Children's Home Manager - #1747148

Residential Children’s Home Manager - West Yorkshire Area - Up to £63,000 - Full time

This Social Care Service is a passionate and innovative community organisation committed to creating healthy homes for children with Emotional Behavioural Difficulties (EBD) and Learning Disabilities. They have assisted children and adults with complex needs in the community and in residential settings for 9+ years throughout West Yorkshire Area. Their vision is to be the beacon of hope and transformation for children, nurturing their potential and guiding them towards a better future without taking them away from community environments.

Residential Children’s Home Manager General Duties

You will have responsibility for the management of the home in line with the homes Statement of purpose, including staff management and supervision, care and placement planning, safeguarding, communications, monitoring quality and compliance.

Ensure full implementation of statutory and organisational policies and procedures and provide feedback on the effectiveness of all policies and procedures.

Compliance with legal and regulatory requirements such as provisions set out in the Children’s Homes Regulations and Quality Standards 2015, Children’s Act 1989, Data Protection Act 1998, Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 and Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018.

To be responsible for developing constructive working relationships within the wider community to promote the overall outcomes for looked after children.

Ensure that staff have the skills, experience and qualifications required to meet the needs of each child or young person placed in the home and provide continuity of care.

To lead and manage the home in a way that is aspirational, inspiring both children and young people and the staff who work there.

Produce monitoring reports, statistical data and evaluation as required and in keeping with organisational policies and procedures and within agreed deadlines.

To ensure that the principles of equality and diversity are embedded in the culture of the home.

To ensure that each child or young person has individual care and care planning which is tailored to their specific needs and requirements as laid out in their relevant plans.

To maintain professional relationships with the team around the child, multi-agency partnerships and where appropriate parents, families and other stakeholders.

Residential Children’s Home Manager Qualification and Experience

QCF Level 3 Residential Childcare/Level 3 Diploma Children and Young People’s Workforce (or related)

Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People’s Services in the children and young people’s residential management pathway (obtained)

A minimum of 3 years’ experience in a position relevant to the management of residential care of children

At least 2 years in a role supervising and managing staff

A “Good” or “Outstanding” grade within your recent Ofsted Inspections

Experience with dealing with Social Workers, Ofsted/CQC, and any related registration processes/professionals

Understanding of Learning Disabilities and DOLS

Residential Children’s Home Manager - Skills And Abilities

Ability to lead and inspire a staff team, take responsibility for staff team training and development, supervision, rosters ensuring continuity of care for each child or young person.

Able to manage stress and difficult dynamics and demonstrate emotional resilience.

Capable of performing a wide variety of administrative tasks consistent with the day-to-day management of a children’s home.

Prioritise and organise workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality, evaluating the quality of own and others’ work and raises any quality issues and related risks to the relevant person.

To be ‘fit’ to manage a children’s home as outlined in the requirements for registration as a manager.

Ability to sustain and work through placement issues to prevent placement breakdowns.

Ability to monitor the service for quality of care and in line with the requirements of Ofsted inspection.

Ability to develop constructive working relationships with the wider community and multi-agency teams.

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Contact Details:

If you would like to be considered for this exciting opportunity, please contact Tom Stock direct on (phone number removed) . Alternatively apply for the role with your CV to get the ball rolling!

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