Registered Manager for an incredible childrenshome that supports young people from trauma. They can offer outstanding benefits and support long term.
Hours:Full time permanent
Salary:£42,000-£50,000
Location: Huntingdon
Benefits:Bonus structure worth £2,500, £5,000 car allowance, great training package and more
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Registered Manager to within an incredibleprovider of Therapeutic Residential Childcare in an all-girls care home, and they have some exciting opportunities to be part of a team that makes a real difference in the lives of traumatised children and young people.
Based in the Huntingdon area foryoung people 8 to18 years of age in who have experienced childhood trauma and who may be vulnerable to CSE along with other complex needs. Our client provides therapeutic leadership and training those centres around Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity and Empathy PACE underpinned by Dyadic Development Practice and approach.
Our client firmly believes that by training, leading & supporting the staff team effectively, the best opportunity can be given for the restoration of the traumatised lives of the children and young people who are resident with them.
Benefits:
Welcome bonus spread over 6 months
Car Allowance £450
Travel to work fuel support.
On call payments
Referral programme
Bonus aligned to Ofsted reports
Christmas gift perks
Monthly supervisions
Team building activities.
Role and requirements:

• Lead and be a part of a caring team that provides a safe and loving home supported by higher management team.
• Continually review and meet the changing needs of the children and young people in our care
• Ensure therapeutic practice is embedded in the home
• Working alongside various professionals and associated clinical psychologist.
• Act as a positive role model to colleagues and young people,
• Developing trusting relationships that encourage recovery, growth and lasting change.
• Responsible for supervision meetings and mentoring staff
• Report writing (Behavioural analysis, case reviews, Reg 45
• Organisation of work patterns, ensuring staff training is current and up to date.
• Play an active part in the home and at times being on shift.
• Understanding of policies, procedures and regulations.
• Confidently manage OFSTED Inspections, regulation 44 visits.
• Ensure effective and efficient monitoring systems of home
• Working with wider organisations and liaising with external professionals
• Manage home budget effectively

Person requirements:

• Excellent safeguarding knowledge and skills
• Ability to creatively manage risk and promote positive risk taking
• Organised and motivated, with a genuine passion for supporting young people
• Excellent report writing skills
• Ability to advocate for childrens best interests
• Therapeutic knowledge and skills
• Strong communication skills -verbal and written
• Ability to develop staff professionally and lead a team
• Ability to manage challenging behaviour
• A willingness to go the extra mile
• Ability to remain calm and positive under pressure and in difficult situations
• A flexible approach to meet the needs of the home
• Solution focussed work ethic
• Ability to work with own initiative
• Desire for continual improvement and progression for the home
• Ability to readily identify challenges and provide appropriate resources and levels of support to overcome said challenges effective problem solver

Working Hours:
You will be required to work shifts short term to get to know the young people you support and then move on to working office hours 9am-5pm.
All shifts are 7am 10pm plus sleep. Finish at 7.30am after handover
Week 1 Monday, Thursday, and Saturday -45 hours
Week 2 = Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday -45 hours
Week 3 Wednesday -15 hours
Qualifications, experience, and Skills:
Educated to GCSE level or equivalent -Grade C minimum in both Maths and English.
Diploma Level 3 Health and Social Care Children and Young People or equivalent.
Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare or equivalent
Excellent interpersonal skills, with demonstrated ability to be tactful and diplomatic, and manage professional relationships effectively.
OFSTED regulations and operating standards
Safeguarding Children
Operating processes and documentation requirements of a residential home
ICT literate and fully competent in the use of all MS Office software.
Good organisational and administrative skills, with a methodical approach and strong attention to detail.
Logical and pragmatic approach to problem solving.
Good report-writing skills.
Financial management and budgeting
Commitment to continuously improve service delivery.
Resilient, patient, calm, able to perform under pressure.
Ability to work as part of a team, or independently, and act appropriately on own initiative.
Open-minded and flexible to new ways of working.
Strong positive conflict resolution
Benefits:
Welcome bonus spread over 6 months
Car Allowance £450
Travel to work fuel support.
On call payments
Referral programme
Bonus aligned to Ofsted reports
Christmas gift perks
Monthly supervisions
Team building activities.

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