Registered House Manager
Salary Range £36,212- £37,672 per annum
(Includes market supplement, starting salary based on experience and qualifications)
40 Hours per week, 52 weeks per year
Sleep-ins paid at an extra £78.48 per night
(This equates to approximately £3,500 additional payment when working 1 sleep-in shift per week)
We are seeking a Registered House Manager based either at our home in Clynderwen, Pembrokeshire or in Carmarthen.
You will be responsible for overseeing and supervising an allocated group of residential staff and provision within our small residential care homes.
In order to be successful in this role you will:
• Significant operational experience in a care environment working with all levels of staff and management
• demonstrate the ability to manage emotionally challenging situations, be a team player with experience of
support work in both educational and residential settings
• ensure the effective operation of a small care home for young people attending Coleg Plas Dwbl
• Have a high level of personal resilience and emotional and social intelligence
• oversee and supervise the residential staff within a minimum of two care homes, ensuring they are appropriately trained and supported.
• ensure that all activities within the households are carried out in compliance with regulation and represent
the seven Care Qualities of Transform Residential Limited and Ruskin Mill Trust.
• work collaboratively with the Head of Residential and R.I to reflect the quality of the service provided during inspections by the Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) inspections.
• Ideally have a relevant qualification to allow for approval as a registered manager with Care Inspectorate Wales and Social Care Wales.
Due to the locations of some of our team houses – being a driver with access to your own vehicle is essential
Ruskin Mill Trust currently offers residential support for students, providing Practical Skill Therapeutic Education for young people aged 16 to 25 years who have a range of learning difficulties, including autistic spectrum disorders and behaviours that challenge. Our service is continually developing and we are always looking for committed individuals who feel they can help us to achieve our aims.
Working at Ruskin Mill Trust is incredibly rewarding; we offer competitive salaries and holiday allowances, an auto-enrolment pension scheme with a salary sacrifice option, a health cash plan and employee assistance programme via Medicash.
In addition, staff receive valuable training opportunities including an in-depth interactive induction to enable our new team members to experience our Practical Skills Therapeutic Education (PSTE) curriculum and also opportunities for further training and academic research including our own MSc in Practical Skills Therapeutic Education.
Full details of our benefits can be viewed on www.rmt.org/careers
Coleg Plas Dwbl sits on biodynamic farmland at the foot of the Preseli Mountains in the Welsh countryside.The 100-acre location offers a wealth of natural materials that are used in our curriculum crafts. These include clay for pottery, slate and stone, and wool from the sheep. Coleg Plas Dwbl’s signature craft is textiles.
Coleg Plas Dwbl is part of Ruskin Mill Trust.
Established in 1984, Ruskin Mill Trust is an educational charity that operates in England, Scotland and Wales.
We offer exciting outdoor learning environments, utilising practical land and craft activities to support the development of work and life skills in young people with autistic spectrum conditions and other learning differences. Our research-led method, Practical Skills Therapeutic Education, is inspired by the work of Rudolf Steiner, John Ruskin and William Morris. Working with hand, head, heart and place, Ruskin Mill Trust helps individuals to re-imagine their potential.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced Level Disclosure as well as a medical check, references, evidence of qualifications, plus verification of the right to work in the UK.