Deputy Centre Manager

Three Steps is a social care based, trauma and attachment informed, clinically supported residential care service provider.  We work closely with the HSE, Tusla (Child and Family Agency) and the Northern Ireland Trusts and have a number of centres for children and adults with disability. We also provide residential care services for children and young people in care. All our services are currently located in Dublin and Meath. We are seeking a qualified Deputy Centre Manager to join our teams in Dublin and Meath. This is a fulltime position, and the location will be based in your assigned the centre(s). Three Steps care team members work closely with all our partners to provide safe, compassionate, and professionally informed care to the children, young people and adults placed in our centres. Together, we work hard to improve the quality of care we provide every day and while we put the children, young people and adults in our care first in everything we do, as a company, we invest heavily in our care teams to ensure they have the skills, support and encouragement they need to achieve our shared aims. If you would like to manage a team, caring for vulnerable children, young people and adults, and are willing to work hard, to learn and develop as a Social Care practitioner, we would like to hear from you. To apply, you will need: Children and Adult Disability CentresA minimum of 1 year in a supervisory role in the areas of health or social care.A minimum Level 7 qualification in Social Care or a relevant alternative * and A management qualification suitable for a health or Social Care setting.* Relevant alternative qualifications include Psychology, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, Youth and Community Work, Social Work, Social Sciences, Teaching and Nursing, Early Childhood Studies, Special Needs Assistant, Disability Studies, Childcare, Addiction Studies (not exhaustive). Social Work qualifications from Northern Ireland are also accepted.Children’s Residential CentresA minimum of 3 years’ experience working in a children's residential centre.A minimum Level 7 qualification in Social Care orA qualification in a related and relevant field: Level 8 in Psychology, minimum Level 7 in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, Counselling, Youth and Community Work, Social Work, Social Sciences, Teaching & Nursing and Addiction StudiesYou will also need:The ability to relate to and care for vulnerable children, young people, and adults and to demonstrate a genuine respect for them, their parents and families.The requisite knowledge and ability for the proper discharge of the duties of the role.A full, clean driving licence (manual).Eligibility to work in Ireland, with fluency in English.Exceptional candidates who do not meet all the criteria above may be considered for the role at the discretion of the CEO.