Registered Manager - Childrens Home
2 days ago
Lymington
Registered Manager Childrens Residential Home Location: South West Hampshire / HampshireDorset border area Salary:Up to £60,000 per annum, depending on experience Job Type: Full-time, Permanent We are recruiting for an experienced Registered Manager, or a strong Deputy Manager ready to step up, to lead a small residential childrens home in the South West Hampshire area. The home provides a calm, nurturing environment for a small number of children with complex emotional and behavioural needs. The service follows a therapeutic, trauma-informed approach, including principles based around PACE/DDP. This is an opportunity to take responsibility for a well-supported home while having access to an experienced senior leadership team and Responsible Individual. The Role As Registered Manager, you will take responsibility for the day-to-day leadership and operation of the home, ensuring it delivers consistently high standards of care in accordance with the Childrens Homes Regulations 2015, Quality Standards and Ofsted requirements. Your responsibilities will include: • Leading the home and maintaining high standards of care, safeguarding and compliance, • Providing visible leadership and direction to the staff team, • Promoting positive outcomes for the children within the home, • Embedding a therapeutic and child-centred approach, • Recruiting, supervising, developing and retaining a strong staff team, • Managing staff performance, supervision and appraisals, • Maintaining and developing the homes Statement of Purpose, • Managing rotas, budgets and operational requirements, • Participating in the management on-call rota, • Leading audits, quality assurance and continuous improvement, • Developing a positive culture within the home, • Working effectively with Ofsted, local authorities and other professionals About You We would be interested in speaking with candidates who have: • At least 3 years experience within residential childcare, • Previous management or Deputy Manager experience within a registered childrens home, • Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or equivalent, • Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management for Residential Childcare, or currently working towards it, • Strong knowledge of the Childrens Homes Regulations 2015 and Quality Standards, • Experience leading, motivating and developing residential childcare teams, • Good safeguarding knowledge and professional judgement, • Strong communication, organisational and decision-making skills, • A full UK driving licence Previous experience supporting children with emotional and behavioural needs, trauma or complex presentations would be particularly relevant. Experience of therapeutic approaches such as PACE or DDP would also be advantageous, although further training and development can be provided. Salary & Benefits • Salary up to £60,000 per annum, depending on experience, • Support from an experienced senior leadership team and Responsible Individual, • Ongoing professional development and training, • Therapeutic/PACE-focused training, • Support towards further leadership qualifications, • Company pension, • Employee Assistance Programme, • Blue Light Card scheme, • Refer-a-friend bonus, • On-site parking, • Health and wellbeing support Who Should Apply? We would particularly like to hear from: • Existing Registered Managers considering their next move, • Experienced Deputy Managers ready to progress into their first Registered Manager position, • Residential childcare managers looking for a smaller, child-centred service with strong senior support You must have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship, as sponsorship is not available for this position. Interested? Apply with your CV or get in touch for a confidential conversation about the home, package and opportunity. JBRP1_UKTJ