Residential Childcare Team Leader
Mary Hare School
West Berkshire
- £28,512.73 per year
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 5 April 2024
Job overview
Job overview
We are looking for dedicated residential childcare team leaders to work in our residential houses with our amazing young people, term time only, 8 hour shifts. We have both full and part time hours available.
About Us:
Mary Hare educates 240 profoundly deaf children at its residential school in Berkshire, and we pride ourselves on our pupils’ achievements at GCSE, A Level as well as B Tech and Vocational Courses. We offer the opportunity to teach highly motivated children, in small classes, where you can make a real difference at this national centre of excellence for deaf education. No knowledge of sign language is required, as we follow an auditory/oral philosophy.
The school offers a holistic approach to care, and this involves carrying schoolwork into out-of-school life. This involves communication with all professionals that work within both the senior and primary schools. These can be teachers, classroom assistants, audiologists, nurses, speech therapists and specialists from cochlear implant teams, social workers etc. but most importantly care staff will have a good communication link with parents, especially those of their key children.Mary Hare is a boarding and day school for deaf children and young people aged between 5 to 19.
Set in beautiful surroundings on a country estate just outside Newbury the boarding (residential care) houses are designed specifically for each age range and provide a home from home for all children who board during term times. Mary Hare is an oral environment, and our children and young people thrive on being able to use their voices.
We are proud of our staff retention and across the homes the average length of service exceeds 8 years, rising to 15 years. We are equally proud of our culture which is welcoming, supportive and professional and our values are embedded in the daily lives of everyone at Mary Hare.
As we welcome more pupils in throughout the year we have opportunities for childcare team leaders in our boarding houses:
- Are you someone who has experience working in residential childcare in a supervisory or Shift Leader role?
- Have you been a youth worker, activity instructor and enjoy enabling and encouraging children and young people?
- Do you have experience leading others and in being innovative and creative with and on behalf of children and young people?
- Are you passionate about being the best role model you can be and inspiring this in others?
- Are you looking for a change, would you enjoy experiencing the residential care environment in a different, inspiring way, in a wonder location?
- Are you keen to develop yourself in an organization which will encourage and support you with training and qualifications?
- Are you keen to be a member of a leadership team of likeminded, passionate people?
You will be leading an experienced team of care staff, working a shift pattern which is flexible to the needs of the houses, and which promotes a healthy work life balance in addition to being term time only.
Hours of work: 41 per week
Benefits:
As well as an inclusive and supportive work environment, and a stunning location benefits also include a generous pension scheme, subsidised canteen, free on-site parking & 24/7 Employee Assistance Program.
- Term Time only – 37 weeks a year
- Sleep in allowance £40 per night
- Flexible and responsive shift pattern
- On-going training and learning from in house and external trainers and experts
- Opportunity to undertake Diploma Level 5
- Excellent progression opportunities and competitive salary
- School holidays off
What we need from you
- You have been in a position of supervisory or shift leadership and can demonstrate your leadership style and approach to shift management.
- You have a Diploma Level 3 in children and young people or willing to complete / conclude this.
- You can confidently communicate with children, parents, colleagues and professionals.
- You can actively listen to others.
- The ability to work individually and as part of a team.
- A calm and consistent approach.
- Good written and IT skills.
- Be committed to ongoing professional development
If you would like an informal conversation with one of the Care Leadership Team to discuss any role you are interested in please contact Ros Congden on 01635 244312.
How to Apply!:
To apply, please click the ‘Apply Now’ box below, complete and submit our application form
For more information, please download the Job Description which can be found below.
Please note that Mary Hare adheres to Safer Recruitment Standards and as such all applications must be made via the Mary Hare website and using the Mary Hare Application Form. Applications will only be considered via a completed Application Form; CV's cannot be accepted.
Mary Hare | Arlington Manor | Snelsmore Common | Newbury | Berkshire | RG14 3BQ
This School is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a criminal records self-disclosure form and successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks along with other relevant employment checks. We are committed to securing genuine equality of opportunity in all aspects of our activities as an employer and education provider. The role you are applying for is ‘exempt’ from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
Attached documents
About Mary Hare School
- Mary Hare School
- Arlington Manor, Snelsmore Common, Newbury
- Berkshire
- RG14 3BQ
- United Kingdom
Our vision
That all deaf children should receive the education and support which will enable them to achieve their full potential at home, school and in their subsequent careers
Objectives
- Achieve the highest possible standards of educating deaf children, from early learning to tertiary education
- Be a major influence of national policy, practice and guidance in relation to deaf children and their education
- Enable families to achieve their vision and aspirations for their deaf child
- Support deaf children and young people in their emotional and social well-being
- Be recognised as a key provider of the highest quality training for all practitioners working with deaf children and young people
- Provide consultancy, advisory support, assessment and technical services that support the vision
Our history
Towards the end of the 19th Century, a number of prominent women were beginning to influence events in ways which were to have a profound effect on developments in 20th Century society. One such woman was the educationalist Miss Mary Hare. Her vision was that deaf children were capable of realising the full potential of their intellect and that they had no need of shelter from the rigours of hearing society in the growing number of asylums for the deaf and dumb. Such shelter served only to deny them opportunities and fundamental rights. She set about overturning the short-sighted view that the deaf child's prime needs were for care and protection, by establishing a small school in London in 1883. By 1916 this centre of learning had blossomed into the Dene Hollow Oral School for the Deaf based in Sussex and widely regarded as one of the best schools for deaf children in the Kingdom. During these twenty or so years of growth and development, Mary Hare had been able to show that her vision was not only justified and realistic, but achievable.
It was to honour the great contribution that this pioneer had made to the education of deaf children, that shortly after her death in 1945, Dene Hollow School was redesignated as the National Grammar School for the Deaf. Bearing her name, The Mary Hare Grammar School came to serve the needs of potentially able severely and profoundly deaf children throughout the United Kingdom. The rapid growth that this change brought necessitated a move to larger premises, and in 1948 the school acquired and occupied its present beautiful site close to Newbury in Berkshire. It is our hope that half a century after Mary Hare's death, the achievements of our pupils today still serve to honour her name and her vision.
Local information and facilities
Newbury is a market town located in West Berkshire in England in the UK with good bus, rail and road links and is located 50 miles south west of London. There are a wide selection of hotels in Newbury offering good hotel accommodation and bed and breakfast accommodation for visitors in and around Newbury. The Kennet and Avon Canal disects the town which has many historical buildings and places of interest including the Corn Exchange Theatre and the Museum by the Canal. The Newbury Racecourse is within 1 mile of the town centre and nearby are Highclere Castle, Donnington Castle, Snelsmore Countryside Park, the Ridgeway, the Downs and a host of other attractions.
School Information
Mary Hare School is the largest school for profoundly and severely deaf children in the UK. Mary Hare teaches using an auditory oral approach, so that children learn though spoken and written English – no sign language is used in teaching. The school has maintained a high standard, with over 85% of pupils gaining 5 or more GCSEs for the last 5 years and 95 % pass rate at A level. Nearly all leavers go on to further education.
The school is part of a large national charity and benefits from the additional activities of the Mary Hare Charity. An active fundraising department and various trading activities generate funds to support the development of the school. The Training Division provides opportunities for teachers to attend national and international conferences organised on site. The Training Division also offers post-graduate courses including the mandatory qualification for Teachers of the Deaf and the MSc in Educational Audiology and MA in Special Education (Hearing Impairment).
Mary Hare also has an Arts Centre on site, which houses the school’s music and performing arts department, but also offers a programme of arts events including music, theatre dance and comedy.
For further information please visit our website: www.maryhare.org.uk
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