Home Manager – Maternity Cover – Oak Cottage Childrens Residential Service

Home Manager – Maternity Cover – Oak Cottage Childrens Residential Service – £40,000 – £55,000 per annum

• Level 3 NVQ/Diploma in Health and Social Care (Children and Young People).
• Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare (or equivalent qualification)

Are you ready for a new challenge in children’s residential services? Looking for growth and development personally and professionally?

We have a “Home Manager” opportunity to cover 9 – 12 months Maternity Leave at Oak Cottage Children’s Residential Service in Walsall Wood.

You will be managing our 9 Bedded home that supports children and young people age 4 – 18 yrs with severe and complex care needs, Acquired Brain Injury, complex learning disabilities and associated behavioural challenges. Managing the health needs of the children forms a significant part of the service that we provide and are firmly committed to meeting the very unique and individual health care needs of our children.

Our home provides the children with a safe and loving home environment where we can promote them to achieve their goals and experience life.

• To ensure that all children and young people have their needs met and their welfare promoted at all times.
• To be responsible for the development, Leadership, coordination and support of the staff group.
• To supervise the Team Leaders, enabling them to supervise and support the staff team.
• To be responsible for all aspects of budgetary control relating to the home.
• To ensure that effective records are maintained in accordance with Children’s Homes Regulations 2015 and associated Regulations and Standards.
• To be responsible for ensuring that effective rotas are prepared and followed.
• To be the lead for the on‑call rota as and when required.
• To work in conjunction with the Operations and Recruitment Manager to ensure staffing levels are maintained at all times in line with safer recruitment and Ofsted requirements.
• To be responsible for coordinating referrals for the home and responding flexibly to requests for service, within the context of individual agreements and the home’s Statement of Purpose.
• To work effectively with Commissioning Partners, Police, LSCB, Public Health and Ofsted etc.