Manager - Children's Home - Croydon. Job in Croydon Education & Training Jobs

London Borough of Croydon; Croydon; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity in Croydon seeks a Home Manager for a new children's home. You will lead a dedicated team, transforming young lives and creating positive outcomes. The role involves staff management, ensuring high standards, and delivering exceptional care. Join us to make a real difference in children's lives while enjoying a supportive work environment and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays

Contributory pension scheme

Enhanced Maternity and Company Sick Scheme

BUPA Employee Assistance Programme

Interest-free season ticket loan

Cycle to work scheme

Childcare vouchers

Discount shopping scheme

Discretionary funded training programs

Employee Awards based on performance

Qualifications

• Prior experience in residential children's homes with staff supervision.
• A passion for achieving the best outcomes for young people.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support a team of Deputy Managers and Residential Workers.
• Ensure high standards in the home's Ofsted inspection.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Flexibility

Resilience

Education

Degree in Psychology

Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare

Job description

Manager - Children's Home - Croydon

Salary: up to £70,000 depending on experience and qualifications

40 hours per week Monday to Friday

Contract: Permanent

Location: East Croydon

closest station is Sanderstead Station, CR2 - one stop after East Croydon on the Southern Railway.

Are you a Home Manager looking for your next challenge?

We have a fantastic opportunity to join St Christopher's fellowship as a Registered Manager for our new specialist Children's home in Croydon. You will lead and support a professional team of staff committed to transforming young lives and creating positive outcomes. You will be supported by Deputy Managers, Team Leaders, experienced Residential Practitioners as well as our Wrap Around and Education Teams.

Home Manager Recruitment Pack

Watch our short video to gain an insight into our working life here at St Christopher's

About Us

Our vision is for every child and young person to be safe, loved and happy, to achieve their potential and have a bright future.

St Christopher's is a leading charity for children and young people. We are proud of our history of providing fostering, children's homes and innovative leaving care services across the UK & Isle of Man. We have a passionate commitment to our young people, placing them at the centre of everything we do. We provide positive life experiences for young people who are unable to sustain a placement in their parental or foster home.

We are an equal-opportunity employer keen to develop an inclusive workforce where people feel they belong. We hope to attract applications from under- represented groups, including people from different cultures, nationalities, socioeconomic backgrounds, ages, disabilities, religions, faith, sex, orientation, childcare responsibilities, and gender-diverse identities.

About the Role

We have a passionate commitment to our young people, placing them at the centre of everything we do and as the Home Manager; you will be a key player in building and extending this commitment.

You will lead and support a team: Deputy Managers, Team Leaders and Residential Workers and all committed to transforming lives and creating positive outcomes.

In addition we have an in house team of Therapists providing support to staff and young people within the home.

St Christopher's Academy

Our 'St Christopher's Academy' ensures our staff are continually developing. We will support you to map out your career trajectory and help you achieve your professional ambitions. If you want to learn more about St Christopher's Academy, please click here .

The successful candidate will have:

• A degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. Psychology, Social Work, Mental Health Nursing, Youth Work etc)

• A Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare or be willing to undertake the qualification

• Prior experience in residential children's homes, including at least 2 years' experience of staff supervision and management responsibility.

• A passion for achieving the best possible outcomes for young people.

• Excellent leadership and staff management abilities.

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.

• The ability to deliver at least 'good' in the home's Ofsted inspection.

• Sound business awareness and a flair for promoting the service.

• Flexibility, drive and resilience.

This role will involve some shift work plus some on call duties in the evening and at weekends. Applicants will be subject to enhanced DBS (police) checks.

In return we offer:

• Salary up to £70,000 per annum, depending on experience and qualifications.

• A friendly working environment, a fun, open and honest culture.

• 25 days holiday rising to 27 days after 3 years' service, plus Bank Holidays, pro-rata.

• Industry Leading training programme including Young People's right and participation, CSE, empowerment, mental health, Social Pedagogy.

• Contributory pension scheme, Enhanced Maternity and Company Sick Scheme.

• UK Life Assurance (Death in service) to the value of 3 times your annual salary.

• BUPA Employee Assistance Programme, offering counselling, financial advice and legal support.

• Interest-free season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme, childcare vouchers.

• Bluelight card; discount shopping scheme at hundreds of retailers across the UK.

• Discretionary funded training programs.

• Employee Awards based on performance and length of service.

• Fantastic opportunities to develop your career through our newly launched "St Christopher's Academy"

Recruitment Process

At St Christopher's we are committed to the safeguarding of all children and young people in our care. During the recruitment process you will be expected to complete an online application form to ensure we capture essential information to meet legislation, best practice and vetting requirements.

Applicants will ideally already be on the DBS Update Service; if this is not the case St Christopher's will carry out a DBS (police) check prior to starting.

Your online application must include a supporting statement addressing the criteria stated in the Person Specification. CV's will not be accepted.

For the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click here .

For assistance during the application process, please contact