Children's Registered Manager

Location Ipswich
Job type Permanent
Salary £39k - 50k per year
Reference 195653

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Registered Manager to work full time based in a Children’s home in Ipswich

The salary for this permanent Registered  job is up to £50,000

Main Duties:

  • Support the development of a new children’s home based in Ipswich
  • Responsible for managing all aspects of running the Home and will ensure that children and young people are supported and prepared to move on to independent living, a foster family or back to their family
  • Ensure that high levels of emotional and physical care, appropriate activities, comfortable accommodation, and the service of keyworkers are planned, provided, and applied in accordance with home’s procedures and strategies
  • Ensure operational staffing levels are maintained within the home
  • Demonstrate a working knowledge, implement, adhere to and give guidance to other staff on: Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015, The Children Act 1989 & 2004, Care Standards Act 2000, Equal Opportunities Policies, National Quality Standards for Children’s Homes, and Local Authority Child Protection Procedures, and any subsequent changes to said legislation
  • Demonstrate a working knowledge of Ofsted Inspection guidelines, promptly implementing any recommendations following an Inspection
  • Timely notification of any significant events or changes within the home, including completion of Regulation 45 Reports within the given time as instructed
  • Manage Performance and Development by using regular staff supervisions and annual appraisal process to promote a culture of self-awareness and understanding

Requirements of this job:

  • Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare or equivalent
  • Level 3 Residential Childcare qualification or equivalent
  • A minimum of 5 years’ experience working within Children’s residential care with 2 in a supervisory capacity
  • Ability to show leadership skills
  • Experience of managing budgets
  • Direct involvement in Ofsted inspections

Contact:

This job is advertised by Harry Smy; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

We welcome applications within a residential or supported living setting from care home managers, deputy managers, care coordinators, key workers, childcare workers and more as we might have other roles applicable to you.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.

Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.