YMCA Robin Hood Group are recruiting for a Registered Manager for one of our Newark on Trent residential childrens homes.
We are looking for someone to take responsibility for the physical, emotional and safety needs of children and young people making sure they are protected, safeguarded and their best interests promoted at all times. You will be driven by your unwavering dedication to children and young people, and you will seek to provide the highest levels of care, support and empathy to those in your home. You will inspire your team and provide them with the management, coaching and mentorship to fulfil their full potential too.
You will following our in-house psychologically informed therapeutic model to care for the children and young people who have experienced trauma, abuse, neglect, or other adverse childhood experiences.
We are looking for someone highly resilient and confident to support the children and young people through times of crisis and dysregulation, ensuring the safety of the child or young person is of paramount importance at all times.
You will successfully obtain and retain registration with Ofsted and comply with terms of registration to achieve and maintain an Ofsted rating of good or outstanding for the home.
The Role
Ensure that the home(s) is managed in a way which complies to the Childrens Homes Regulations (England) 2015 and creates a positive physical and emotional environment where children and young people can discover who they are and who they can become.
Create, audit and maintain clear and accurate Care Plans and Risk Assessments for each individual child within your care and any other associated documentation within the home.
Working in conjunction with the Clinical team to ensure Clinical Safety Plans are maintained and adhered to at all times.
Provide children with a high standard of personalised care; ensuring that children are included as fully as possible in decisions affecting their care.
Lead the staff team to create a culture of warmth, nurture and care within the home environment.
Maintain high levels of professional boundaries and confidentiality to protect the children and young people within the service.
Liaise with the Facilities Team to ensure the upkeep of the homes and grounds including the fabric of the buildings, fixtures and fittings and the condition of the gardens are maintained to a high standard.
Plan and ensure regular supervisions, team meetings, annual appraisals and de-briefs are carried out for your team.
Act with compassion and understanding, motivating and rewarding your team when appropriate.
Willingness to become a train-the-trainer for specific courses and deliver training across your service and wider YMCA, where appropriate.
Schedule the required staffing levels to ensure you have the optimum staff team on shift with a complementary mix of skills and expertise.
Minimise the use of agency staff; optimising permanent staff availability and shift patterns to provide familiar and consistent care to the children and young people.
Responsible for the support of safeguarding all of children in our Childrens Residential Services.
Investigate any safeguarding concerns for the service area and to make informed, fair, and transparent decisions based on information obtained including the production of investigation reports with recommendations and outcomes
About You
As a passionate expert in childrens residential care, you will bring with you a wealth of experience in caring for children and young people who have had the most difficult starts in life. Experience dealing with trauma, challenging behaviour and working in a psychologically informed way would all be highly beneficial to your smooth transition into our role.
For this particular role, we would look for someone who has held a Registered Manager position previously as we are looking for someone who can nurture and develop a newly formed staff team.
You will need to hold a minimum of a level 4 diploma in childrens residential care and either already hold your level 5 diploma in leadership & management or be willing to undertake this with our support.
Although this role is based in Newark, we would ask that you are flexible to help support the wider Children in Care service to support other homes where required which could include some regional travel. Having your own car and driving licence would be highly beneficial although not essential
If you are ready for a new challenge where you can make a positive impact and lasting impression on both the people within your staff team and the children and young people and care, we would love to hear from you.
The recruitment process aims to create and maintain a safe workforce and contains robust vetting procedures. Successful applicants must complete a company application form and will be appointed subject to satisfactory references and enhanced DBS check.
To be successful in your application, you will be subject to a rigorous safer recruitment process and must adhere to a strict code of conduct regarding your behaviour at all times.
Location : YMCA Newark and Sherwood
Job Type: Full time, 40 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: up to £54,490
Benefits: Equivalent of 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) increasing 1 day each year for your first 5 years! Workplace pension with Royal London (3% employer contribution, 5% employee contribution)4 x Life Insurance/Death in Service whilst in the pension scheme, Reduced school holiday childcare places at YMCA Camp Williams Nottingham & Newark10% off in our hospitality venues including the Malt Cross and the Café at our Activity Village in Newark, Pastoral support, Cycle to Work Scheme, Excellent opportunities for development and progression, Support for further study up to post-graduate level 7 courses to support your development£500 refer a friend scheme applicable across the Group, Eligible to join the Blue Light Discount scheme, Staff events and annual celebrations, On passing your probation, you can select from one of the following additional benefits: Private medical and dental cashback scheme with Westfield Health and access to Westfield Rewards for high street discounts£120 cash annual contribution towards either: Travel costs or; Childcare costs or; Private gym membership
You may also have experience in the following: Registered Manager, Head of Care, Childcare, Child Protection, Care Manager, Child Development, Team Leader, Supervisor, EYP, Registered Manager, ASD, Service Manager, LD, Learning Disabilities, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Registered Cluster Manager, Social Care, Supervisor, Team Leader, Not for Profit, Deputy Service Manager, Senior Support Worker, etc.
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