Youth Residential Care Manager

Tusla - Child and Family Agency

Dublin

On-site

EUR 60,000 - 95,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

Tusla - Child and Family Agency seeks an experienced centre management professional to oversee residential services, ensuring a safe environment for young people and compliant operations across policies and regulatory expectations.

You will lead staff, oversee Care and Placement Plans, and manage budgets while coordinating with families, staff, and external stakeholders to deliver high-quality care and safeguarding within the centre.

Responsibilities

Create and maintain a safe, caring and stable environment for the young people placed in the centre.
To manage the centre in accordance with Child and Family Agency policies, guidelines and protocols and with the regulations made by the Minister for Health and Children under the Child Care Act 1991, The Health Act 2007 and other relevant legislation.
To ensure that Care and Placement Plans are in place, agreed, implemented and monitored regularly in respect of every young person placed in the centre.
To promote the rights and responsibilities of each young person in the centre.
To comply with the Child and Family Agency Admissions and Discharge Policy.
To participate in on-going planning and strategic development Child and Family Agency Children’s Residential Centres.
To ensure the appropriate use of resources within the centre.
To consult with young people placed in the centre, their families, centre staff and external stakeholders as appropriate.
To provide such reports, statistics to the Line Manager (or other specified person) as required.
To ensure that the maintenance and upkeep of the centre, its furniture, vehicle and equipment.
To adhere to Fire Safety Requirements as specified by the local fire safety authority and the Child and Family Agency Fire Safety Officer.
To ensure compliance in the unit with the provisions of the Health, Safety and Welfare at Work Act, (1989) and other relevant legislation
To participate in the recruitment, selection and appointment of centre staff.
Such other duties as may be assigned from time to time by the Line Manager (or other specified person)
To engage in age-appropriate play and other activities with each child/young person within the centre as required.
To engage in physical intervention and / or restraint which is in keeping with local policies and procedures.
To manage the budget for the centre, in compliance with approved budgetary procedures, and to ensure that optimum benefit is achieved from available resources.
To ensure that expenditure in the centre is controlled within agreed cash limits
To maintain such records as are required by the Child and Family Agency, or the Minister for Children to ensure that such records are at all times available for inspection by an authorised officer.
To ensure that appropriate financial information for the unit is provided to the Line Manager (or other specified person).