I am looking for a PASSIONATE and MOTIVATED Residential Registered Manager to manage a 2-bed children's home in Dorchester. A perfect opportunity for a Deputy Manager aspiring to progress into their next role or an existing Registered Manager in need of a new challenge!
The Registered Manager will be responsible for managing all aspects of running the home, ensuring that the home provision meets and exceeds with required inspection standards under OFSTED, and is delivered in accordance with the Children's Homes Regulations and Quality Standards (2015) in addition to being compliant with my clients policies and procedures.
Role: Residential Registered Manager
Salary: up to £44,000
Location: Dorchester
Hours: 40
Contract Type: Permanent
Main Duties and Requirements of the Residential Registered Manager:
To be responsible for the management, co-ordination and development of a range of quality services for young people referred and/or accommodated within the home.
To promote the practice of working in partnership with young people, their families, other staff, and other agencies, in order to meet the needs of young people.
To provide effective leadership by implementing organisational strategies, in order to enable objectives to be achieved.
To promote team development and effective team working.
To maximise the effectiveness of staff through motivation, development and the application of personnel policies.
To take the lead in setting standards and evaluating achievements; to take a proactive role in securing improvements in the quality of services provided.
To contribute to the development of corporate policies and service initiatives, aimed at improving the service provided.
To set and review targets and objectives for the home's staff team in order to ensure that work is focused and has clear direction.
To provide operational management of the staff team and to deploy appropriate staff resources in order that key tasks are fulfilled. To ensure that enough back up resources are available in emergency/out of hour's situations including participation in an out of hours 'On-Call' rota.
To have line management responsibilities for a staff team, ensuring that all staff receive appropriate induction, supervision and appraisal.
To be responsible for ensuring a full flow of information into and out of the team and to develop effective communication strategies and systems which assist staff in the operation of their duties.
To take a lead role in the gate keeping and allocation of a range of services provided to meet the identified needs of young people.
To ensure that the staff team are enabled to undertake such duties with young people who are non-resident or who have been resident in order to provide continuity of care where appropriate or to avoid risks and deterioration of behaviours and health.
To be responsible for the effective management and development of a range of quality direct services to young people. To ensure that policies and procedures are implemented.
To actively participate in recruitment, grievance, disciplinary, health and safety and other staffing matters with support from the Registered Individual.
To ensure that staff training and development needs are identified and ensuring that those needs are met. To assist in training staff as required with support from the Registered Individual.
To ensure that all Health and Safety Regulations are complied with in accordance with policies, procedures and practices.
To regularly inspect the condition of the structure, fabric, furnishings and fittings of the building to ensure that all necessary equipment, etc. is in good working order and of a reasonable and acceptable standard of repair.
To ensure that effective finance budgets, control, administration and records comply with expectations and procedures.
To promote and implement the companies Equality and Diversity policies and procedures.
To ensure that staff understand and implement the companies Child Protection Procedures.
To undertake any other such duties as required by the Registered Individual.
Essential Criteria
Registered with Ofsted and have an understanding of Children's Homes Regulations 2015 as well as experience of delivering the Quality of Standards for Children's Homes.
Experience with Emotional Behavioural Disorder, Social/Residential Work or Youth Work would be advantageous.
Have a full UK driving licence and car as this role will involve travelling.
Be willing to undertake a DBS check at enhanced level if successful for the position. Your DBS check shall be paid for by ourselves
Benefits:
A generous holiday package of 33 days annual leave
All meals on duty are provided
Company pension
Access to our Exchange Employee Discount Scheme
Access to wellbeing programmes via our Exchange Provision
Access to Therapeutic Parenting (DDP Level 1) training and Level 5 in Management of Children's Services qualification
Monthly clinical and professional supervisions, access to therapeutic support
Vetro Recruitment acts as an employment business in health and social care when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Vetro is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merit alone