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Registered Manager (Children's Residential Services)

Salary £45,00 - £50,000 dep on exp, with flexibility for the right candidate

40 hours per week

Luton

You will be joining an organisation that is committed to providing young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties, a home away from home.

We are looking for a Registered Manager to join the growing team in Luton, who has previous experience of working with Children with EBD. The home is a 4 bedded provision that specialises in Children / Young People between the ages of 10-18. This post is for a private company based in the Luton area.

Working as a Children's Home Registered Manager, you must be willing to go above and beyond for the children and young people - ensuring that they have an experience of childhood that they can reflect upon and carry with them into adulthood.

In return, you will be rewarded with a career defining opportunity to impact on an ambitious and growing organisation that is committed to staff retention, development and equality.

Must have excellent knowledge of the Quality Care Standards that govern Children's Residential settings and have the skills and qualities needed in providing the high quality of care to the children residing at the home.

Responsibilities: Registered Manager:

Ability to manage a Residential Home and ensure the efficient operation of the service in accordance with the relevant legislation, procedures, policies and the Statement of Purpose for the home.
To produce a development plan for the service that ensures the delivery of high quality, research informed practice.
To support staff to achieve the highest standards of care for the children.
To assist and supervise in the continual assessment of the needs of the children and young people and to identify and prepare specific placement plans to ensure the most appropriate service provision.
To coordinate and monitor casework and administrative functions of the home and evaluate standards of performance.
To contribute to a comprehensive staff training and development programme to enable the service to have available all necessary skills and levels of expertise to meet the needs of the children.
All candidates will be subject to Safer Recruitment and DBS checks.Essential Skills / Experience: Registered Manager

Must have a NVQ level 5 in leadership and management (or equivalent) or willing to work towards.
Recent experience working as a Registered Manager in a Children's Home for at least 2 years.
Thorough understanding of the regulations and legislations that set the standards within a children's home.
Ability to showcase leadership and management skills.
Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare (or equivalent qualification).
Full UK Driving Licence.

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