Children's Home Manager

Newcastle City Council; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority in England is seeking a dynamic Children's Home Manager to lead and support a dedicated team. The successful candidate will have a strong background in residential care and a relevant social work qualification. Join us to make a real difference in the lives of children in care. Attractive benefits include generous annual leave, flexible working options, and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Flexible working options

Access to wellbeing initiatives

Defined benefit pension scheme

Home electronics and car leasing schemes

Qualifications

• Must have experience in residential care and a recognised qualification.
• Understanding of children's needs in care and trauma impact.
• Proven mentoring and leadership abilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide care that supports children's development and success.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements as Registered Manager.
• Build and lead a resilient staff team.

Skills

Trauma informed approach

Leadership skills

Organizational skills

Education

Recognised social work qualification or equivalent Level 5 Diploma

Job description

Overview

The manager of our home will have the opportunity to build on positive performance and trauma informed practice, supporting our continuous improvement journey to provide care that gives children the best chances to succeed in life. You will join an established, dynamic and dedicated team of children's homes managers that provides peer support, opportunities to share good practice and promotes a consistent approach to caring for Newcastle's children in care. You will be supported by Future Focus, an experienced and well qualified team of psychologists, speech and language therapists and other dedicated mental health practitioners who will support you to provide the best possible care to our children.

Role

We are looking for an experienced, dynamic and highly motivated manager to join our residential services as a registered manager of one of Newcastle's Children\'s Home. This is an exciting time to join our team as we continue to expand our provision to ensure it meets the needs of our children. The post requires experience of working in residential care and a recognised social work qualification or a qualification equivalent to the Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare. As a Children\'s Home Manager, you will be required to register with Ofsted as the Registered Manager and ensure the home complies with its regulatory requirements and is inspection ready. You will be part of the Registered Managers and Deputy Manager on call rota system.

Candidate profile / Responsibilities

The Candidate: As a manager in our homes, you will have an excellent understanding of the needs of children and young people in care and be committed to making a lasting difference to their lives helping them to achieve their full potential. You will be a confident and creative person whose mentoring and leadership skills will enable the children and young people you are caring for to have positive life experiences, grow, develop and thrive. You will understand the impact of trauma on children and young people and be able to lead and support your staff team to work positively and effectively, using a trauma informed approach. You will be experienced at building a resilient and successful staff team through reflective supervision and skilful leadership and will be confident and skilled in managing change that will support both staff and young people. This is a busy yet rewarding role so outstanding organisational skills, and an eye for high quality case recording will be essential. You will also have experience of working collaboratively with other professionals including social workers, education, health colleagues as well as our Future Focus team which supports our trauma informed care journey.

Context

We work hard to make Newcastle a great place in which to live, work, and visit. As a unitary authority, we are responsible for providing all local government services within the city including social services, waste management, housing, and education. We are committed to making our residents' lives happier and healthier. You will be part of the diverse, talented, and resourceful teams that are striving to deliver our ambitions for our great city. If you are just as passionate and committed as us to making a difference to Newcastle and our people, join us and make a real difference. Our colleagues are committed to our values of proud, fair, and ambitious which are at the centre of everything we do.

Working for Newcastle City Council

We will encourage you to be creative and progress your career and working with us you will receive:

• A dedicated 5-day induction
• Generous annual leave in addition to Bank Holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
• A range of flexible working options
• Access to wellbeing initiatives
• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme
• Access to home electronics and car leasing schemes