Registered Children's Home Manager

FreeSpirits; Bradford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Registered Children's Home Manager to lead a dedicated team in providing a nurturing and safe environment for children. This role involves overseeing daily operations, ensuring compliance with regulations, and delivering high-quality care tailored to individual needs. The successful candidate will have a strong background in leadership and financial management, with a passion for making a positive impact on young lives. Join this rewarding opportunity to help shape the futures of children and young adults in a supportive and collaborative setting.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Career Development Opportunities

Ongoing Training

Annual Bonus Structure

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years’ experience working with children in residential settings.
• Proven leadership and management experience required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day operations of a Children's Residential Home.
• Ensure compliance with Children's Homes Regulations and quality standards.

Skills

Leadership

Financial Management

Safeguarding Knowledge

Communication

Problem Solving

Education

Level 5 Management Qualification

DipSW, CQSW, NVQ 4 or equivalent

Job description

Registered Children's Home Manager
Up to £45,000 - £60,000 per annum depending on experience + Annual bonus structure
40 hours per week – Monday to Friday
Bingley – West Yorkshire – On site

Meridian Business Support is currently recruiting for a Registered Care Manager to lead a small Children’s Residential Home in the Bingley area of West Yorkshire.

The company mission is to ‘forge a brighter future’ for every child in our care. We believe that when children transition to adulthood, they should be equipped with all the tools they need. We do this by providing them with confidence, skills, aspirations, and goals, ensuring they have access to continued support to achieve as young adults, and supporting them to become valued members of society. Our homes will provide children with the best possible start to life, living in a warm, homely, nurturing and safe environment.

Key Responsibilities:

1. To take a lead role in ensuring Statement of Purpose accurately reflects the ethos and stated aims of the home and is regularly reviewed and updated.
2. Oversight and assurance regarding the day to day running of the Children’s Home and safety of young people utilising the services.
3. To oversee and sign off Staff Rota on the agreed cycle with the Deputy Manager.
4. To ensure correct compliance with Regulations 2015 including those matters that require Ofsted notifications.
5. Oversight and co-ordination of the delivery of individual packages of support for the children and young people and ensure that care plans meet identified needs of children and are regularly reviewed and are outcome focused.
6. Responsibility to fulfil all requirements under Children’s Homes Regulation 2015, and Quality Standards.
7. Oversight of the recruitment and retention of staff to ensure compliance with Children’s Homes Regulations 2015 and National Minimum Standards.
8. Monitoring the implementation of Policies and Procedures and Guidance. Ensure all staff are aware and adhere to these and take appropriate action to address any shortfalls including training, performance improvement plans and disciplinary procedures.
9. To ensure that all recruitment is in line with the Company policy on ‘SAFER RECRUITMENT’, tasks including writing care plans, organisation around referrals and matching, staff management and training, liaising with social workers and family members of young people.
10. To have performance management system in place to audit comprehensively in line with Children’s Homes Regulations 2015, and Quality Standards, Regulation 44, Ofsted Inspections & Regulation 45 Reports.
11. Oversight and a proactive response to resolving complaints at an early stage.
12. Ensure financial budgets are proactively managed, service costs are within agreed levels, offer best value and meet authority’s and financial regulations.
13. Provision of effective leadership and management support, supervision and guidance to all staff who are employed in the Children’s Home.
14. Develop and maintain partnership arrangements with internal and external agencies to meet and fulfil holistic needs of children and young people utilising the service.
15. Understanding and knowledge of safeguarding processes and policies.
16. Production and implementation of appropriate service plans, service report cards and service performance reviews to achieve targets and have effective mechanisms in place to monitor progress towards this.
17. De-escalating challenging behaviour.
18. To chair meetings where appropriate in line with Children’s Homes Regulations 2015 and Statement of Purpose of the service.
19. To attend and participate in monthly Prevention and Placement Management meetings.

Experience and Qualifications Required for the Role:

1. Must be a driver with access to own vehicle.
2. Ideal candidates will have DipSW, CQSW, NVQ 4 or equivalent qualifications.
3. Ideal candidates will have a Level 5 Management qualification.
4. Minimum of 2 years’ experience of working with children and young people in residential or similar setting over the last 5 years.
5. Proven track record of leadership and direct management experience of supervision, development of staff, minimum of one year.
6. Detailed knowledge of the regulatory framework, Children’s Homes Regulations 2015, New Quality Standards.
7. Financial management experience including management and monitoring of staff resources and procurement of budgets.

What We Offer:

1. Competitive salary up to £60,000 for experienced candidates.
2. Salary range starts from £45,000 for candidates looking to move from a Deputy Manager position into the Registered Care Manager role.
3. Monday to Friday.
4. Opportunities for career development and ongoing training.
5. The chance to make a difference in the lives of children.

Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy.