Our client is looking for a Registered Manager/ aspiring Deputy Manager to be the Registered Manager for their new children's home in Leicester.
Registered Manager - Job description
Job Title: Registered Manager
Responsible to: Responsible Individual/Director
Responsible for: The Home, Staff, and Children/Children and Young People
Key Internal Contacts: Other staff within the care team
Key External Contacts: Young people’s relatives, advocates, and others; Placing Authorities and Service Providers; Registration, Regulatory and Inspection bodies; Local Services – Statutory, Voluntary and Community Neighbours.
JOB PURPOSE
To ensure that the regulation requirements are met through the Statement of Purpose and that this statement meets organisation requirements and is implemented, evaluated, and reviewed within the appropriate timescales. To take full responsibility for the management of the Home/s and to provide the highest quality of care and support to Children and Young People in accordance with Company policies, procedures, and practices and the standards set by the Regulatory Body.
KEY TASK AREAS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Children and Young People:
1. To meet the requirements of the Registered and Placing Authority.
2. To ensure that the Home always meets the regulations set by the Regulatory Body.
3. To safeguard all Children and Young People in the Home and to ensure good safeguarding procedures and principles detailed by your local safeguarding board are always in place and applied consistently.
4. Work with the team to ensure that referrals and applications are made as and when necessary and within the set time frames e.g. Safeguarding, Deprivation of Liberty.
5. Contribute to the process of assessment of referrals as and when required.
6. Work with the care team to coordinate admissions of suitable Children and Young People to the Home.
7. Ensure that all the relevant personal/pathway/placement plans for Children and Young People are in place, accurate, up to date and are adhered to by staff.
8. Support Key Worker Responsibilities for Children and Young People.
9. To ensure effective and timely contact and communication with the appropriate external agencies and Children and Young People relatives, advocates, and others.
10. Within a multidisciplinary team, monitor the progress of all Children and Young People’s personal/pathway/placement plans, offering advice, support, and consultation.
11. Undertake regular reviews of the service provided to Children and Young People, involve relevant external agencies and take steps to represent the Children and Young People interests.
12. Act on and/or delegate actions or recommendations from any reviews and ensure that all outcomes are completed.
13. Provide direct care and supervision, as required, to Children and Young People in the Home, including providing occasional cover for staff absence as necessary.
14. Oversee and ensure that all staff effectively manage challenging behaviour, enabling Children and Young People to develop from a position of needing external control, toward self-control.
Staff:
1. Work with the Operations to ensure that appropriately qualified and experienced staff are recruited in accordance with Company policy and standards set by the Regulatory Body.
2. Work with the Operations to ensure that staffing meets the standards and levels as set out in the Home’s Statement of Purpose.
3. Ensure that employment checks under Schedule 2 are undertaken with regards to recruitment of staff in accordance with the standards set by the Regulatory Body, for example references and DBS checks.
4. Take lead on recruitment decisions with assistance from the Administration Department.
5. Ensure that all staff complete a full induction in accordance with Company policy and standards set by the Regulatory Body.
6. Support Operations effectively apply the probation process and contribute to decisions regarding ongoing employment of staff.
7. Assist in planning and updating of qualifications and contribute to personal development of self and others in line with personal and organisational objectives.
8. Provide regular supervision and annual appraisals in accordance with company policies and standards set by the Regulatory Body.
9. Conduct Return to Work meetings for direct reports and manage sickness and absenteeism in accordance with Company policy.
10. Involvement in disciplinary, capability, grievance and other people management procedures in accordance with Company policy as appropriate.
Quality:
1. To ensure that appropriate standards are maintained, especially in relation to care, educational and clinical programmes (service dependent) for the Children and Young People in their care, in accordance with company policies.
Essential Experience:
1. Within the last 5 years, worked for at least 1 year in a position relevant to the residential care of children.
2. Experience at management level in a residential setting.
3. Worked for at least one year in a role requiring the supervision and management of staff working in a care role.
4. Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare (England) or equivalent.
Skills, Knowledge and Aptitude:
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £50,000.00-£55,000.00 per year
Benefits:
* On-site parking
Schedule:
* Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
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