Registered Children’s Home Manager

Northampton

Up to £50,000

I am currently looking for a Registered Manager to manage a new 2 bedded residential home for children with emotional and behavioural difficulties.  If you are an experienced Deputy wanting to grow into a Registered Manager role this role may suit you.

This can be a challenging role, but you will be supported by a by a fabulous home owner and a great staff team.

Duties for this role will include:

• Ensuring that each young person has a plan which reflects their care, education, social, emotional, cultural, therapeutic and health needs and that this plan is regularly reviewed
• Ensuring that policies and procedures are adhered to and that resources are managed effectively
• Acting as the responsible person in managing child protection concerns and complaints
• Liaising with Local Authorities, School, Health and other professionals to achieve best outcomes for young people
• Allocating a Key Worker for each young person with the principal responsibility of implementing the childcare plan
• Establishing and monitoring high quality standards of care in line with the children’s homes regulations and quality standards and the Home’s Statement of Purpose and developing quality assurance measures to ensure these standards are maintained

For this role you must have:

• Level 5 qualification (or equivalent) in working with children and young people
• A knowledge of childcare legislation and safeguarding
• At least two years’ experience in a senior role working with children and young people in residential care in the last 5 years
• Experience of supervising and managing a staff team
• A full UK driving licence
• The ability to work Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm
• The ability to take part in an on-call rota

For more information on this role, please call Elite on 01604 879345.