Children's Home Manager

My client is seeking a registered Children's Home Manager to join their team on a permanent basis.

Key Responsibilities:

• To consistently exceed the quality standards for children’s homes, achieving at least a 'good’ judgement for children’s overall outcomes and experiences.
• To maintain occupancy for up to four children
• To establish excellent professional relationships with commissioners and local authority social workers, their managers and placement teams
• To behave at all times in a manner which reflects and is complimentary to the ideals, goals and expectations of the organisation
• To ensure that staff team understand their roles, responsibilities and expectations.
• To manage the home to the highest professional standards and within the agreed budget

The successful candidate will have:

• Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare and, be either working towards or has achieved the Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare.
• Prior experience in residential children’s homes, including at least a year with staff supervision and management responsibility.
• A passion for achieving the best possible outcomes for young people.
• Excellent leadership and staff management abilities.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
• The ability to deliver at least 'good’ in the home’s Ofsted inspection.
• Sound business awareness and a flair for promoting the service.
• Flexibility, drive and resilience.

This role will involve some shift work plus some on call duties in the evening and at weekends.

Applicants will be subject to enhanced DBS (police) checks.

In return they offer

• Salary from £50,000 per annum, depending on experience and qualifications.
• A friendly working environment, a fun, open and honest culture.
• 25 days holiday rising to 27 days after 3 years’ service, plus Bank Holidays, pro-rata.
• Industry Leading training programme including Young People’s right and participation, CSE, empowerment, mental health, Social Pedagogy.
• Contributory pension scheme, Enhanced Maternity and Company Sick Scheme.
• UK Life Assurance (Death in service) to the value of 3 times your annual salary.
• BUPA Employee Assistance Programme, offering counselling, financial advice and legal support.
• Interest-free season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme, childcare vouchers.
• Bluelight card; discount shopping scheme at hundreds of retailers across the UK.
• Discretionary funded training programs.
• Employee Awards based on performance and length of service.

If this sounds like the role for you, please apply now!

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