Childrens Home Manager Job Bradford area,England UK,Management

Children s Home Manager

Location: Bradford

Salary: Competitive

Role Purpose

Overall, the assistant manager will be aspirational, go above and beyond in the care provided to children and ensure that all practice promotes a sense of belonging for the children. The assistant manager will be required to meet the level of competence set out in the regulations and standards for a residential children s home manager and cover in the absence of the home manager.

The assistant manager will drive forward the Quality Standards and aspire for outstanding service at all times.

Duties and Responsibilities Specific to the Post:

To be a suitable manager for the home and to fully comply with the Children s Homes Regulations 2015 and deliver the Quality Standards for Children s Homes.
To deliver high standards, aim for outstanding provision at all times.
Be an advocate for the young people and ensure they receive services they require.
To be responsible for the management, co-ordination and development of a range of quality services for young people referred and/or accommodated within the home.
To promote the practice of working in partnership with young people, their families, other Bridge2

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Job Description

To provide effective leadership by implementing organizational strategies, in order to enable objectives of Bridge2

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To promote team development and effective team working.
To maximize the effectiveness of staff through motivation, development and the application of Bridge2

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To take the lead in setting standards and evaluating achievements; to take a proactive role in securing improvements in the quality of services provided by Bridge2

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To contribute to the development of corporate policies and service initiatives, aimed at improving the service provided by Bridge2

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To set and review targets and objectives for the home s staff team in order to ensure that work is focused and has clear direction.
To provide operational management of the staff team and to deploy appropriate staff resources in order that key tasks are fulfilled. To ensure that enough back up resources are available in emergency/out of hours situations including participation in an out of hours On Call rota.
To have line management responsibilities for a staff team, ensuring that all staff receive appropriate induction, supervision and appraisal.
To be responsible for ensuring a full flow of information into and out of the team and to develop effective communication strategies and systems which assist staff in the operation of their duties.
To take a lead role in the gate keeping and allocation of a range of services provided to meet the identified needs of young people.
To ensure that the staff team are enabled to undertake such duties with young people who are non-resident or who have been resident in order to provide continuity of care where appropriate or to avoid risks and deterioration of behaviours and health.
To be responsible for the effective management and development of a range of quality direct services to young people. To ensure that the policies and procedures of Bridge2

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To actively participate in recruitment, grievance, disciplinary, health and safety and other staffing matters with support from the Director.
To ensure that staff training, and development needs are identified and ensuring that those needs are met. To assist in training staff as require with support from the Reginal Manager. To keep your training up to date and meeting Quality Standards
To ensure that all Health and Safety Regulations are complied with in accordance with Bridge2

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To regularly inspect the condition of the structure, fabric, furnishings and fittings of the building to ensure that all necessary equipment, etc. is in good working order and of a reasonable and acceptable standard of repair.
To ensure that effective finance budgets, control, administration and records comply with Bridge2

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To promote and implement the companies Equality and Diversity…


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