Registered Manager

About the role:

As Registered Manager at our Children’s home, Austen Cottage, you will be an integral part of our team who put the children and young people at the heart of everything we do.

We are currently looking to recruit a highly skilled and experienced individual to join our team ensuring a consistent, high quality care is provided to all young people that live in the home. You will contribute to a rigorous programme of self-evaluation which drives a culture of self-improvement, you will also ensure that the quality of care provided for all our children is best in class and that the setting has a high quality, homely feel whilst creating a working environment in which employees are motivated and empowered to achieve in all they do for our children. You will be responsible for the Home’s occupancy targets and pro-actively work to ensure that there is an active waiting list for places. This complex and vital role will also entail upholding and maintaining registration standards, all relevant Legislation and adhering to the Regulations and quality standards.

About you :

For this role we are looking for someone who has relevant experience of working at a senior level with children with a range of needs including behavioural emotional and social difficulties, previous experience leading and managing a team of staff, and knowledge of current relevant legislation and guidelines. You will have experience in managing referrals and liaising with social work and commissioning teams. You will hold a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or equivalent and hold or will be working towards a Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare or equivalent. If you share our commitment to developing confident and capable young people and making a difference to their lives by meeting their educational, health and social care needs in structured, nurturing school and home provisions, we would love to hear from you

Why work for us?

a competitive salary and generous annual leave entitlement a comprehensive induction programme so you can hit the ground running continued professional development and training contributions to your pension a friendly, passionate team committed to getting the best outcomes for our young people

Benefits include:

£500 refer-a-friend bonus OFSTED bonuses life assurance cycle to work scheme and laptop loans discounts on cinema trips, electronics, fashion, home and garden, travel, groceries, gifts, utilities, health and fitness birthday treats long service and employee of the month awards employee assistance and counselling service, wellbeing support and advice optional flu jab

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