Registered Children’s Home Manager

POSITIVE OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE!

At ASF we currently have an opportunity available for a Registered Children’s Home Manager based in the Great Chatwell region for a provider of children’s residential services.

They offer specialised care for young people with complex and challenging needs on a 24 hour/7 day a week basis. This is a brand new EBD service based in the region.

Registered Manager Responsibilities

• Showing an ambitious vision, having high expectations for what all children can achieve and ensuring high standards of individualised care
• Having a clear understanding of the progress children and young people are making in respect of the plan for them and taking effective action when necessary
• Providing the right supportive environment for staff through effective supervision and appraisal and high‑quality induction and training programmes that are tailored to the specific needs of the children and young people
• Knowing and understanding the home’s strengths and weaknesses, preventing shortfalls, identifying weaknesses and taking decisive and effective action
• Knowing whether the home is achieving its stated aims and objectives
• Ensuring the quality of professional relationships to provide the best possible all‑round support to children and young people in all areas of their development
• Actively challenging when the responses from other services are not effective
• Promoting tolerance, equality and diversity
• Promoting and utilising children’s views and participation
• Working to organisational KPI’s and Registered Manager KPI’s
• Working with the RI and actively contributing to the continuous improvement of childcare standards
• Maintaining their own continual professional development

Requirements

• Level 3 diploma in Children and Young People’s Workforce/Residential Childcare
• Level 5 diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare (England) qualification or equivalent or working towards it
• Excellent leadership skills leading successful teams through effective supervision
• Managing records and systems for statutory compliance
• Experience managing budgets and maintaining financial controls
• Experience managing and supervising small teams
• Experience within a children’s residential setting preferred
• Full UK driving licence

For more information please apply with your CV or contact on the details below for an informal discussion.

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