Registered Children's Home Manager -trent

About the Company

Registered Children’s Home Manager – Stoke-on-Trent Area – Up to £69,000 - Full Time - Outstanding Company

About the Company I’m delighted to be supporting this fantastic and Well Established Children’s Home, who are a well-respected and independent social care organisation, in their search for a passionate Registered Manager. This Children’s Home have been established since 2006 and are recognised for the exceptional care they provide to children and young people across their residential and supported living services.

Their commitment to quality is reflected in the fact that 50% of their Residential Homes are rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

• Provide a safe environment for the young people in our care
• Good communication skills with the ability to develop positive relationships with young people, colleagues and professionals
• Be a good team player to provide a high level of care and achieve positive outcomes
• Encourage the young people to be motivated and take part in activities, education and extracurricular activities
• Experience of and ability to lead staff teams to provide a high level of care within a residential childcare setting
• Have a knowledge of child development and appreciation of the needs of children and young people
• Have attention to detail ensuring correct information is recorded in all paperwork, keeping this up to date and organized for the managers review
• Be able to adapt working practice to the ethos of the home
• Have resilience, motivation and determination
• Can adapt to challenging and changing situations
• Be inclusive to all children & young people
• Diploma Level 3 qualified in Children and Young Person’s Workforce or equivalent
• Have 3 years’ work experience working with Children and Young People within a residential environment including 2 years at senior level
• Experience of Ofsted Inspections
• Experience of attending professionals meetings and working contributively with the professional network
• Experience of attending formal meetings and preparing formal reports
• Up to date knowledge of the current legislation governing the sector
• Have an understanding and can demonstrate confidentiality
• Strong knowledge of the Children’s Homes Regulations 2015 including the Standards for residential children’s homes
• Physical activities with the children and young people
• Demonstrate a commitment to personal development and acquisition of professional skills and further qualifications
• Be flexible and able to undertake shift work including weekends and sleep-ins
• Ability to participate in ‘On-Call-Manager’ Rota and take calls out of hours
• Safe holding and physical intervention
• Be confident in using Microsoft Office including Outlook, Excel and Word
• Full UK driving licence

• Level 5 Leadership & Management qualification or Level 4 Registered Manager Award, or equivalent
• Understanding of attachment and trauma in relation to young people
• Experience in a therapeutic setting
• Proven Ofsted inspection history
• Proven success in development of teams and individuals
• Experience:
  
  Senior Management experience i.e. Deputy Childcare Manager: 2 years (preferred)
• Licence/Certification: FULL UK Driving License (required)

• This is a company committed to its employees. In addition to a competitive salary with additional sleep-in payments, we offer many additional benefits to our employees
• Pension Auto-enrolment scheme
• ‘Pay Care Scheme’ funded by the company which gives you cash back for medical costs
• Employee Assistance Programme which includes a telephone advice line available 24/7 365 days a year
• ‘Perk Box’, discounts or free offers on hundreds of well-known high street and online brands
• Support for your continued professional development such as funding for Level 5 in Leadership and Management, including fast tracked level 5 funded by the organisation
• Refer a Friend Scheme bonus for you and the friend you’ve recommended for a role
• DBS check paid for, and reimbursement of the cost for the update service each year
• Reimbursement of your Social Care Wales registration costs each year
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental package
• Ability to pick up overtime on shift if wish to

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If you would like to be considered for this exciting opportunity, please contact Tom Stock direct on  . Alternatively apply for the role with your CV to get the ball rolling!

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