Assistant Director – Statutory ComplianceContractAll

TN United Kingdom; New Forest; On-site; GBP 43,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization in therapeutic residential care seeks an Assistant Director – Statutory Compliance to ensure compliance with statutory requirements and best practices. The role involves leading safeguarding efforts, supervising staff, and promoting the welfare of children in a supportive environment. This position offers professional development and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Statutory and management training

Monthly clinical supervision

25 days annual leave plus public holidays

Healthcare benefits and life assurance

Up to 6% employer pension contribution

Relocation package

Qualifications

• Experience in safeguarding and statutory compliance in Ofsted regulated settings.
• Robust knowledge of legislation for looked after children.
• Ability to form constructive relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead on safeguarding and statutory compliance.
• Supervise compliance administrator.
• Promote welfare and wellbeing of children.

Skills

Leadership

Safeguarding

Communication

Psychological Awareness

Education

Level 5 diploma in leadership and management for residential care

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Assistant Director – Statutory Compliance Contract All, Kent

Client: Childhood First

Location: Kent, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: 585e189e3b5f

Job Views: 3

Posted: 21.05.2025

Expiry Date: 05.07.2025

Job Description:

Assistant Director – Statutory Compliance

Employment Type: Contract

Location: Kent

Communities: Oakwood House - Kent

Salary: £42,689.50 per annum

Closing Date: Monday 26th May 2025

Context

Childhood First enables children and young people to recover from early life abuse and relational trauma, to enjoy life and to achieve their potential. We do this through the provision of specialised therapeutic residential care and treatment, together with family and network support. We are also a UKCP training and organisational member accredited with Middlesex University, providing in-house clinical training to its clinical staff.

Oakwood House is one of our residential specialist therapeutic homes, for a group of four young people with complex emotional and psychological needs, aged between 11 to 16 years at the time of placement.

Purpose

As the Assistant Director – Statutory Compliance, you will be a key member of the therapeutic community’s senior leadership team, taking the lead role in ensuring the services provided by the therapeutic community are fully compliant with statutory requirements and current best practice. This includes safeguarding practice and procedures as well as ensuring records and KPIs are maintained and available to Ofsted inspectors upon request.

What you’ll bring to the role

• Experience of leading on safeguarding and statutory compliance in an Ofsted regulated children's residential setting.
• Robust knowledge of legislation and best practice relating to looked after children.
• Have achieved, or willing to undertake, level 5 diploma in leadership and management for residential care.
• A high level of communication skills and methodical approach to work.
• A sense of personal resilience and psychological awareness, and the ability to form open and constructive relationships including a willingness to consider self in relationships with others in terms of impact on the work.
• Ideally, experience of residential care, and leading a team.

Tasks

• Working as part of the senior leadership team to develop safe, supportive and nurturing relationships.
• Supervision of statutory compliance administrator.
• Safeguarding and promoting the welfare and wellbeing of children and young people to develop to their full potential.
• Attending community events, including our yearly community holiday.

What we will do for you

• Statutory and management training
• Monthly clinical supervision and weekly staff support groups
• 25 days annual leave plus public holidays
• Healthcare benefits and life assurance
• Up to 6% employer pension contribution
• Relocation package and recruitment referral scheme

Additional Information

For more information about the role, please contact HR at [emailprotected].

Closing date: Monday 26th May 2025

Interview date: Tuesday 3rd June 2025

Please note this role is initially a 6-month fixed-term contract.

Documents

Information Pack - Assistant Director – Statutory Compliance

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