Registered Manager - Childrens Care Home
Start Date: ASAP
Rate: Negotiable Hourly Rates Available (Inside IR35)
Location: Oxfordshire
Hours: Full time - 37 hours per week
Hybrid Working
Our client is currently looking for a Registered Manager who will be responsible for ensuring effective delivery and improvement of high-quality services to children young people and their families to the highest standard, within the organisations standing orders and scheme of delegation, on time and within budget. Please see below for details:
Responsibilities:
- Leadership and management of the home they are registered for, ensuring that team members work effectively with children, young people, families and all internal and partner agency staff
- To carry out their statutory duties as determined, principally in relevant childcare legislation, children’s homes regulations and standards
- Ensure that all services are planned and delivered in a way that maximises participation and reflects children’s rights in relation to services being provided
- Responsible for the day-to-day operation/management of a Children’s Home
- Ensure the highest standards of emotional, social and physical care, promoting best outcomes for young people through research, development and partnership
- Ensure provisions maximise resources to assess needs of families and young people within a planned timescale and ensure all services are delivered in a way which maximises the participation of young people, respects their rights and is responsive to their wishes and views
- Overall responsibility for all regulatory requirements associated with Ofsted registration and the homes Statement of Purpose for both homes
- Undertake and participate in any required training programmes which are relevant to the employment of staff working in children’s services, paying regard to residential care and the management role
- Take overall responsibility for all staff, delegating effectively and appropriately
- Manage and monitor labour costs, staffing structures and rota’s, ensuring they meet requirements of the young people’s needs and are in accordance with allocated cost centres management guidelines advising the service manager of specific unmet needs or resource issues
- Take an active and positive role in contributing to and monitoring service and team plans, as well as preparing for and contributing to internal and external inspection of services
Requirements:
- Have a Level 5 residential leadership and management qualification. (if a Level 3 is held the Apprentice posts can be considered until a Level 5 is successfully completed)
- Good working knowledge of childcare legislation, guidance and regulations
- Experience of working in a residential care setting at a managerial level including knowledge of managing residential children’s homes
- Registered with SW England
- Experience of management, training and development of staff including performance
If you are interested in the role, we would love to hear from you! Please apply to receive more information.