Registered Children’s Home Manager

Solo, dual and 3+ bed homes!

Birmingham

Salary £50-65k

BONUS, EXCEPTIONAL BENEFITS PACKAGE, POTENTIAL SHARE OPTIONS

My client is medium sized organisation, specialising in providing services to Children with Emotional, Behavioural and Social Difficulties and Learning Disabilities. This client is currently undergoing an expansion and increasing their portfolio of services and as a result are now actively recruiting talented individuals to join the team in Lancashire.

Overview of the position:

Are you an ambitious manager who has proven experience in working and managing residential services for Children and Young People? Would you like to join a quality focused organisation who has won accolades in the services they deliver? Would you like to become a manager of an existing reputable home for Children and Young People?

My client is searching for a passionate, fun and ambitious individual to join their Children’s Residential home in Birmingham

About the Role

As the Home Manager of residential services for Children and Young People with Social, Emotional, behavioural issues you will be leading, inspiring and mentoring your staffing groups to ensure they are meeting and exceeding the emotional support of the Children and Young People in their care. You will be regularly monitoring and reviewing the policies and procedures of the service and updating where necessary to keep in line with the regulations.

You will be caring and empathetic and be able to create a therapeutic environment within the Home. You will have the overall budgetary responsibility for the home and be directly reporting into your Regional Manager on a weekly basis.

The Ideal Candidate:

Essential Skills

• A professional social work qualification (Degree), QCF level 5 in Children and Young People or working towards the same
• Substantial managerial experience at Assistant/Deputy Manager within a similar Ofsted-regulated Residential ennvironment
• 2 year’s residential care experience.
• Full driving licence

Desirable Skills

• Experience of project/ work planning, monitoring and reviewing/quality assurance.
• Knowledge of basic accounting principles and ability to interpret financial information
• Ability to use Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook Email & Calendar

Other benefits include:

• Employer contribution pension
• 25 day’s Annual leave plus 8 Bank holidays in lieu
• Regular supervisions, reviews of career and training needs/aspirations
• Further benefits to be discussed on application

The exact locations of the homes are confidential but are in various locations across the North West to include: Manchester, Liverpool, Stockport, Lancashire, Preston, Blackpool.

If you wish to apply for this vacancy, please e-mail an up to date CV via the APPLY button or alternatively if you wish to discuss in confidence please call Ash on 07961812617