Job Title: Registered Children's Home Manager
OSEQ are opening a new childcare provision in Bradford and are looking for someone equally as passionate about the care and welfare of children as they are. This is an ideal opportunity for someone to come and join our team who want to be a part of building something new and having a real say and impact on how the home will be supporting our young people.
We are seeking to recruit a full-time, home manager with excellent leadership skills, knowledge and understanding of the Children’s home regulations and care standards, and a positive and committed approach in developing the team to achieve the best outcomes for children and young people aged 8 – 18 years.
As the Home Manager you will be responsible for all aspects of the day-to-day running of the Children’s Home, in line with Children’s Homes Regulations including the expectations and standards as set out in the home’s Statement of Purpose and Ofsted, promoting the safeguarding of young people’s welfare and ensuring compliance, and participating in the on-call roster in support of the Children’s Home.
Key Responsibilities / Accountabilities:
1. Manage the residential home on a day-to-day basis ensuring it is compliant in meeting all relevant legislative and contractual requirements, including the health and educational needs of young people and liaise with the Responsible Individual regarding any possible non-compliance.
2. Hold responsibility as the designated safeguarding lead (DSL) and the person appointed to take lead responsibility for child protection issues in the home.
3. Liaise with other departments and external agencies, in line with Regulation 5 of the children’s homes regulations to ensure that the young people receive appropriate plans, programs, and support in the home to bridge them into the community and to meet contractual requirements.
4. Coach, support and develop staff, including supervision, to maximise their performance and ensure high standards of care, values, ethical standards, equality and diversity, policies and procedures, legislation and contractual and inspection framework requirements are met.
5. Ensure full implementation of statutory and organisational policies and procedures and provide feedback on the effectiveness of all policies and procedures.
6. Assist in budget preparation and manage and control budgets to meet financial parameters.
7. Interpret and implement changes in legislation relating to occupancy to ensure any enhanced requirements are met.
8. Identify resourcing needs and the ongoing selection, training, and development of staff to ensure service delivery is optimised and relevant standards are met.
9. Develop constructive working relationships within the wider community to promote the overall outcomes for the looked after children.
10. Complete formal reports at a high standard and meet deadlines.
11. Conduct regular and thorough audits of the home’s paperwork systems
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