Registered Children's Home Manager

Are you a confident and experienced Registered Children’s Home Manager ready to embark on a challenge befitting your expertise?

• Job Title: Registered Children’s Home Manager
• Home Type: 3 Bedded EBD home – therapeutic PACE/DDP approach
• Location: Walsall, West Midlands
• Basic Salary: Up to £60,000 p/a (negotiable based on experience)
• Bonus Package: Up to £6000 based on Ofsted, KPIs & Appraisals
• 33 Days Annual Leave
• Qualifications up to Level 7 in Strategic Management within Residential Childcare!
• On-Call Rota: 1 in 3 weekends maximum with scope to reduce this further as the team grows!
• ClearCare & CloudRota

Who will you be working for?

This organisation is well-established within the Residential Childcare sector with 8+ years of operational experience under their belt. They currently have two operational EBD children’s homes in the Sandwell area and a third almost ready to open their doors. Their director comes from a Residential Childcare background with over 12 years’ working in the sector and fosters a love-led PACE/DDP style approach within the homes. They also have an approachable and dedicated full-time RI with experience leading Good and Outstanding homes, plus a long-standing relationship with an internal psychologist who provides clinical supervision, training, 1:1s, debriefs, and visits once per month (with their therapy dog if you’re lucky!)

You would take over an established Ofsted registered, 3 Bedded EBD home in Walsall, West Midlands, that support young people that display social, emotional and behavioural challenges, and complex needs. They currently have two young people in the home, including a young man who has lived there for over three years. If you are looking to work in a settled environment with great senior leaders that reward their staff, reach out for more information!

The Package & Benefits:

• Basic Salary: Up to £60,000 p.a, depending on experience and qualifications
• Performance Bonuses: Up to £6000 p.a, based on Ofsted, KPIs and Appraisals
• On Call Rota: Maximum of 1 in 3 weekends – growing management team with scope to reduce this further!
• Professional Development: Opportunity to complete qualifications up to Level 7 in Strategic Management for Residential Childcare to open the door to progression approach, Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy, and more! The director is very keen for people to voice their CPD desires.
• Pathway for promotion: Show great performance and access realistic opportunities for development into Quality Assurance, Training & Development, Dual-Registration, ‘Home Opener’, or Operations/Senior Management roles
• Operational Success: The home already has a dedicated Deputy Manager (mix of shift and office hours) and a solid core staff team. No agency usage in this home.
• Wellbeing & Recognition: Access an Employee Assistance Program, a gift on your birthday, vouchers, Annual Engagement Day, and eligibility for a Blue Light Card!
• Holiday: 33 Days of paid annual leave, including bank holidays.
• Systems: Use of ClearCare, a cloud-based rota management software
• Additional Benefits: All support staff are rewarded with bonuses and very generous overtime package. Earn up to £500 per referral with the Refer-a-Friend bonus scheme.

What Will The Role Entail?

As a Children’s Home Registered Manager, you will be the backbone of the home. You will pull from your extensive experience working in children’s homes to manage and lead your passionate team to ensure smooth operation of the home, second-to-none delivery of care for young people, and Ofsted excellence.

The Successful Children’s Home Registered Manager Candidate Will Excel At:

• Running a children’s home to ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ standards, adhering to Ofsted’s Children’s Home Act (2015), Quality Standards, and Safeguarding Procedures
• Managing a staff team, completing supervisions and appraisals, and ensuring trainings are completed in line with Quality Standards
• Developing and reviewing Ofsted required paperwork such as care plans, behaviour support plans, risk assessments, and regulated “Reg” reports & attending and engaging in LAC, EHCP, PEP and Pathway Planning meetings and reviews.
• Communicating effectively with young people, colleagues, families, and external professionals.
• Conducting administrative tasks such as health and safety checks, medication audits, rotas, finances, and taking part in recruitment activities and inductions
• On-call responsibilities; ensuring the home has your expert advice in out-of-hour crises

Requirements for the Children’s Home Registered Manager role:

• Minimum of 2+ years’ experience leading a team specifically within a children’s home environment
• Level 3 or 4 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent)
• Full UK Manual Driving Licence and access to a vehicle
• An understanding of the SCCIF, Children’s Home Act (2015), and Quality Standards, the ability to register as a manager with Ofsted, and pass a Fit Person’s Interview
• A genuine passion for supporting the well-being and healthy development of young people, as well as for your staff team

If you are keen to discuss the Children’s Home Registered Manager vacancy further, have more questions, or this one isn’t quite the right fit, please don’t hesitate to reach out!

Any successful candidates will, as per Safer Recruitment guidelines, undergo an enhanced DBS check, references, and an employment history verification

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