Children’s Services Registered Manager

Cambian Group Plc; Wisbech; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Service

Wellbeing Programme

Recommend a Friend scheme

Team Rewards with discounted services

Long Service Awards

Job summary

Cambian Group Plc in Wisbech is seeking a Registered Manager to lead a 4-bed children's complex care home rated GOOD by Ofsted. You will develop comprehensive care plans, build a strong team, ensure safeguarding, and drive high care standards under the CareTech leadership framework.

You will collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams across operations and leadership development pathways, manage budgets, and participate in ongoing professional development to deliver exceptional care every day.

Qualifications

• Passionate about making the difference to the lives of young people in care.
• At least 2 years in residential care of children, with at least 1 year in a supervisory role within the last 5 years.
• Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare (or equivalent) or willingness to start within 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Develop Comprehensive Care Plans: Ensure each young person has a tailored plan addressing care, education, social, emotional, cultural, therapeutic and health needs.
• Develop a great team: Work with recruitment to recruit and retain a strong team and ensure familiar faces for the children.
• Foster Consultation: Develop systems to consult young people about their care.
• Allocate Key Workers: Assign a Key Worker to each young person to implement their childcare plan.
• Maintain High Standards: Monitor high-quality care standards in line with National Minimum Standards and the Home's Statement of Purpose.
• Handle Complaints and Concerns: Address complaints or child protection concerns.
• Collaborate with Stakeholders: Work with parents, carers and other professionals to promote welfare.
• Participate in Meetings: Attend and contribute to child care planning and review meetings.
• Embrace a safe culture: Ensure children are cared for to the highest standard.
• Effective Commercial Management of your home: Manage the home aligned to budget expectations.

Skills

Planning

Organizing

Budget control

Resource allocation

Team leadership

Communication

Education

Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare

Job description

Are you passionate about transforming the lives of young people? Join Cambian as a Registered Manager in Wisbech and make a lasting impactpeople as part of our team.

About Us

At Cambian we are dedicated to providing exceptional care and support to our children's residential homes across the UK. Cambian is part of the CareTech family, where we work collectively to support every child to have an extraordinary day every day.

What We Offer

It takes a village: Work alongside a multi-disciplinary network of Operations, Clinical, Quality, and Partner Support experts while accelerating your career through the 12-month CareTech Leadership Development Pathway.

• A salary up to £55,000 DOE
• £5,000 annual quality and commercial bonus
• Eligible to be a member of the Company’s Management Incentive Plan
• 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.
• Additional Benefits: Competitive pay, pension scheme, and a range of benefits including:

• Employee Assistance Service
• Wellbeing Programme
• Recommend a Friend scheme
• Team Rewards with discounted restaurants and family days out
• Long Service Awards

As a Registered Manager our expectation is that your home will be rated at least "Good" by Ofsted

This is a 4 bed Children's Complex Care Ofsted rated GOOD home where you will:

• Develop Comprehensive Care Plans: Ensure each young person has a tailored plan that addresses their care, education, social, emotional, cultural, therapeutic, and health needs.
• Develop a great team: Working with the recruitment teams support, 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: Develop systems to consult young people about the care they receive.
• Allocate Key Workers: Assign a Key Worker to each young person to implement their childcare plan.
• Maintain High Standards: Establish and monitor high-quality care standards in line with National Minimum Standards and the Home's Statement of Purpose.
• Handle Complaints and Concerns: Take responsibility for addressing any complaints or child protection concerns.
• Collaborate with Stakeholders: Work in partnership with parents, carers, and other professionals to promote the welfare of young people.
• Participate in Meetings: Attend and contribute to child care planning and review meetings as appropriate.
• Embrace a safe culture: 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.

Essential Requirements and Experience

• Passionate about making the difference to the lives of young people in care.
• Relevant Experience: At least 2 years in a position related to residential care of children, with at least 1 year in a supervisory role within the last 5 years.
• Qualifications: Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare (or equivalent), or willingness to start within 6 months of employment.
• Knowledge: Understanding of The Quality Standards, SCCIF, childcare legislation, and regulatory requirements.
• Skills: Efficient in; planning, organizing, budget control, resource allocation, and team leadership.
• Communication: Confidence in effective spoken and written communication.
• Understanding Trauma: Knowledge of the needs of children with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties, including managing challenging behaviour.
• Driving License: Full UK required.

Why Cambian?

• As part of the CareTech family, To be part of the most exciting Children's care team in the UK, to make a difference each day every day for the young people we support.
• All of our colleagues – Care & Support Workers, Educators, Clinicians, Therapists, Fostering and Support Services are fully committed to CareTech's goals. They understand the challenges and rewards of working with our Service Users, Children and Young People and know that every day they will achieve things that really matter.
• A career in Care can be life-changing. The chance to make a real, positive difference every day and the opportunity to build experience, skills and recognised qualifications in a friendly, empowering environment, where people are at the heart of everything we do.
• 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.
• CareTech is a Disability Confident Employer and an Equal Opportunities Employer. We value the wisdom that comes from life experience and are committed to promoting the safeguarding and welfare of all in our care. All applicants must undergo an enhanced DBS check and provide at least two references covering the past two years. Applicants must also provide information for all positions related to working with children and the vulnerable and details of employment going back to full time education.