Registered Children's Home Manager (EBD)

Karma Health and Wellbeing Ltd ,
Burscough, Lancashire

Overview

Job Description

On behalf of my client we are recruiting for a Children's Home Manager for a children's home within the Burscough, Lancashire area. This is a brand new 4 bedded EBD home. You must have QCF Level 5 in Childcare or Equivalent. You must also have 2 years experience working with children in the last 5 years and at least 1 year at senior level. You will be accountable to the Director of Residential Services. The Registered Manager will be responsible for all staff working within or from the Children's Home as identified by the Director. The Registered Manager will be supported by an Assistant Manager and a central office. You will be the 'Registered Manager' for the home as specified in the Children's Homes Regulations 2015 and required to fulfil the obligations set out in the Quality Care Standards 2015. The home will provide medium to long-term placements for young people where the plan indicates this to be the most suitable intervention. Therefore, emotional sustainability, sound partnership practice, verbal and written communication techniques, the ability to form lasting relationships, commitment to working issues through, to be tenacious in working in a planned way to achieve the best outcomes for the young person through establishing small achievable targets are required. To promote the practice of working in partnership with young people, their families, other staff within other agencies, in order to meet the needs of young people. To provide operational management of the staff team and to deploy appropriate staff resources in order that key tasks are fulfilled. To ensure that sufficient back up resources are available in emergency/out of hours situations including participation in an out of hours 'On-Call' rota. This is a full time position of 40 hours per week, Annual leave is 28 days inclusive of Bank and Public Holidays For further information on this vacancy contact Kim on 07815 436488