Children’s Service Manager

Domus Recruitment Ltd ,
Welshpool, Powys
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Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £40,000 per annum

Overview

Children's Home Manager An excellent opportunity has arisen for a proven Registered Manager to run an established Children's Home for this fantastic children's care provider. This is a great opportunity to really take ownership of a children's home and to go into a 'Good' CIW rating home with no existing issues. We are working on behalf of this great company, who already have a great reputation for giving exceptional standards of care for Children. They care deeply about the future of the children within their services and want to continue to achieve outstanding results. As a company they focus on therapeutic care and support for the children. This is a great opportunity and does require a Children's Service Manager with proven CIW/Ofsted experience and running a team The main responsibilities of the Children's Service Manager include: • To direct and take overall responsibility for the management of the residential home. • To establish and maintain best-practice systems, risk appraisal and quality assurance procedures to ensure high quality, high value services and good outcomes for young people and Local Authorities. • To provide regular performance reports to the Regional Manager and the Managing Director. • To secure registration with CIW as the Registered Manager. • To effectively manage a Home budget. • To submit weekly KPI reports to the Regional Manager. • To engage with the Regional Manager on all matters particularly those relating to Childcare issues, presenting appropriate information to enable the Regional Manager to make effective decisions. • To manage the Home staff team and the rota. • To liaise effectively with the Commissioning Manager regarding new referrals, discharges and ongoing placements. • To review individual children's placement plans on an ongoing basis, ensuring that each child's needs are met to the highest standard by yourself and your team. • To ensure that staff are recruited, trained, managed, appraised and developed in accordance with internal and statutory procedures. • To promote the company's equal opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice policies in relation to all staff and young people. The key skills and experience required for the Children's Service Manager include: - Minimum Level 4 NVQ Diploma in Health and Social Care Management. - A proven track record of successfully managing similar childcare facilities. - Strong staff management and budgetary skills. - An ability to communicate effectively on all levels with internal and external bodies. - A strong familiarity in working towards Ofsted/CIW standards and outcomes. - Residential Experience - Driving licence (need a driver) Benefits: Bonus Scheme Monday to Friday work Paid holiday If you are interested in this Children's Home manager role then please forward your up to date CV to or call me on to discuss things further. "As part of our continual pursuit of quality candidates we appreciate and reward candidate recommendations from you if we successfully secure them a position. We will reward you with £200 if you recommend a new candidate to us who is not already registered and we secure them a role for a minimum of 1 month." Key words: Children's home manager, CIW, Home Manager, Children, EBD, Welshpool, Powys, Registered Manager, Registered Children's Manager, Care Inspectorate, Wales

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