Registered Children's Home Manager

Registered Children's Home Manager (TR-JOB-35169-1)

Location: Gravesend, England. Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 per annum.

We are excited to work with a great Children's Home seeking a passionate, experienced Registered Manager capable of providing the highest quality care for 3 children & young people with Learning Disabilities and EBD. The role involves inspiring, developing, and building a skilled staff team through excellent leadership and management skills for a brand-new home. Deputy Manager experience will also be considered.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide exceptional leadership, including registering as the manager with Ofsted.
• Ensure high quality service delivery that meets the needs of children and families.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Manage the delegated budget and ensure efficient use of resources.
• Recruit, train, and supervise staff.

Role

• Manage the service to meet organisational and regulatory expectations through robust planning, review, and monitoring of policy, practice and procedure.
• Establish and develop effective relationships and channels of communication with colleagues, community organisations, partner agencies and other external agencies, including chairing multi agency meetings as appropriate.
• Lead and be accountable for achieving positive outcomes for children and young people, driving continuous improvement using performance data and evidence based outcome measures.
• Ensure systems and processes are in place to maintain legal and statutory records in line with regulatory and organisational requirements, and complete quality self assessment reports to a high professional standard.
• Ensure the team provides innovative, responsive, high quality, person centred services to children, young people and their families, based on regularly reviewed assessments of need.

Requirements

• Level 5 NVQ in Leadership and Management or equivalent, or a willingness to work toward this qualification.
• Outstanding leadership qualities and excellent personal skills.
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of Ofsted requirements and safeguarding practices.
• Previous experience as a Registered Manager of a residential Children's Home.
• A positive, approachable manner.
• A genuine ambition for children, young people and families.
• Ability to meet the requirements for registration with Ofsted.

Employee Benefits

• Private Healthcare
• Paid birthday off each year
• Employee of the Month vouchers
• Length of service vouchers
• Discounts at retail and restaurants
• Clinical supervisions
• Professional wellbeing support