Job Opportunity with FFP Member, Break: Assistant Director of Care Services

Location: East Anglia
Salary: £54,350 - £61,750 (with performance related pay)
Contract Type: Permanent / Full Time
Closing Date: 15/10/2023 23:59

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Location – Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire – HQ in Norwich

This is an exciting and rare opportunity to play a key role in leading the care division of a forward thinking, successful charitable organisation.

As part of the executive team, alongside the 3 other directors and the CEO, you will influence the direction of the charity.

You will have the opportunity to progress your career in care and work alongside the Director of Care.

This is a great time to join our team, our services are rated 92% good, we have low staff turnover and we are ensuring great outcomes for the young people in our care.  Your work will be supported by our high performing care leadership team and wider care management team.

If you are an outstanding candidate who can evidence your impact in a similar role or are successful in your current role and ready to progress your career to the next level, then please apply, we want to hear from you!
 
About Break
Break is a forward-thinking non-profit organisation that’s delivered unique support for young people across East Anglia for over fifty years. Co-production with staff, young people and families is at the very heart of everything we do.
 
We have a range of residential services, a family assessment centre, a fostering agency, Staying Close, Staying Connected and services for disabled children and their families.

As a trauma-informed organisation, all our young people and employees are supported by our highly skilled therapeutic team - and our lifelong offer means that even when young people leave our care, we will always be there for them.

Benefits

• A “golden hello” scheme welcoming you to our services, with £500 paid to you one month after your start date and a second £500 at the six-month mark, depending on eligibility to scheme. (Candidates referred to Break via a recruitment agency are not eligible).
• Excellent annual leave package, including additional service-related holiday from 2 years
• Access to a wealth of training and learning opportunities including the opportunity to enhance your professional development through funded level 7 courses.
• Access to the Blue Light benefits platform enabling you to access discounts across a range of shops, venues and services (your membership fee will be reimbursed)
• Access to multiple wellbeing initiatives
• A free counselling service to all our employees.
• The opportunity to influence Break’s strategy and direction as a member of the Executive and Leadership Teams.
• Life assurance to the value of 3x your annual salary.

 
Full details of the role, including a job description and person specification can be found within the ‘documents’ section at the bottom of this page.

Closing date: 15/10/2023

The first interview will be a Safe Care/ Warner style interview. If successful after the first interview, candidates will then be expected to attend a formal interview which will include a young people’s panel and presentation.

For more information on this job opportunity, please initially email or call our Director of Care Services, Rachel Leslie, via [email protected] or call 07931 561256.

To comply with the Immigration Asylum & Nationality Act 2006 and additional amendments, and UK Visa's and Immigration (UKVI) requirements, all prospective employees will be asked to supply evidence of eligibility to work in the UK. We will ask to see and take a copy of an appropriate official document as set out in the UKVI guidelines. Do not send anything now, further information will be sent to you should you be invited to interview.

We are committed to equality of opportunity. Your current immigration status will not be taken into account when assessing your application against the selection criteria for the post. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.

Full details and application documents here