Deputy Head of Care

As Head of Care at Chilworth House Upper school, you’ll have a challenging but fulfilling job. Working with vulnerable young people in our residential school, you’ll provide them with personalised care and create a calm, safe living environment. You’ll manage day-to-day operations, working closely with the Head Teacher to keep standards high and make sure that all young people can thrive and reach their full potential.

Here at Witherslack Group we pride ourselves on providing an excellent level of care, because of this, we require you to have managerial experience in a residential child care setting and knowledge of implementing the National Minimum Care Standards for Residential Special Schools. Your expertise should come with a professional qualification: Level 4 Working with Children and Young People (or equivalent). Enthusiastic, resilient and good with people, you’ll have the judgement to make key decisions and will be able to inspire, develop and grow exceptional teams and the leaders of tomorrow. A full UK driving license is a must for this role.

The level of care and education provided must be of the highest quality, that’s what drives us, here at Witherslack Group. With our high staff-to-child ratio and in-house clinical teams, our children’s homes have a reputation for excellence. Through our inspirational homes, schools and ethos, we’ve achieved the highest possible outcomes. In short, we’re enhancing life opportunities

Reward
Our salary and benefits package is among the best in our sector. It includes a competitive salary, contributory pension, Life Insurance based on two times your annual base salary, comprehensive induction and ongoing training. We also offer extensive Group staff benefits, such as a Medicash Health Plan/Employee Assistance and Cycle to Work Scheme.. Witherslack conducts DBS Enhanced checks and covers the costs for all new employees.

Holidays
During term time, work 42.6 hours per week and receive full school holidays.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact the school administrator on 01844 337720

The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.

For a full job description and person specification, please see our website.