Registered Manager

Caretech; Wigan; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Welcome bonus £5,000

Annual bonus from £5,000

Management Incentive Plan

Comprehensive Induction

Job summary

Cambian seeks a Registered Manager in Wigan for its Embrace services, leading a children's residential home. You will develop care plans, recruit and retain a strong staff team, and ensure high-quality care aligned with regulatory standards.

Role requires Level 3 qualification, with Level 5 leadership preferred; salary is competitive with bonuses, and a comprehensive induction and development programme is offered.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years in residential care of children.
• At least 1 year in a supervisory role within last 5 years.

Responsibilities

• Develop Comprehensive Care Plans tailored to each young person.
• Build and lead a strong home team with induction and development plans.
• Foster consultation with young people about their care.
• Assign Key Workers to implement care plans.
• Maintain high standards in line with quality standards and SOPs.
• Handle complaints and child protection concerns.
• Collaborate with parents, carers and professionals.
• Attend care planning and review meetings.

Skills

Team leadership

Budget control

Planning

Resource allocation

Communication

Understanding trauma

Education

Level 3 in Children's Residential Care

Level 5 Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare (preferred)

Job description

Are you passionate about transforming the lives of young people? Join Cambian as a Registered Manager in Wigan and make a lasting impact to young people as part of our specialist Embrace services.,

• Develop Comprehensive Care Plans: Ensure each young person has a tailored plan that addresses their care, education, social, emotional, cultural, therapeutic, and health needs.
• Develop a great team: Working with the recruitment teams support, bring in the right people for your home to ensure your success. Complete company induction and personal development plans, retaining a strong team to ensure familiar faces for the young people.
• Foster Consultation: Develop systems to consult young people about the care they receive.
• Allocate Key Workers: Assign a Key Worker to each young person to implement their care plan.
• Maintain High Standards: Establish and monitor high-quality care standards in line with the quality standards and the Home's Statement of Purpose.
• Handle Complaints and Concerns: Take responsibility for addressing any complaints or child protection concerns.
• Collaborate with Stakeholders: Work in partnership with parents, carers, and other professionals to promote the welfare of young people.
• Participate in Meetings: Attend and contribute to care planning and review meetings as appropriate.
• Embrace a safe culture: Ensure the children in your service are cared for at the best possible standard.
• Effective Commercial Management of your home: Ensure you manage your home aligned to budget expectations.
  Passionate about making the difference to the lives of young people in care.
• Relevant Experience: At least 2 years in a position related to residential care of children, with at least 1 year in a supervisory role within the last 5 years.
• Qualifications: Level 3 in Children's Residential Care is essential. Level 5 in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare is preferred at point of application, if not then you must be enrolled on the Level 5 within 6 months of starting in post.
• Knowledge: Understanding of The Quality Standards, SCCIF, childcare legislation, and regulatory requirements.
• Skills: Efficient in; planning, organizing, budget control, resource allocation, and team leadership.
• Communication: Confidence in effective spoken and written communication.
• Understanding Trauma: Knowledge of the needs of children with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties, including managing challenging behaviour.
• Driving License: Full UK required.
  At Cambian we are dedicated to providing exceptional care and support to our children's residential homes across the UK. Cambian is part of the CareTech family, where we work collectively to support every child to have an extraordinary day every day.
• Daisy House is an Embrace service where we provide a holistic individualised package of care in an environment where the young people are genuinely cared for, feel safe and understood as individuals. At the same time encouraging the young person to develop the academic, practical and social skills needed to thrive and achieve to their full potential.,
• As part of the CareTech family, To be part of the most exciting Childrens care team in the UK, to make a difference each day every day for the young people we support.
• All of our colleagues - Care & Support Workers, Educators, Clinicians, Therapists, Fostering and Support Services are fully committed to CareTech's goals. They understand the challenges and rewards of working with our Service Users, Children and Young People and know that every day they will achieve things that really matter.
• A career in Care can be life-changing. The chance to make a real, positive difference every day and the opportunity to build experience, skills and recognised qualifications in a friendly, empowering environment, where people are at the heart of everything we do.
• As one of Europe's largest Care & Special Needs Education providers, you will be able to grow and develop your career at CareTech - a place where we can offer job satisfaction and long-term career prospects.
  Up to £55,000 per annum DOE
• £5,000 welcome bonus paid on successful registration
• Annual quality and commercial bonus from £5,000
• As a member of the CareTech leadership team you will participate in a Management Incentive Plan that will enable you to share in the long term success of the Company.
• Comprehensive Induction To set you up for success.
• Management Development Training Programme and continuous development from our in-house Leadership Academy. Whose courses provide our existing and future leaders the time and psychological space to explore the expectations of a leader, with a focus on core behavioural skills. To motivate, empower, inspire and stretch leaders to develop their knowledge and skills in leadership and management, by reflecting on themselves and how they interact and work with their teams, their networks and the wider business.
• Additional Benefits: Competitive pay, pension scheme, and a range of benefits including:
  • Employee Assistance Service
  • Wellbeing Programme