AddressAbout the role
Are you an experienced Children’s Home Registered Manager looking for a new opportunity in a varied, challenging and rewarding position where you can support children and young people with complex needs?
Arnold House is a five bedded residential unit housing young people with a diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and learning difficulties between the ages of 8-18. The Arnold House team are committed to providing the best quality care for the young people that they look after and as such we are looking for a candidate who will share that passion and have a genuine motivation to achieve the best possible care and outcomes for young people.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, we encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.
What will you be doing?
As the Registered Manager you will be responsible for ensuring that the day-to-day management of the home remains compliant with Ofsted regulations and in line with the ethos of the home. You will be responsible for ensuring that the team provides a high standard of consistent care and service in accordance with legislation, central government guidance, regulations and standards, and the policies and procedures.
The role includes creating and progressing the team plan and ensuring robust auditing and quality assurance is in place. It requires strong leadership skills. You will be expected to recruit, supervise and appraise staff and create an empowering and learning environment. You will be expected to develop and maintain positive working relations with partner organisations in order to ensure that services and agencies work together effectively to assess risk and respond to identified need to safeguard children and to promote effective information sharing with partner agencies.
The role includes managing a budget, to ensure efficient and effective use of resources and effectively managing the maintenance and health and safety of the home to a good standard.
As a Registered Manager you will ensure that there is management support available for the team at all times 24/7, 365 days a year. We are looking to operate an on call system across our homes in the West of the county which means you will be on call, for both Arnold and one other home, 1 week in every 4.
About you
- You will be committed to and focussed on improving the outcomes for the children and young people living in the home and on developing their life opportunities and chances.
- You lead by example, hold a level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare, a minimum of 5 years’ experience in a position relevant to the residential care of young people and a Level 5 qualification in leadership and management. To have an empathetic and compassionate nature are key attributes for this position.
- You will have experience in working with children with ASD and learning difficulties and have previous experience in a role requiring supervision and management of care staff.
- You will be able to demonstrate auditing, managing budgets and monitoring skills and have excellent knowledge of Children’s homes regulations and the social care common inspection framework.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £44,174.00-£48,252.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (preferred)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: 77/3919
