Registered Manager

Your new company
This is a small local children's care provider who are currently recruiting for a Registered Manager to join their team and manage their 4-bed home in Birmingham. The is Ofsted rated 'Good' and offers a supportive and well established staff team. Working alongside their in-house clinical psychologist and other external professionals, the young people in your care will benefit from a holistic approach to their support. This home has recently been renovated to the highest standards, purpose built around the needs of the young people.
The company has a further 2 childrens homes locally and plan to open a further 3 in the next 12 months. Whilst the company is there to provide excellent care for their young people, they also acknowledge that their staff should also be given the support they need to flourish and succeed. The company offer continuous CPD and prefer to promote internally to give their staff opportunities to progress, should they want to.
Your new role
As the Registered Manager of this 4-bed EBD home, your main responsibilities will include:

• Day to day management of staff
• Oversight of the Home practices and procedures
• Advocating for the young people within the home to thrive and reach the best possible outcomes.
• Developing and supervising a staff team
• Engaging and communicating with wider professional services
• Delegations of tasks to the staff team
• Good understanding of challenging behaviour and de-escalation
• Overseeing Placement plans, Educations plans, Health care Plans, Risk assessments and Positive Behaviour support plans.
• Understanding and knowledge of Safeguarding procedures and policy
• Have an understanding of the Childrens Homes Regulations and Quality standards and implementing into practice.
• Working in line with the Ofsted SCCIF (Social Care Common Inspection Framework)
• Completing monthly audits and liaising with the Responsible Individual.

What you'll need to succeed

• Minimum 3 years managerial experience within a residential setting.
• Experience of working with challenging behaviours, complex care needs and trauma informed care
• Ideally holds a Level 5 qualification in Leadership and Management of childcare or working/willing to work towards
• In depth knowledge of children's homes regulations and quality standards
• Solution-focused
• Diploma in Level 3/4 Children and Young People's Workforce.
• Understanding of attachment and trauma in relation to young people.
• A commitment to personal development and the acquisition of professional skills and further qualifications
• Proven success of development of staff teams and individuals.
• Proven OFSTED inspection history.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

What you'll get in return

• A competitive salary of £50,000 + depending on experience with opportunity for additional earnings of up to £8,000 per year
• Company pension
• Paid Birthday off
• Opportunities to progress within the company
• Continued Professional Development both internally and externally
• Support from the homes full time Responsible Individual and in house Clinical Psychologist with clinically led supervision
• Access to the companies Employment Assistance Programme
• Referral Programme

What you need to do now

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