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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