Children's Home Manager

Full Time - Permanent Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 Hours: 40 hours a week Holiday entitlement: 34 days including bank holidays. Start Date: ASAP We are seeking a highly-skilled, motivated Registered Manager for a lovely spacious children’s home. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing all aspects of running the Home, for medium to long-term planned placements while ensuring young people are supported and prepared to move on to independent living. The aim’s of the home are to ensure a safe, homely and therapeutic environment for vulnerable young people. We ensure that the children and young person’s primary and developmental needs are priority by working to develop a strong caring ethos. Creating a safe environment in which the children and young people feel emotionally & physically secure, and thus facilitates the guidance & the development of their self-esteem and full potential. The work of a Home Manager will, at times, be challenging and will include, but is not limited to duties such as: Registered Manager Duties and Responsibilities: * Supervise and offer constructive feedback and be involved in the assessment and supervision of staff * Advise on policies and procedures to reflect the aims and objectives of the Home * Ensure that services are delivered according to the Statement of Purpose for the Home * Access the development needs of residents and to monitor and improve the Home’s care plan and practices for each young person * To generate an open and supportive atmosphere within the Home between staff members and between staff and residents * To ensure the Home is physically safe and to provide a good quality environment for the children * To create and develop links between the community and the Home to enable children to participate fully in the life of the community * To ensure children and staff are aware of all the procedures relating to complaints and concerns * Recruit, train and develop staff to meet the objectives of the Home * Manage and operate budgets within the agreed guidelines for the Home * Ensure the assessed needs of young people in the Home are met on a day-to-day basis * Contribute effectively to each child’s placement plan review and looked after child review * Ensure that there is a comprehensive plan for young people preparing to leave care Registered Manager Minimum Requirements: * Hold a level 5 Diploma in Leadership and management for Residential Childcare or equivalent * Within the past five years, spent at least two years in a position relevant to the residential care of children * Worked for at least one year in a role requiring supervision and management of staff working in a care role * Have sound knowledge of the Children’s homes regulation and quality standards England 2015 Experience: The Home Manager should have experience of: * Experience in operational & strategic management skills of children, staff & service Resources * Experience of working with abused children in a residential setting * Experience of facilitating, organising and directing & developing teams * Experience of using childcare Standards & best practise model to guide decision making * Awareness of group dynamics in residential setting, experience of translating policy into * practice Personal Qualities: The Home Manager should have qualities such as: * Vision, creativity and innovation * Professional assertiveness * Good organisational & time management skills * An accessible, approachable & participative management style * Awareness of own values and beliefs & confidence in own skills with Equal Opportunities * A commitment to work in an anti-discriminatory non-judgemental * Enthusiasm and commitment to the children’s protection & development