Dual Registered Children's Home Manager

Your Care Recruitment; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Dual Registered Children's Home Manager to oversee a new residential home in Birmingham. This key role involves ensuring high standards of care for young people with complex needs, and compliance with relevant regulations. Candidates will need to demonstrate strong leadership, a commitment to safeguarding, and relevant management experience. This is a unique opportunity to shape a new children's service from the ground up.

Qualifications

• Previous Ofsted experience required, able to provide past reports.
• Minimum of 1-2 years management experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead the children's home in compliance with regulations.
• Oversee safeguarding measures and ensure care plans are in place.
• Manage budgets and financial procedures.

Skills

Leadership

Knowledge of children's residential care legislation

Commitment to safeguarding children

Education

Level 5 Diploma in leadership and management

Level 3 in Residential Childcare or equivalent

Job description

We are seeking a Dual Registered Children's Home Manager to over see a children's residential home that supports young people aged from 9 up to 18 years with complex emotional, behavioural, developmental and mental health issues. Ensuring high standards of care and effective leadership.

This role also involves overseeing the opening of a new children's home, which once opened you will be the manager of both.

This is a unique opportunity to be involved in the opening of a brand new home.

Key Responsibilities:

• Dual registered home manager, with previous Ofsted experience.
• Manage and lead the children's home in line with relevant policies and statutory regulations.
• Oversee safeguarding measures, ensure all care plans and risk assessments are in place and regularly updated.
• Ensure compliance is maintained with the Children’s Homes Regulations 2015, Children Act 1989, and related legislation.
• Ensure health and safety is maintained at all times.
• Manage budgets and financial procedures.

Requirements:

• Level 5 Diploma in leadership and management.
• Level 3 in Residential Childcare (or equivalent).
• Previous Ofsted experience and would need to provide previous Ofsted reports.
• Minimum of 1 - 2 years management experience.
• Strong knowledge of children's residential care legislation.
• A strong commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

If you are ready to take the next step in your career and ready to take on a new, rewarding challenge we would love to hear from you.