Residential Children's Home Manager - Croydon - Sanctuary Personal

Sanctuary Personnel Ltd; Croydon; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A dedicated recruitment agency in Croydon is seeking an experienced Residential Children’s Home Manager. You will be responsible for leading and managing the children’s home, ensuring exceptional care for residents. The ideal candidate should possess a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare, have at least 2 years’ experience in children's care, and demonstrate strong leadership skills. This full-time position offers a salary of up to £60,000.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in children’s residential care.
• Direct involvement in Ofsted inspections.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the children’s home, providing exceptional care.
• Work collaboratively with external agencies for compliance.
• Contribute to strategic planning and development.

Skills

Leadership skills

Experience managing budgets

Knowledge of regulatory standards

Education

Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or equivalent

Level 5 Leadership and Management in Residential Childcare

Job description

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Residential Children’s Home Manager to work full time based in Croydon.

The salary for this permanent Residential Children’s Home Manager job is up to £60,000.

Main Duties

• Lead and manage the children’s home, ensuring exceptional care and support for young individuals in residence
• Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge and adherence to regulatory standards, including The Children’s Homes Regulations, Children Act, and company policies
• Uphold and promote the wellbeing of the young residents while fostering a therapeutic environment to aid their recovery from adverse life experiences
• Oversee the home’s staff team, guiding and facilitating their growth and development
• Work collaboratively with external agencies, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and commissioners’ specifications
• Contribute actively to strategic planning and development within the organization, offering support to other service areas when necessary
• Maintain optimal occupancy levels aligned with both business needs and the requirements of the young people in placement

Requirements of this job

• Essential qualification: Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or equivalent
• Desirable qualification: Level 5 Leadership and Management in Residential Childcare
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in children’s residential care
• Ability to show leadership skills
• Experience of managing budgets
• Direct involvement in Ofsted inspections

Contact

This job is advertised by Harry Smy; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

We welcome applications within a residential or supported living setting from care home managers, deputy managers, care coordinators, key workers, childcare workers and more as we might have other roles applicable to you.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients’ requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This has played a significant part in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards and being a two-time finalist for the same award.

Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.