Registered Manager

Pebbles Care Ltd; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A children's care provider in England is seeking a manager for their registered home. The role involves overseeing day-to-day operations, ensuring a safe and nurturing environment for children and young people. Key responsibilities include promoting therapeutic parenting principles, leading a team to provide high-quality care, and engaging with families and multi-agency partners. Candidates should have experience in childcare management and be pursuing relevant professional qualifications.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing children's homes or similar environments.
• Ability to promote the safeguarding of children and young people.
• Familiarity with regulatory frameworks and inspection preparations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day management of the children's home.
• Ensure a safe and comfortable environment for children.
• Promote development of a high-quality, educationally rich environment.

Education

Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management (England)

Care Services Leadership and Management SCQF Level 10 (Scotland)

Job description

The overall purpose of the role is to oversee the day-to-day management of the registered children's home, guide your team and provide a safe and comfortable environment for our children and young people. Primary duties and responsibilities include:

• To promote principles of Therapeutic Parenting as a way of caring for children and young people that respects the developmental stage of each child or young person and encourages a playful, accepting, curious and empathic environment (PACE Model) and way of caring.
• To ensure high occupancy levels and a proactive approach to offering care to newly referred children and young people.
• To promote the development of a high-quality, stimulating, creative and educationally rich environment in which children and young people can live.
• To promote and role model empathic, non-judgemental, and respectful behaviour.
• To actively engage in the learning and development of self and others.
• To promote learning and the practical implementation of policies and procedures.
• To provide monthly supervision as an opportunity for reflection and a chance to reinforce learning objectives and professional development.
• To review, monitor and plan future development through an annual appraisal.
• To promote living-learning environments for staff to support continual professional development.
• To lead practice that promotes the safeguarding of children and young people.
• To ensure that team members understand how to assess and manage contextual risk for children and young people.
• To ensure the views of children, young people, and stakeholders are sought and acted upon.
• To promote respectful relationships with families, communities, and multi-agency partners through leading and role-modelling best practices.
• To promote the development of external support networks and actively promote participation in care planning reviews and meetings with local authorities and other agencies.
• To lead on and encourage advocacy with and on behalf of children and young people.
• To ensure a well-planned rota that provides the agreed level of care and support for children and young people.
• To ensure that the registered home functions safely, within regulatory frameworks and is prepared for inspection.
• To promote effective systems of recording and monitoring.
• To promote an evaluative mindset to ensure quality standards are met and exceeded.
• To lead the implementation of health and safety practices within the workplace.
• To take responsibility for home finances, including submitting data to Payroll and Human Resources.
• To take responsibility for addressing issues of poor and unacceptable practices to safeguard children and young people.
• To lead fact-finding investigations about disciplinary and capability issues.
• To further study toward the Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management (England) and the Care Services Leadership and Management SCQF Level 10 (Scotland).