Registered Children's Home Manager

Agincare Weymouth; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £60k

Referral bonus up to £1000

Career development

Blue Light discounts

Company pension

Job summary

Agincare Weymouth is seeking a Dual Registered Manager for our not-for-profit Children’s Services in Salisbury. You will lead a team of Support Workers and Senior Support Workers, acting as a corporate parent and ensuring children thrive daily.

You will drive day-to-day operations, safeguarding, and compliance with Ofsted and Children’s Homes Regulations while developing this new service and maintaining a safe, inclusive environment for young people with LD and complex needs.

Qualifications

• Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People’s Services (or equivalent).
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in children’s residential care, including at least 3 years in a managerial or leadership role.
• In-depth knowledge of safeguarding, Ofsted regulations, and relevant legislation in children’s services.
• Experience in planning and implementing care plans and any documentation relevant to children and young people to a high standard that meet in full The Children’s Homes Regulations and Quality Standards.
• Experience of supporting children and young people with LD disabilities that can sometimes display complex behaviours.
• Leading Ofsted home inspections
• Experience opening new services is advantageous
• Driving licence and access to your own vehicle

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and support a team of Support Workers and Senior Support Workers.
• Act as a corporate parent to the children in our care.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and high standards of care across the homes.
• Develop and implement care plans and documentation in line with Children’s Homes Regulations.
• Set up and develop the new service with a focus on safety and quality.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People’s Services

Job description

About the Role

We have an exciting opportunity in our not-for-profit Children's services Residential Homes in Salisbury. These are need led children's Learning Disability residential homes and we're looking for a Dual Registered Manager to help us set the stage for a truly impactful service. Could this be you? The successful applicant will lead, manage and support a team of Support Workers and Senior Support Workers, while acting as a corporate parent to the children we care for, helping, supporting and ensuring they thrive in their day to day lives.

As the Dual Registered Manager, you will be responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the children’s homes supporting children and young people with LD disabilities and other additional complex needs. As an experienced manager you can confidently lead a dedicated team, fostering a safe, positive, and inclusive atmosphere for all to thrive. You will play a key role in setting up and developing this new service, ensuring compliance with all regulatory and legislative requirements.

What you need to be successful in this role:

• Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People's Services (or equivalent).
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in children’s residential care, including at least 3 years in a managerial or leadership role.
• In-depth knowledge of safeguarding, Ofsted regulations, and relevant legislation in children’s services.
• Experience in planning and implementing care plans and any documentation relevant to children and young people to a high standard that meet in full The Children’s Homes Regulations and Quality Standards.
• Experience of supporting children and young people with LD disabilities that can sometimes display complex behaviours.
• Leading Ofsted home inspections
• Experience opening new services is advantageous
• Driving licence and access to your own vehicle

Why Join Us?

• Competitive salary of circa £60,000 per annum, plus bonus opportunities.
• A referral scheme that could earn you up to £1000*.
• Career development opportunities.
• A variety of employee benefits including Blue Light discounts, early pay on demand, and a company pension scheme.

About Agincare

Agincare is proudly celebrating 40 years of caring for communities. As a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with more than 5,500 team members, and expanding every day, we continue to strengthen our services through recent care home developments and the launch of our new not-for-profit Children’s Services. Today, Agincare is one of the UK’s largest care providers, delivering care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across more than 170 locations nationwide.

As a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant, we are committed to supporting care leavers by guaranteeing either an interview or an informal career conversation. We are proud to support the Armed Forces community through our alliance, offering guaranteed interviews to service leavers and members of the military community.

All of our services are regulated by the CQC and Agincare is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences. At present, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship.

As care is always in high demand, we have a wide range of exciting opportunities available. If this particular role isn’t the right fit for you, we encourage you to explore our other vacancies, www.agincare.com/careers