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Interim Children's Residential Home Manager – Paying up to £50K Job in Croydon, Greater London
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Interim Children's Residential Home Manager – Paying up to £50K per annum
Are you passionate about Children?
Do you have management experience running a Children’s Home?
Soar Recruitment is recruiting a passionate, experienced Children's Residential Home Manager to help set up a new children's home opening in February 2024. The setting is a large 3 three detached house, a large garden with an outback space for therapeutic sessions. This position is Initially on an interim basis with the opportunity to progress to permanent.
As a Children's Residential Home Manager you will help lead and shape services which place the physical and mental well-being and safety of the children and young people.
The home will be providing a specialist small children’s home providing niche services to children between the ages of 14 – 16yrs who have E.B.D. – Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties, childhood trauma and display varying levels of emotional dysregulation and/ or self-harming behaviour. From there in line with our comprehensive work and support, they will either return home or move to foster care or independence.
As a Children's Residential Home Manager, you will need a passion for nurturing children and young people with the emphasis being on promoting their physical, emotional, and intellectual wellbeing, in addition to helping them with their social development. You will also be required to provide appropriate guidance and support to your staff team. We as an organisation are child focused and friendly in all aspects of service delivery, keeping the children at the heart of all our decision-making.
Responsibilities and Duties
* Manage the children’s home in accordance with the guidelines provided by Ofsted and other regulatory bodies.
* This role involves providing outstanding care for children within our residential home.
* Providing leadership and management of the home.
* Managing the home to safeguard and promote the well-being of the young people. Ensuring that the welfare of the young people is the paramount consideration in the provision of the service.
* Managing the home’s staff team.
* Manage a top-quality service within the home aiming to achieve a 'Good' or 'Outstanding' Ofsted rating.
* Providing a therapeutic environment that promotes and supports young people's recovery from abusive and traumatic life experiences.
* Maintaining occupancy levels that are commensurate with the business needs of the service and needs of the children within the home.
* Representing the home to outside agencies and ensuring compliance with the statutory requirements imposed by them and the requirements of commissioners.
* You will recognise and understand the strength of multidisciplinary team working and will have the ability to build purposeful relationships with both staff and residents to ensure we listen to and meet their needs safely and in the best way possible.
* You will create the right conditions for a welcoming environment in which children, young people and staff can feel safe and thrive.
Qualifications and Skills
Criteria – Essential & Desirable
· Minimum 3 years of management experience, preferably in a children’s residential home, or equivalent setting- Essential
· Good/Extensive knowledge of Children’s homes regulations including quality standards and having contributed to Ofsted inspections- Desirable
· QCF Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management (Residential Childcare pathway) or equivalent- Essential
· Excellent communication and leadership skills- Essential
· Full UK driving licence – Desirable
· A passion for working with children- Essential
· An enhanced D.B.S. check- Essential
· Applicants will need to be flexible to work as per the needs of the home- Essential
· Deputy Managers with 5 years’ experience of residential children’s home will be considered- Essential
Location: Croydon, Greater London
Category: Social Care
Job Title: Interim Children's Residential Home Manager – Paying up to £50K
Salary: £50000/annum
Benefits: Full Time
Job Type: Permanent, Contract, Full Time
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