Residential Lead

2 months ago


Stafford, United Kingdom Staffordshire County Council Full time

Are you passionate about Residential Care for Children and young people, do you want to make a real difference for children who live in residential settings, if so, this could be the job for you

Contract details: This is a permanent full-time role with a mix of office and home working to suit the needs of the organisation and to assist with your own work life balance. Admin support for this role is available at our Hawthorns site in Burton Upon Trent.

We’re looking for a passionate and committed leader who can drive our children’s residential service forward. You’ll do this by developing innovative approaches to practice in collaboration with internal and external partners and by providing short break packages to stabilise life at home or in residential placements. All with an aim to secure the right outcome for our young people, whether that’s to return home or move to alternative living arrangements where going home is not an option.

It's a great time to join us as we’re adopting a clinical model in our residential settings. This means taking a therapeutic approach to our residential offer, so that we have clinicians providing a range of innovative services which strive to be:
psychologically informed,
attachment and trauma responsive,

And this then means the great work we do is meaningful for each individual child or young person.

As our Residential Lead you’ll need to:
To be social work qualified with SWE registration
Have a relevant management qualification or substantial management experience
Have substantial knowledge and experience of managing residential services for children and young people, along with the related regulatory framework and safeguarding
Provide leadership for 5 residential settings across Staffordshire in Burton Upon Trent, Cannock, Stafford and Tamworth locations
Leadership skills with the ability to inspire and motivate others in what can be a challenging environment

Above all, you’ll have the resilience to lead the service through the challenging times, knowing the difference you and your team are making to children and young people.

About Staffordshire County Council

We are no ordinary county council:
Our Values:
The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:
We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.

Our benefits:
We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to a range of benefits.

Our recruitment process:
As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.



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