Registered Manager - Emotional Well-being Home (23719)

Barnardo's; Leicester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Barnardo's in Braunstone, Leicestershire, seeks a Registered Manager to lead an Emotional Well-being Home for 8-18 year olds. The role involves managing a residential team, safeguarding, and coordinating placements across multiple local homes with travel across the locality.

You will work with Local Authority partners, drive service improvements, maintain high standards, and participate in on-call and out-of-hours coverage. Proven residential leadership is essential.

Qualifications

• Must hold a Level 3 qualification relevant to Residential Childcare.
• Willingness to work towards the Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health & Social Care and Children & Young People's services.
• Experience in residential care with young people and safeguarding.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of Residential workers and staffing rotas.
• Collaborate with the Local Authority to match and place young people appropriately.
• Create a culture where complex needs are met and aspirations are supported.
• Quality assure transition plans to help children achieve outcomes.
• Maintain a high standard in the physical environment of the home.
• Facilitate team meetings and address issues with management.
• Represent the service at meetings and contribute to service development.
• On-call, rota cover and out-of-hours work as required.

Skills

Driver's licence

Residential childcare

Leadership

OFSTED knowledge

Education

Level 3 qualification in Residential Childcare

Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health & Social Care

Job description

Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you enjoy the rewards and challenges of working with children & young people and positively impacting their lives? We have an exciting opportunity for a dedicated and passionate individual to lead our Emotional Well-being Home as the Registered Manager, on a full-time permanent basis.

Location of the post: Braunstone, Leicestershire.

Service Overview: Barnardo's, the UK's largest Children's Charity are currently on an exciting and innovative Journey alongside Leicestershire County Council to deliver a range of Children's homes for the most vulnerable children & young people in Leicestershire.

Although this home will be your base location, you must be flexible to travel throughout the locality to support other homes should the need arise. Our homes are located in Braunstone, Hinckley, Coalville, Syston, Mountsorrel and Market Harborough.

Our beautiful Emotional Well-being Home supports children & young people between 8-18 years with a complex range of risk and behaviours. The service provides up to 3 service users at any one-time opportunities to enjoy different experiences, establish friendships and develop confidence, independence and social/emotional skills.

Some of the responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to:

• Managing a team of Residential workers and coordinating staffing rotas.
• Working together with the Local Authority to ensure effective matching and placement of young people.
• To create a culture and ethos where the complex needs of the individual young people and the group are met.
• Quality assure transition plans and to ensure that these are aspirational in terms of supporting the children to achieve.
• To ensure that the physical environment of the home always remains at a high standard.
• Hold team meetings in order to share information, practice development and share any arising issues with the management team for resolution.
• Attend a variety of formal meetings in order to represent the Service and/or on behalf of the Children's Services Manager.
• Contribute to service development.
• This role includes an expectation of on call, rota cover and out of hours working.

Essential requirements to evidence in your written application:

• Must hold a valid UK drivers' licence.
• Must hold a Level 3 qualification relevant to Residential Childcare.
• Must hold OR be willing to work towards the Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health & Social Care and Children & Young People's services.
• At least 3 years' experience working with children (within the last 5 years) and at least 1 year at Senior level supervision or management experience working with children/young people in a residential setting.
• Sound knowledge and experience of working with OFSTED Regulations and Quality Standards of Children's homes with the ability to support the service to achieve a rating of outstanding.
• Sound knowledge and experience of recording and reporting to enable safeguarding and protection of children & young people.

For more information about this role, please contact - Kelly Walker [e-mail]

When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.