Head of Care

As Head of Care at Cedar House 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 and 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. You will lead an outstanding and dedicated staff team whose commitment to the children in their care is second to none. 

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 licence is a must for this role.

Cedar House a co-educational, independent, specialist day and residential school on the North Yorkshire, Lancashire border providing high quality education and care for children between the ages of 7 and 18. The school meets the needs of a diverse group of pupils exhibiting social, emotional and mental health needs, alongside a range of other associated conditions. We have a well-established, high-performing residential provision with an ethos based on positive relationships

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 Shelia Wills - Office Manager on 015242 61149

For a full job description and person specification, please see the attached document. 

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.