Head of Care: Children's Services

3 weeks ago

Gloucester, United Kingdom Within Reach services Limited Full time

**We are seeking a Responsible Individual**

Within Reach specialises in providing support and homely care for young people and children who have complex needs. We are passionate about supporting young people to feel safe, happy and to reach their potential. We are registered with Ofsted as a children’s care home provider and with CQC (rated GOOD) to deliver personal care.

**Main Responsibilities and Key result areas**
- Display good commercial acumen to develop and produce operationally viable and cost-effective solutions to business development opportunities, developing and working on bids in line with legislation and customer specification.
- A strong commitment to the safeguarding, including Health & Safety, children, young people, families and staff in all services.
- To take full control of recruitment process
- Be responsible for reporting regularly on each designated residential Home to ensure that it fulfils its Statement of Purpose and function and is run in accordance with statute and the company policies, guidelines and instructions.
- Ensure full compliance with all external regulatory bodies.
- Contribute to, and/or participate in, projects and initiatives associated with the functions of both their own area of service delivery and others as required.
- Rapid improvement of quality within assigned homes with sustainability planning for long term.
- Prepare detailed reports for Statutory and Case Reviews to a consistently high standard

**Managment / Leadership Requirements**
- Designated individual leading the services and act on behalf of the organisation to ensure that they meet relevant requirements set out in legislation.
- Provide highly effective leadership across the residential children’s home, semi-independent living and supported living accommodations.
- Manage and implement change to help grow the business.
- Implement quality assurance practices to monitor and evaluate standards of the individual and of the team performance, to support the company to achieve its objective to continuously improve upon quality.
- To provide regular formal and informal supervision and management of senior managers, encouraging professional development, completing and identifying training and staff development needs to ensure objectives are met.
- To provide effective leadership, management support and guidance to operational Registered Managers in the development of the Residential Services.
- To ensure that the services needs are met through a strong emphasis on communication and participation.
- To participate in meetings and training events as required by line managers and Directors.

**Knowledge / Education / Skills**
- A sound working knowledge of the statutory requirements associated with the residential care of young people. This will include Children’s Homes Regulations, Residential Family Centres, Health and Safety legislation etc.
- Proven people management skills within a residential setting, including motivating, directing, delegating.
- Able to show how to implement approaches to simplify complex processes and make efficiencies and savings.
- Proven organisational and financial management skills

**Experience**
- **Significant experience within leadership role.**:

- Experience planning and leading strategic initiatives.
- Well established stakeholder relationships with a proven track record of running successful children’s residential care services and influencing change.
- Substantial recent experience of business partnership, relationship and facilitation management skills gained in a similar role.
- A strong background of successful residential children’s home management is essential, preferably with knowledge of Ofsted requirements, working in challenging environments and leading excellence in care.
- Turnaround experience in children’s homes and a successful problem solver.
- Achieved Good or Outstanding judgements in previous settings under their leadership.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £70,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Employee discount
- Referral programme

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus scheme
- Performance bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Gloucester, Gloucestershire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

- Do you have at least 2 years experience within a Children's Care setting? YES or NO

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (preferred)

Work Location: One location

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