holistic support for every child and young person. It is also developing high quality outreach support services to local schools and more widely for children and young people in Kent who have physical disabilities who are attending mainstream schools.

The School always places children and young people at the centre of all decisions it takes and it has a relentless focus on achieving the best possible outcomes for every student.

Valence School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of every student and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  We value diversity and promote equality for all.

References will be taken up before interview and online checks undertaken for shortlisted candidates. The successful applicant will require an enhanced DBS check (this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act)

Job Contact Information

Fax: 01959 565046

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.