Registered Regulatory Manager – Residential Services
About us
At Harmony Cradle, we specialise in supporting families through tailored residential assessments designed to empower parents and ensure the safety, well-being, and development of children. Our centre provides a nurturing and supportive environment where families can receive expert guidance and a clear pathway toward positive outcomes.
All staff are expected to:
• Work in the context of Harmony Cradle’s Vision, Mission and Philosophy and to use our outcome monitoring approach in order to support children and families in achieving their goals. Having a full understanding and implementing the home’s statement of purpose.
• Adhere to the Quality Outcomes Standards, residential assessment centre’s Regulations and all other current legislation, showing a high degree of professionalism, resilience, and a willingness to remain committed during particularly demanding times.
Location: Harmony Cradle Residential Assessment Centre Job Type: Full-time, Permanent Salary: £40,000 - £55,000 per year + bonuses
Line Manager
The Responsible Individual role is generally managed by the of the company where they are located.
Safeguarding
Our organisation acknowledges the duty of care to safeguard, protect and promote the welfare of children and families and is committed to ensuring safeguarding practice reflects statutory responsibilities, government guidance and complies with best practice and OfSTED’s
V1.2 March 2025 Person Spec & Job Description requirements.
Safeguarding responsibilities for (Registered) Responsible include:
• ensure the development of the safeguarding policy
• ensure the implementation of the safeguarding policy by the homes management
• ensure that managers understand what constitutes a safeguarding issue, how to identify it and how to report it;
• undertake advanced level training in safeguarding and child protection;
• ensure that managers understand their duty to not promise absolute confidentiality at any time when a disclosure has been made to them, and to report any concerns;
• ensure that visiting professionals or outside agencies understand their duty to not promise absolute confidentiality and are aware of how to report a concern;
• develop relationships with other safeguarding professionals such as the LADO
• take a lead role, when necessary, to investigate and deal with all cases of suspected or actual problems associated with child protection; including attending child protection conferences or strategy meeting as necessary
• keep up to date will all new guidance on safeguarding children;
• keep all staff up to date with any changes to procedures;
• review accurate, secure and up-to-date records of cases or concerns;
• organise appropriate training for staff including domestic abuse, attachment, self-parenting skills;
• review and advice any welfare risk assessments which outline procedures in place to minimise risk;
• survey the managers annually on the policy;
• work closely with the Directors on child protection;
• annually review the policy with the Directors and other professionals
• review consultation with young people, parents and placing social workers on their views of safeguarding within the provision
• review safer recruitment practice is adopted
• review all necessary health and safety certification is in place and equipment maintained to the relevant standard
• review staff and young people and parents know how to evacuate in an emergency and practice this regularly
• discuss openly any issues in supervision that could be construed as a safeguarding issue
• review generic and individual risk assessments accurately reflect current risks and control measures and this is reflected in the placement plan
Person Spec & Job Description – Responsible Individual
Main Duties and Responsibilities
1. Specifically take account of the choices, needs and wishes of each young person, involving parents in their own plans and day to day decisions were appropriate.
2. Take personal responsibility for learning about each parent and the way their past affects them; for ‘listening’ to the individual; and for reflecting on own practice to continuously develop their own knowledge and skills. Ensuring positive professional relationships are maintained at all time.
3. Maintain parents’ confidentiality at all times.
4. Review attendance team meetings, supervisions and appraisals and actively take a role in developing your own continuous professional development
5. Review attendance at training and enrol and complete any courses which you are required to do so.
6. Support and develop colleagues through the formal supervision and appraisal process as well as everyday advice and guidance.
7. Support parents in their daily lives through:
• Assisting to develop and maintain a high standard of personal hygiene and appearance
• Supporting parents to make appropriate choices regarding their day-to-day lives.
• Accompanying to the dentist, doctor and all other appointments as appropriate.
• Reporting to managers any concerns regarding the young people and parents’ welfare including health and safety issues in the home.
• Actively encouraging and supporting leisure and meaningful activities both inside and outside of the home, in accordance with interests, choices and needs.
• Ensuring the home environment is secure, clean and well presented, undertaking domestic chores and relevant health and safety checks as necessary.
• Adhering to all safeguarding requirements and any procedures aimed at the protection of children.
• Understanding the importance of a parent’s case file and plans, and using these effectively and professionally to inform practice on a daily basis.
• To ensure, with the support of your line manager, you understand your role working within the homes Statement of Purpose and seek to promote excellence in clinical practice in line with the Quality Standards and Ofsted regulations.
• Recording accurately and professionally in line with national standards and Harmony Cradle
Care’s policies and procedures.
• Attending and participating in all meetings as required including Supervision and Appraisals.
• Working with managers to identify needs and access relevant learning and development opportunities and share that learning with others.
• Working as part of a team, sharing responsibility fairly and being supportive of others.
• To inform your supervisor as soon as possible of any intended absence from work due to sickness, or for any other reason in line with Harmony Cradle guidance.
• To declare any other work (paid or voluntary) or activity that may lead to a conflict of interest.
It is the nature of the work of the post that tasks and responsibilities are, in many circumstances, unpredictable and varied. The post holder will therefore be expected to work in a flexible way when the occasion arises that tasks which are not specifically covered in their job description, have to be undertaken.
These additional duties will normally be to cover unforeseen circumstances or changes in work and they will normally be compatible with the regular type of work.
The job description may also be reviewed in light of changing service needs or developments in consultation with the post holder.
If you take up employment with Harmony Cradle this is on the understanding that the first six months constitute a probationary period and you will be required to achieve the recognised qualification in line with legislation within 2 years of employment.
Benefits
· Flexible working hours.
· Work-from-home options for report writing.
· Free on-site parking.
· Employee Assistance Programme.
· Annual leave and sick pay.
· Performance-based bonuses.
· Career development opportunities.
· Casual dress policy.
· Company pension scheme.
· Health & well-being programme.
Schedule
· 8-hour shifts.
· Flexible working hours available.
· Monday to Friday, with occasional weekend availability