Registered Manager

Aim of the role

The Registered Manager is someone who has been appointed by the Registered Provider, Blossom Children's Homes, to take full-time, day-to-day control to carry on the management of the children's home.

• Care for Children – Enrich the lives of young people in our care, helping them create a positive future.
• Champion on behalf of the young people in the home to ensure that their voice is heard and their rights are maintained. Ensure that children and young people are consulted about their care, and provided with opportunities to participate in sharing their views about the running of the home.
• Provide leadership and management to all within the home.
• Manage the home in compliance with the ethos of Blossom Children's Homes by providing an environment that enables each child and young person to reach their full potential and promotes positive behaviour.
• Ensure that the Responsible Individual is made aware and kept fully informed of any concerns in relation to safeguarding and/or child protection.
• Manage the home to safeguard and promote the well‑being of the children and young people. Ensure that their welfare is the paramount consideration in the provision of the service.
• Participate in the management ‘On Call’ system.
• Manage relationships with all those involved in the young person’s life, including stakeholders and partner agencies who are engaged in providing packages of support.
• Represent Blossom Children’s Homes and work collaboratively within a multi‑agency framework with external agencies to ensure positive outcomes and safeguarding.
• Ensure that all serious events are notified, within 24 hours, to the appropriate people.
• Ensure all young people have written placement plans in place, setting out identified needs and plans to meet these needs. Ensure ongoing assessment, development and review of all individual plans in line with the time scale outlined in Policy.
• Develop and maintain a “Children’s guide to the home”.
• Ensure effective monitoring and review of all records within the home including risk assessments in line with Organisation Policy.
• Ensure that all Medication is stored and administered in line with organisation and legal guidelines.
• Ensure the home offers a healthy, nutritious and balanced diet for all young people.
• Ensure events, appointments or meetings are arranged, effectively timetabled, diarised and attended by the young person and or appropriate staff or yourself.
• Protect the confidentiality of the children and young people and their families.
• Ensure the promotion of education, physical health and emotional well‑being of the young people.
• Ensure provision is made to cater for the children’s and young people’s social, leisure, cultural and religious needs.
• Contribute to the referral, assessment and admission procedures. Ensuring effective pre‑placement assessment of need and placement planning, including placement matching and ensure all relevant documents are obtained.
• Manage time and resources within the home including managing financial expenditure against budgets and ensuring recording is accurately completed.
• Work with the Responsible Individual to contribute to the planning and development of the service including developing, implementing and updating of policies and procedures to ensure the smooth running of the home.
• Satisfy the legal fitness requirements and complete all checks required by Regulation 26 (Schedule
  2) of the Children’s Homes Regulations (2015) for Ofsted registration.
• Maintain in depth and up to date knowledge of the Children’s Homes regulations and Quality Standards, the Children’s Acts and other relevant legislation and guidance. Ensure the home operates in compliance with these.
• Ensure all required standards are met, when audit and inspections identify improvements, ensure these are actioned accordingly within the advised time frames.
• Be accountable to the Responsible Individual, Registered Provider and Ofsted.
• Work in accordance with Equality and Diversity legislation.
• Ensure Regulation 45 monitoring duties and a written report are carried out.
• Ensure that all policies and procedures are…