Children's Services Registered Manager

Cambian Group; Preston; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pension scheme

Employee assistance service

Wellbeing programme

Recommend a friend scheme

Team rewards with discounted dining & 

Length of service awards

Job summary

CareTech seeks an experienced residential care manager to lead a 5-bedroom children's home in the UK. You will develop tailored care plans, recruit and manage staff, and ensure high standards of care in line with company policies.

This role requires strong leadership, budgeting, and collaboration with families and professionals. The candidate will have 2+ years in residential care, including 1 year in a managerial role, and hold Level 3/4 and Level 5 leadership qualifications.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years in residential care with at least 1 year in a managerial supervisory role within the last 5 years.
• Level 3/4 in Children's Residential Care/Children's Workforce is essential.
• Level 5 in Leadership and Management for Residential Care is required.

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive care plans addressing education, social, emotional, and health needs.
• Lead the home team, recruit and retain staff to ensure continuity for young people.
• Collaborate with parents, carers and professionals to promote welfare and safety.
• Maintain high care standards and manage budget alignment with targets.
• Handle complaints and maintain a safe, supportive culture for residents.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Team collaboration

Education

Level 3/4 in Children's Residential Care

Level 5 in Leadership and Management for Resi

Job description

This is a 5 bed, mixed gender home where the children will receive understanding & encouragement from a team of support staff trained to work in a professional and non-judgmental way. Our team will work hard to lead the young people towards reaching their full potential and prepare them for the next steps in life whilst working with each young persons mental health and leaning difficulties care plans and associated development.,

• Develop comprehensive care plans to ensure each young person has a tailored plan that addresses their care, education, social, emotional, cultural, therapeutic, and health needs.
• Build a great team by working with the recruitment team to bring in the right people for your home to ensure your success
• Complete company induction and personal development plans, retaining a strong team to ensure familiar faces for the young people
• Foster consultation and develop systems to consult young people about the care they receive
• Allocate key workers and assign a key worker to each young person to implement their care plan
• Maintain high standards, establish and monitor high-quality care standards in line with the quality standards and the home's Statement of Purpose.
• Handle complaints and concerns punctually and effectively and take responsibility for addressing any complaints or child protection concerns directly
• Collaborate with stakeholders by working in partnership with parents, carers, and other professionals to promote the welfare of young people
• Participate in meetings by attending and contributing pro-actively to care plans and reviews
• Embrace a safe culture to ensure the children in your service are cared for at the best possible standard
• Effective commercial management of your home, ensure you manage your home aligned to budget expectations
  Passionate about making the difference to the lives of young people in care
• Relevant experience with at least 2 years in a position related to residential care of children, with at least 1 year in a managerial supervisory role within the last 5 years
• Level 3/4 in Children's Residential Care/Children's Workforce is essential
• Level 5 in Leadership and Management for Resi
  Competitive salary per annum dependent on experience up to £50,000
• Welcome bonus of £5,000 pending successful fit persons interview
• An OTE quality and commercial bonus of £5,000
• As a member of the CareTech leadership team you will participate in a Management Incentive Plan that will enable you to share in the long term success of the Company

We offer our Management Development Training Programme and continuous development from our in-house Leadership Academy, whose courses provide our existing and future leaders the time and psychological space to explore the expectations of a leader, with a focus on core behavioural skills. To motivate, empower, inspire and stretch leaders to develop their knowledge and skills in leadership and management, by reflecting on themselves and how they interact and work with their teams, their networks and the wider business. As one of Europe's largest care & special needs education providers, you will be able to grow and develop your career at CareTech - a place where we can offer job satisfaction and long-term career prospects.

Additional Benefits

• Competitive pension scheme
• Employee assistance service
• Wellbeing programme
• Recommend a friend scheme
• Team rewards with discounted restaurants, family days out and more
• Length of service awards