Job Description:

Registered Manager – Children's Residential Home

Solo Home – Open 4 years – Settled Young person – Good Ofsted Rating  

We're looking for an experienced Registered Children's Home Manager or a Deputy Manager who’s ready to progress, to lead a warm and nurturing Solo children's home in Birmingham.

This is a company where relationships come first, where children are truly known, and where staff are supported to build meaningful, long-term change in the young person’s life.

About the organisation

This is an independent company with 4 homes locally and strong roots in children's residential care. The Responsible Individual/Director has had a vast career in children’s residential care, leading homes to Outstanding time and time again. You’ll benefit from excellent coaching, mentoring and support for the RI who’ll support you to elevate your practise and understand what it takes to deliver Outstanding services for the benefit of the young people.

As the Registered Manager, you'll be responsible for:

• The day-to-day operation of the home, ensuring it is led in accordance with relevant legislation, policies and the Statement of Purpose.
• Supporting staff to achieve the highest standards of care for the young people.
• The continual assessment of young people.
• Recruitment of all staff within the home.
• Contributing to the comprehensive training and development programme.
• Coordinating and monitoring casework and administration and evaluating standards of performance.
• Being responsible for safeguarding and protecting individual rights, ensuring the welfare of the young people at all times.
• Taking part in the on-call system.

What we're looking for:

• It's essential that you have at least two years' management experience within the last five years in children's residential care.
• Ideally, you'll have been an Ofsted Registered Manager before. However, we're also happy to consider Home Managers who haven't yet been through the registration process, or Deputy Managers who can demonstrate they are ready to take the next step in their career.
• Hold an NVQ Level 4 or Level 5 Diploma (QCF) in Health and Social Care (Children and Young People), or an equivalent qualification.
• Most importantly, you can demonstrate a genuine passion for supporting young people who have experienced trauma and adversity to achieve positive outcomes and reach their full potential.

Interested?

To be considered for the Children’s Home Manager role, click Apply to send your CV to Laura at Thendon Resourcing. We'll be in touch within one to two working days to discuss your application further.

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