Head of Care

2 weeks ago

Leeds, United Kingdom Pebbles Care Ltd Full time

Are you an experienced Senior Manager in Residential Child Care who is committed to improving outcomes for children and young people?

Pebbles Care Ltd. is seeking an experienced and highly skilled Head of Care, to take on a pivotal leadership role across our homes in England. As Head of Care you will provide strategic direction and guidance to our care teams across twenty-seven homes located in Cumbria, Yorkshire, Lancashire, St Helens, Leeds and the North East. You will provide leadership and management support and guidance to a team of Area Managers whose role is to provide external oversight of homes across four areas. In addition you will manage a team of Quality Improvement Managers whose role is to provide additional support in relation to quality assurance.

As a progressive organisation, we have developed and deliver an eclectic model of Therapeutic Parenting, led by our Head of Psychology. We take pride in ensuring that our approach places the needs of children and young people in all we do. This approach underpins the way we care and reflects our commitment to our core values.

**Your role and responsibilities - Head of Care, England**

Your primary responsibility as Head of Care will be to ensure the safety and well-being of children and young people, by ensuring that standards of care continually improve. We aim to exceed standards set by our regulators and provide a nurturing and positive lived experience for children and young people in our care. Working closely with our care teams and managers, you will focus on improving our standards of service delivery through strong leadership and guidance. Your role will involve monitoring and evaluating the quality of care provided, whilst also promoting regulatory compliance by providing guidance and direction to a small team of Quality Improvement Managers.

As the main point of contact for our Area Managers, you will offer the necessary support they require to excel in their roles. Additionally, you will report directly to our Board of Directors and CEO, providing them with regular progress updates as you contribute to service and business development.

**What we offer you**
- Your staring salary is between £60,000 to £65,000 per annum, depending on experience, qualifications, and training.
- A discretionary performance related bonus
- Car Allowance of £6000
- Your hours of work are 40 hours per week Monday to Friday
- 33 days annual leave
- Auto enrolment into the Company pension scheme (The People’s Pension)
- Private Medical Insurance
- Life Assurance / Death in Service 3x basic salary
- Cash back health care plan (Medicash), allows you to claim for dental and optical treatments, access to same day GP consultations 24/7, discounted gym memberships and many more benefits.
- Blue light card
- Employee referral scheme

**What sets Pebbles apart from other care providers?**

We provide residential child care for vulnerable young people with complex needs between the ages of 8 and 18.
- Our mission is to continue to lead the way in offering bespoke therapeutic care and education to vulnerable young people.
- We offer a needs-led approach to learning via our schools and flexible ADAPT Learning approach.
- Our homes have on-going support from our ‘in-house’ team of psychologists.
- Our 45 homes across North England and Scotland are of a very high standard. We also have 2 well-established schools for children and young people.
- We have innovative and exciting plans for growth in 2023 and beyond.
- We have a wealth of skills and knowledge to share with you, and nearly twenty years of experience in supporting young people to feel safe and affect positive change.
- Pebbles Care have excellent employee benefits and discounts that support your health and wellbeing. We also like to have fun and regard each other with high levels of respect.

**Essential qualities that we look for include**:

- An extensive background in senior management within a residential child-care setting.
- An understanding and ability to articulate and define excellent standards of residential child care.
- Strong leadership and management qualities.
- A qualified or accredited training in Child Protection.
- Proficient in building relationships and fostering effective communication channels to establish positive connections with both children in both intra and inter-agency settings.
- Being fully conversant with OFSTED regulations and other respective regulatory guidance, and adept at operating within these.
- Full UK drivers’ licence.

**Desirable qualities that we look for include,**
- Level 5 in Leadership and Management
- Educated to degree level in Social Work or Health and Social Care
- Knowledge of Therapeutic Parenting

**Are you ready to join us?

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