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About Us

OCC was fortunate to be successful with bidding for DFE monies to develop and grow our in-house children’s home provisions to enable more Oxfordshire children to remain in Oxfordshire when they become Children We Care For. As a result, we are excited to be opening 5 new children’s homes before December 2024.Our children’s homes sit within The Residential and Edge of Care Service which works with the most vulnerable children and families, including those on the edge of care, within the Children We Care For system and those preparing for independence.Alongside this our Young Peoples Supported Accommodation provisions are registering with Ofsted and developing in the services which can be provided to our children as they reach 16+ and move towards independence.

The strategic aim of these services is to deliver integrated and individualised interventions to promote best outcomes for children, young people and their families. We’ve got an ambitious road ahead, and we need the right talent to help us.

About the Role

This role will support the Standards Compliance & Development Manager on Quality Assurance, Standards development, and Regulatory compliance for Oxfordshire’s residential children’s provision and new regulatory requirements for the YPSA.

The post holder will support internal inspections within the registered provisions, providing reports of findings and action plans through effective monitoring and scrutiny to the Service Managers of REoC and YPSA services.

This post will assist in the set-up process for new homes in Oxfordshire including registration of the homes, development of the A-Z handbook for staff and induction/Diploma support of staff within the new homes.

The post holder will be responsible assisting the Standards Development & Compliance Manager in supporting workforce development to ensure fairness and consistent approach towards people and performance management and including investigations, training development, and safer recruitment processes (including Warner Interviews).

About you

We are looking for an experienced Assistant Managers who has experience in working in residential children’s provisions and is enthusiastic and highly motivated to lead and develop the progression across both YPSA and REoC over the next 2 years.

You will have significant specialist childcare experience including at least 2 years of direct work with children within the last 5 years and at least 1 year’s supervisory experience. The successful applicant will already hold a diploma level 5 – leadership and Management in residential Childcare.

Rewards and benefits

• Relocation expenses of up to £8,000
• A good OFSTED rating
• Regular training opportunities
• A flexible, agile organisation
• A generous local government pension scheme
• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Culture of flexible working
• Technology to support agile working where role permits
• Option to ‘buy’ additional holiday
• Employee Assistance Programme including access to health and wellbeing support
• Membership of the Local Government contributory pension scheme, with an employer’s contribution of up to 19.9%
• Enhanced family friendly policies
• Local and national discounts for shopping and travel
• Great learning and development opportunities to support your ongoing development.

Ourcommitment to:
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

At Oxfordshire County Council we are proud of our diverse workforce.Everyone is accepted for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, or on maternity or family leave. We have a number of staff network groups which provide peer support, education and safe spaces for all.

Our commitment to:
Guaranteed Interview Schemes

As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job.We also guarantee interviews to care leavers who have completed further education and who meet the essential criteria for the job. For those leaving care without any further education, we guarantee an interview for our apprenticeships.We are also committed to helping and supporting those transitioning from HM Armed Forces to civilian life and guarantee an interview for those demonstrating the essential criteria for the role, within three years of leaving the service.

Our commitment to:
Safeguarding

Oxfordshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect these commitments.

Our commitment to:
Flexible Working

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which can include flexi-time, full time and part time working, job sharing, nine-day fortnights and annualised hours, depending on the requirements of the role and the service.

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