Full Time - Permanent
Salary: £45,000 - £50,000
Hours:
40 hours a week
Holiday entitlement: 34 days including bank holidays.
Start Date: ASAP
We are seeking a highly-skilled, motivated Registered Manager for a lovely spacious children’s home.
The successful candidate will be responsible for managing all aspects of running the Home, for medium to long-term planned placements while ensuring young people are supported and prepared to move on to independent living.
The aim’s of the home are to ensure a safe, homely and therapeutic environment for vulnerable young people. We ensure that the children and young person’s primary and developmental needs are priority by working to develop a strong caring ethos. Creating a safe environment in which the children and young people feel emotionally & physically secure, and thus facilitates the guidance & the development of their self-esteem and full potential.
The work of a Home Manager will, at times, be challenging and will include, but is not limited to duties such as:
Registered Manager Duties and Responsibilities:
* Supervise and offer constructive feedback and be involved in the assessment and supervision of staff
* Advise on policies and procedures to reflect the aims and objectives of the Home
* Ensure that services are delivered according to the Statement of Purpose for the Home
* Access the development needs of residents and to monitor and improve the Home’s care plan and practices for each young person
* To generate an open and supportive atmosphere within the Home between staff members and between staff and residents
* To ensure the Home is physically safe and to provide a good quality environment for the children
* To create and develop links between the community and the Home to enable children to participate fully in the life of the community
* To ensure children and staff are aware of all the procedures relating to complaints and concerns
* Recruit, train and develop staff to meet the objectives of the Home
* Manage and operate budgets within the agreed guidelines for the Home
* Ensure the assessed needs of young people in the Home are met on a day-to-day basis
* Contribute effectively to each child’s placement plan review and looked after child review
* Ensure that there is a comprehensive plan for young people preparing to leave care
Registered Manager Minimum Requirements:
* Hold a level 5 Diploma in Leadership and management for Residential Childcare or equivalent
* Within the past five years, spent at least two years in a position relevant to the residential care of children
* Worked for at least one year in a role requiring supervision and management of staff working in a care role
* Have sound knowledge of the Children’s homes regulation and quality standards England 2015
Experience:
The Home Manager should have experience of:
* Experience in operational & strategic management skills of children, staff & service Resources
* Experience of working with abused children in a residential setting
* Experience of facilitating, organising and directing & developing teams
* Experience of using childcare Standards & best practise model to guide decision making
* Awareness of group dynamics in residential setting, experience of translating policy into
* practice
Personal Qualities:
The Home Manager should have qualities such as:
* Vision, creativity and innovation
* Professional assertiveness
* Good organisational & time management skills
* An accessible, approachable & participative management style
* Awareness of own values and beliefs & confidence in own skills with Equal Opportunities
* A commitment to work in an anti-discriminatory non-judgemental
* Enthusiasm and commitment to the children’s protection & development