Children's Home Registered Manager

Children's Home Registered Manager

Are you looking for a new challenge and would like to lead a team where you can work with like-minded people to make a difference in the lives of some of the most vulnerable children in care? If so, we would love to hear from you!

Position:Children's Home Registered Manager

Location: Norwich, Norfolk

Job type: Permanent / Full Time

Hours: 37 hours per week

Salary: GBP40,369 - GBP47,094, depending on skills and experience

Closing Date: 6th February 2024

About the Role

This is an opportunity to make a genuine difference for young people in care. You will have the opportunity to develop and shape a loving, safe home, and a skilled team, using innovative research-based practice, to give the very best care to each young person.

You will Join the experienced Care Management Team, alongside sixteen other managers, of which four manage solo or dual children s homes.

Key responsibilities of the Children's Home Registered Manager include:

• Use your experience combined with the organisation s model to lead a team which encourages children to develop a positive sense of self and ensure that professional standards are maintained at a high level.

• Collaborate with the organisation s Therapeutic team, who provide two days a week of therapeutic support, including advice and practical tools, to support your team in providing trauma-informed nurturing care for each child.

• Provide effective support to staff, including advice and guidance, reflective supervision, and annual appraisal. You will be able to guide your team's development using the organisation's extensive specialist workforce training programs.

• Work in partnership with young people, their families and friends, colleagues, and other agencies to achieve the best outcomes for each child in your care.

• Work collaboratively with the organisation's Staying Connected service for a smooth transition when a young person leaves care, benefiting from in-house support and the organisation's lifelong offer.

• Benefit from over 50 years of the organisation s innovative practice, a highly experienced Head of Service and peer support.

• Have exciting opportunities to develop your career through our extensive workforce training programs.

To perform well in this role, you ll need:

• Minimum of Children and Young People s Workforce Diploma Level 3.
• If not already held, attain the Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care (Level 5) or other Management qualification within 3 years of appointment.
• 2 years experience working in a position relevant to the residential care of children in the last 5 years.
• Minimum of 1 year experience in supervision and management of others in a care role.
• Work in a residential or field social work setting relevant to the job.
• Inter-agency work.
• Working toward targets and setting goals for others.
• Ability to inspire, motivate and develop staff.
• Emotional intelligence, resilience, maturity, and a balanced perspective.
• Ability to understand challenging behaviour as communication of unmet needs.

In your role, you ll have access to the following benefits:

• A 'golden hello' scheme worth GBP1000 to welcome you (see application pack for full details) (not available to candidates referred by a recruitment agency).

• A competitive salary.

• Excellent annual leave package, including additional service-related holiday from 2 years.

• Access to a wealth of training and learning opportunities including the opportunity to enhance your professional development through funded level 7 courses.

• The opportunity to influence the organisation s strategy and direction as a member of the Executive and Leadership Teams.

• Access to the Blue Light benefits platform enabling you to access discounts across various shops, venues, and services (your membership fee will be reimbursed).

• Life assurance to the value of 3x your annual salary.

• Enhanced sick pay.

• Access to multiple wellbeing initiatives.

To comply with the Immigration Asylum & Nationality Act 2006 and additional amendments, and UK Visa and Immigration (UKVI) requirements, all prospective employees will be asked to supply evidence of eligibility to work in the UK.

About the organisation

The employer is a forward-thinking non-profit organisation that has delivered unique support for young people across East Anglia for over fifty years. Co-production with staff, young people and families is at the very heart of everything they do. They have a range of residential services, a family assessment centre, a fostering agency, Staying Close, Staying Connected and services for disabled children and their families. As a trauma-informed organisation, all their young people and employees are supported by their highly skilled therapeutic team - and their lifelong offer means that even when young people leave their care, they will always be there for them.

With low staff turnover and vacancy rates, they have over 90% good and outstanding gradings across their services and deliver great outcomes for our young people. Our ambition is to grow and build even further - creating an environment where people can develop their talent and see the difference they make. You could be part of this.

You may have experience in roles such as Registered Manager, Children s Home Registered Manager, Head of Residential Services, Services Lead, Services Manager, Deputy Services Manager, Leadership, Children, Children in Care, Children s Care Services, Care Head, Head of Service, Head of Care, Care, Children s Social Care etc.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by Social Care People on behalf of the organisation.