Head of Care

2 weeks ago


Thatcham, West Berkshire, United Kingdom Prior's Court Foundation Full time £55,000 - £70,000 per year

Join Prior's Court as our Head of Care, a key leadership role where you'll shape the care and support of autistic young people with complex needs in a unique, integrated environment that blends residential care with learning and development.

Prior's Court's Children's Home currently has an Ofsted Care rating of Good.

Please note: Due to our location, a holder of a full UK driving licence is preferred for this role.

Key job information:

Salary
: £55,000 - £70,000

Hours
: 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year

Contract type
: Permanent

About the Head of Care role

Reporting to the Director of Care, the Head of Care will play a critical role in delivering our mission of enabling autistic young people with complex needs to live healthy, happy, and more independent lives. As a joint Registered Manager with Ofsted, you will provide strategic leadership across our residential services and ensure the delivery of high-quality, person-centred care.

You'll manage a team of Care Managers and work collaboratively with other departments to implement our core learning programmes – Healthiness, Positive Behaviour Support, and Keeping Me Safe – across all residential homes.

Key Responsibilities:


• Lead and inspire a team of Care Managers and residential staff, ensuring exceptional outcomes for young people.



Oversee the implementation of our learning programmes and ensure measurable progress in young people's development.



Uphold the highest safeguarding standards as a Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL).

Lead Ofsted inspections and ensure full compliance with Children's Homes Regulations.



Collaborate with internal departments and external stakeholders to maintain and enhance the quality of care.



Promote our autism approach, the Prior Approach, across your teams, embedding our unique autism strategies into everyday practice.



Maintain a culture of safety, development, and excellence across all residential homes.

What we're looking for

Essential:



Proven experience in providing care and learning for young people with autism and complex needs.



Experience in managing and developing diverse teams within residential settings.



Diploma Level 5 in Health and Social Care (or equivalent), or currently working towards it.



Extensive safeguarding knowledge and experience.



Strong leadership, communication, and analytical skills.



A deep commitment to the rights, wellbeing, and development of young people.

Benefits

We have a wide range of employee benefits, such as:


• Comprehensive training opportunities


• A pension scheme, with a contribution of 5% from Prior's Court of your basic salary


• 33 days of holiday per year, inclusive of Bank Holidays


• 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme for advice, information and support


• Access to our Flexible Employee Benefits and Discount Platform


• Employee Recognition Schemes, including an annual staff awards programme


• Long Service Awards


• Free on-site flu vaccinations


• Electric Car Scheme


• Employee Health and Wellbeing programme



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