What's involved with this role:
Interim Children's Home Registered Manager
Job Ref: Bradford
Enhanced DBS disclosure required for this role
Qualifications:
* Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People's Services with Children and Young People's Residential Management Pathway.
* Equivalent Qualifications as set out in ANNEX A - Qualifications for staff working in children's homes, Guide to the Children's Homes Regulations including the quality Standards, April 2015.
* Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare.
* NVQ Level 4 Leadership and Management for Care Services.
* Must have been a Registered Manager (with Ofsted) for at least 2 Years.
Skills & Experience:
* At least 2 years in a position relevant to the residential care of children.
* At least 1 year in a role requiring the supervision and management of staff working in a care role.
* Experience of care planning and quality assurance commensurate with the Registered Manager role.
* Must have worked for at least 6 months in the last year as an RM in a Children's Home for Children with Disabilities.
* Substantial experience of direct work with children and young people and their families.
* Knowledge of key reports influencing the development of residential care, including multi-agency guidance such as Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018.
* Must have a detailed knowledge and understanding of Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.
* Must have prior experience of working within a Children's Home, as a manager or assistant manager, providing short breaks services to severely disabled children.
* Must have a good knowledge and understanding of respite and short break services.
* Must have experience of leading a home through an Ofsted inspection.
The post holder will manage a Children's Home staff team and provide clear and effective leadership to model best practice and lead on interventions to train and develop others as required. You will be part of an aspirational culture and approach to improve and develop the Children's Residential Service.
Key Responsibilities:
* To take leadership and management responsibility for the development and shaping of dynamic and creative plans for children and young people living in the home.
* Manage the home in order to safeguard and promote the well-being of children and young people.
* Ensure the home operates within the Quality Standards and Children's Homes Regulations (2015).
* Lead the Regulation 44 monitoring visits and regulatory inspections from Ofsted.
* Ensure that timely, focussed action plans are developed and implemented to meet any requirements or recommendations following inspections.
* Ensure that the home has a staff development and training programme that enables staff to be skilled and knowledgeable.
* Provide formal and informal supervision to staff and undertake appraisals.
* Take responsibility for the development of staff and participate in the recruitment and retention of staff.
* Monitor and ensure that all mandatory training is undertaken and kept up-to-date.
* Lead and manage the staff team in supporting the day-to-day physical and emotional needs of the children and young people.
* Be physically fit enough to carry out all requirements of the post, including the use of physical interventions as part of Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI).
* Ensure that all members of staff in the Home are trained in TCI.
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