Children's Home Manager - Croydon - Sanctuary Personal

Sanctuary Personnel Ltd; Croydon; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a dedicated Children’s Home Manager in Croydon to lead a children's home. This role requires oversight of care standards, staff management, and collaboration with external agencies, ensuring exceptional support for young residents. The successful candidate will ideally have a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare and proven experience in children's residential care. Offering a salary of up to £60,000, this is a full-time position with a commitment to promoting equality and diversity in the workplace.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in children’s residential care.
• Direct involvement in Ofsted inspections.
• Ability to show leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the children’s home.
• Ensure adherence to regulatory standards.
• Promote the wellbeing of young residents.
• Oversee staff team growth and development.
• Work with external agencies for compliance.

Skills

Leadership skills

Budget management

Knowledge of regulatory standards

Experience in children’s residential care

Education

Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare

Level 5 Leadership and Management in Residential Childcare

Job description

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Children’s Home Manager to work full time based in Croydon.

The salary for this permanent Children’s Home Manager job is up to £60,000.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the children’s home, ensuring exceptional care and support for young individuals in residence
• Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge and adherence to regulatory standards, including the Children’s Homes Regulations, Children Act, and company policies
• Uphold and promote the wellbeing of the young residents while fostering a therapeutic environment to aid their recovery from adverse life experiences
• Oversee the home’s staff team, guiding and facilitating their growth and development
• Work collaboratively with external agencies, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and commissioners’ specifications
• Contribute actively to strategic planning and development within the organization, offering support to other service areas when necessary
• Maintain optimal occupancy levels aligned with both business needs and the requirements of the young people in placement

Qualifications

• Essential qualification: Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or equivalent
• Desirable qualification: Level 5 Leadership and Management in Residential Childcare
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in children’s residential care
• Ability to show leadership skills
• Experience of managing budgets
• Direct involvement in Ofsted inspections

We welcome applications within a residential or supported living setting from care home managers, deputy managers, care coordinators, key workers, childcare workers and more as we might have other roles applicable to you.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients’ requirements.

Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.