Children's Home Manager

Forest Care Selection; Ilford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

A national children's charity is seeking a Children’s Home Manager in Ilford to oversee a 3-bed specialist residential setting. The role includes ensuring compliance with regulations, leading a staff team, and developing stakeholder relationships. The ideal candidate will have a Level 5 Diploma and experience in residential childcare settings. This position offers a salary up to £53,634 along with a leading benefits package.

Benefits

Leading pension scheme

Generous annual leave

Sick pay

Death in service

Buy and sell annual leave options

Qualifications

• Experience of leading in residential childcare settings.
• Ideally has been a registered manager or deputy manager with tenure.
• Knowledge of PBS strategies and behaviour that challenges.

Responsibilities

• Oversee compliance with all statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Lead staff team to deliver high-quality care.
• Become the registered manager of the service under OFSTED.
• Develop positive relationships with external stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Compliance management

Relationship building

Education

Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare

Relevant qualification such as Social Work

Job description

REF 87 – CHILDREN HOME MANAGER – ILFORD AREA – LEADING CHILDREN’S CHARITY – £UP TO 53,634 + A LEADING BENEFITS PACKAGE AND PENSION SCHEME

Forest Care Selection is working with a national children’s charity that delivers a wide range of services to Children and Young People across the country.

This innovative organisation is seeking a Children’s Home Manager to oversee a 3‑bed specialist residential childcare setting in the Ilford area. This is a unique opportunity to lead an established service for Children and Young People with a Learning Disability.

Responsibilities

• Oversee an established residential childcare setting and ensure its continued compliance with all statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Lead an established staff team to deliver high quality care and support to Children and Young People.
• Become the registered manager of the service under OFSTED.
• Develop positive working relationships with external stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare or a relevant qualification such as Social Work.
• Experience of leading in residential childcare settings, ideally as the registered manager or at a deputy level with tenure.
• Knowledge of PBS strategies and behaviour that challenges.

Benefits

• Base salary to £53,634
• Leading pension scheme
• Generous annual leave
• Sick pay
• Death in service
• Buy and sell annual leave options

If you are an established registered manager or deputy children’s home manager seeking to work with a leading children’s charity, please direct your interest to Mark Stevens at Forest Care Selection.