Responsible Individual- Children's Home

3 months ago


Wolverhampton, United Kingdom Friends & Co Full time

**RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUAL- Children's Residential Homes.**

Friends & Co Limited currently have 2 homes. It is our teams that make the difference. We work within a friendly, inclusive, and supportive environment.

We are looking for a talented and experienced individual to join our team and develop their career. Working within the Senior Leadership Team, you will have a significant contribution to make to the growth and development of our Residential Children’s Homes.

The Responsible Individual shall have the capacity, experience, and skills to supervise the management of each Children’s Home that they are responsible for. This will include demonstrating that they have the skills needed to develop the leadership and management of our homes such that the homes have the capacity and capability to meet or exceed the Children’s Homes Quality Standards.

**KEY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES not limited to**:
**Assignment**
- To act as Ofsted Responsible Individual, and to communicate with Ofsted on behalf of the organisation, ensuring our homes are fully compliant with regulatory and legislative requirement, taking into consideration the wider service.
- To ensure that the needs of the Young People are met through a strong emphasis on a high standard of consistent care centred on dignity, kindness, and respect.
- The Responsible Individual must be able to demonstrate that they can effectively supervise the management of each home individually, as well as all of the homes overall.
- To work effectively, in partnership, with the Registered Managers, Operations Manager and Directors.
- To strive for an outstanding rating or at least good.

**Duties and responsibilities and not limited to**:

- To ensure the Young People in our homes are effectively safeguarded, and to become the Designated Safeguarding Lead on behalf of the company.
- To provide effective leadership, management, support, and guidance to Registered Managers in the development of the Children’s Homes.
- To ensure financial budgets are compliant with the Children’s Homes Regulations 2015 and Ofsted’s inspection frameworks.
- To ensure all statutory Health & Safety checks are undertaken within agreed timescales.
- Ensure that all legal responsibilities associated with the opening, registration and operation of the Home are effectively discharged.
- Assist with the recruitment needs of the business
- To assist and register for new homes
- Overseeing management of the service and ensuring the service is safe, well run and complies with regulations.
- Supervise, support, and hold to account the RM of the home.
- Ensure the children placed in the home are receiving a standard of care that is compliant with the home’s Statement of Purpose and Function and Children’s Guide
- Visit the home on a regular basis to establish a meaningful relationship and extensive knowledge of each child placed, their Care Plans and EHC plans
- Ensure the home is compliant with all relevant legislation and regulations and remains up to date with any changes.
- Ensure the external monitoring of practice within the home through your own supervision of the RM’s, scrutiny of the Regulation 44 and 45 reports and any other reports relating to the home, including Ofsted inspections and compliance visits with local authorities.
- Ensure each home has a continuous improvement and development plan which is implemented, monitored, and evaluated.
- Attend children’s and staff meetings periodically.
- Maintain your own CPD and attend and evaluate the delivery of training to staff for effectiveness.
- Ensure and evidence that all staff are sufficiently and appropriately trained, can evidence the relevant skills and experiences to undertake the roles. Ensure they all undertake CPD and keep abreast of new legislation and practice.
- Develop and establish provision for care, accommodation, and support through working with existing partners and building links with other partners and agencies as appropriate.
- Ensure that there is effective management and resources allocation within the context of placement matching and stability.
- Ensure the home is fully prepared and ready for regular Ofsted inspections.
- Ensure that electronic and paper administration systems are current and appropriate, that recorded information is accurate and that timely data is provided by RM’s.
- Assist in the appointment of staff and oversee Induction, Discipline, Capability and Grievance procedures
- To support the directors to help develop the service

**PERSON SPECIFICATION**
- **Essential**_

**EDUCATION, TRAINING & QUALIFICATIONS**:

- Management Qualification equivalent to Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management for Children's Residential Care, or above.
- A minimum of five years’ experience in a position in the management of Children’s Residential Homes of which two years must be as a Registered Manager.
- Full UK Driving Licence with access to your own vehicle.

**KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & APT


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