Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.9/5 and nearly 1000 reviews has an exciting Locum opportunity available for an experienced Interim Senior Manager Children's Residential to join a well-established Children’s service based in Gloucester.
Pay Rate: £400 per hour (assignment rate)
Contract: Locum
Hours: Full-time
Summary: An Interim Senior Manager for Children's Residential is responsible for overseeing the operations, management, and quality of services within children's residential homes, ensuring that the care provided meets the highest standards and complies with regulatory requirements.
Main duties:
- Lead the day-to-day operations of multiple children's residential homes, ensuring effective service delivery.
- Ensure compliance with legal and regulatory frameworks, including Ofsted and safeguarding standards.
- Develop and implement policies and procedures to enhance the quality of care and support for children.
- Manage and support residential care staff, including managers, care workers, and support staff.
- Conduct performance reviews, provide mentorship, and facilitate professional development opportunities.
- Ensure adequate staffing levels, including recruitment, training, and retention of staff.
- Take a lead role in safeguarding practices, ensuring the protection and welfare of children in care.
- Ensure that all staff are fully trained and competent in child protection policies and procedures.
- Act as the point of contact for safeguarding issues and liaise with external agencies when necessary.
Benefits of working for Sanctuary Personnel:
- Effortless Registration: Say goodbye to paperwork! Our fully online and paperless registration service streamlines the process, making it convenient and hassle-free for you.
- Compliance Made Easy: Enjoy peace of mind with our free DBS and compliance service, which includes paid-for mandatory e-learning and practical training modules tailored to your needs.
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- Expert Guidance and Support: Benefit from personalised clinical governance and revalidation support from our in-house qualified health professional with over 15 years of experience. We're here to ensure you're always on top of your game.
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- Professional Development: Working as a locum in Social Work provides opportunities for continuous professional development. You may encounter new challenges, technologies, and best practices in different settings, which can enhance your clinical skills and knowledge.
Requirements of the Senior Manager:
- Relevant professional qualification in social work, health, or residential care (e.g., NVQ Level 5 in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare, or equivalent).
- Registration with a relevant professional body (e.g., Social Work England) may be required.
- Extensive experience in managing children's residential homes or similar services.
- Strong background in safeguarding and child protection.
- Proven track record of leading and managing teams, with experience in staff development.
- Experience of working within regulatory frameworks, including Ofsted inspections.
Contact:
This Senior Manager job is advertised by Billy Holland; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
We welcome applications from Social Workers who meet the above requirements.
Regretfully we are only able to respond to experienced Social Work candidates who meet these requirements for this Social Work role as we need to meet our clients’ requirements, but please feel free to browse our open roles that may be more suitable for you.
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.
