Registered Manager - Children's Home

Shire Healthcare; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A children's services provider in Carlisle is looking for a Registered Manager to oversee a home for children with emotional difficulties. The role includes managing care plans, staff development, and external audits. Candidates should have prior experience as a Registered or Deputy Manager. Benefits include recognition awards, generous leave, and a pension scheme. The salary ranges from £45,000 to £55,000 per year.

Benefits

Recognition awards

Generous annual leave entitlement

Excellent health and wellbeing benefits

Company pension scheme

Qualifications

• Experience as a Registered Manager or Deputy Manager in children's services.
• Strong understanding of statutory and procedural framework for residential care.

Responsibilities

• Ensure each child has a personalized care plan.
• Play a key role in external audits.
• Allocate Key Workers for implementing care plans.
• Build relationships with stakeholders regarding child support.
• Manage budgets in line with company policy.
• Ensure staffing levels meet service requirements.
• Provide induction for new staff and maintain development plans.
• Ensure legal compliance and communicate with the team.
• Overall responsibility for service and liaise with external organizations.

Job description

We are working in partnership with a provider of children's services and have a permanent opportunity for a Registered Manager based in Carlisle. If successful, you will be overseeing a service that provides support to children with emotional and behavioural difficulties within a children's home.

This is a permanent position working 40 hours per week and on-call duties if required. This role is open to experienced Registered Managers or Deputy Managers ready to take the next step.

Alongside countless benefits and progression opportunities, our client is paying between £45,000 - £55,000 per year.

Responsibilities

• Ensure each child has a care plan which reflects their emotional, care, education, social, therapeutic, and cultural needs.
• Play a key role in all external audits.
• Allocate each young person a Key Worker who is responsible for the implementation of their care plan.
• Build relationships with parents, carers, and other professionals in relation to the support provided to each child.
• Manage budgets effectively and in line with company policy.
• Ensure staffing levels and competencies meet the requirements of the home and its residents.
• Ensure new staff receive an induction and that each member of staff has a personal development plan.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of the statutory and procedural framework for residential care and communicate this to the wider team.
• Overall responsibility for the service and the main point of contact for third-party organisations and governing bodies.

Benefits

• Recognition awards.
• Generous annual leave entitlement.
• Excellent health and wellbeing benefits.
• Company pension scheme.

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