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Childrens Home Manager
Job Posted: 8 minutes ago
Salary: £ 55,000 - 65,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: TN13, Sevenoaks, Kent
Expire in: a month
Job Description
Registered Childrens Home Manager
Sevenoaks
Salary - 60,000
Full time
Perm
About the role
Benecare strives to provide services that are user friendly and sensitive to the individual needs of our residents, local authorities, and all sections of the community. It is the responsibility of all staff to work to achieve this within our ethos of service, quality, equality, and partnership. (Partnership means demonstrating a commitment to close co-operation with colleagues and joint work in partnership with our service users).
The aim of the role is:
* To be responsible for shaping and delivering the residential homes at Silver Birch Care (Residential Services) and managing the team to achieve the same.
* To support children aged from 8 to 18 years old who have complex behavioural, emotional, and social difficulties. Your focus will be centred on the needs of each child.
* To provide high quality care services that support the needs of the residents, and to be an advocate for their wellbeing.
* To provide strong, motivational leadership to staff.
Duties and responsibilities:
* To have overall responsibility for managing referrals into the service from a variety of sources and maintaining full occupancy.
* To produce a development plan for the service that ensures the delivery of high quality, clinically informed practice.
* To ensure all clinical practices and medication processes within the home are conducted in line with legislation.
* To ensure all clinical practices and medication processes within the home are conducted in line with legislation.
* To ensure that safe working practices are always employed by all staff in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work legislation. Co-operate with designated personnel exercising their responsibilities in relation to the Health and Safety at Work Act.
* To ensure all children and young people in residence at the home have their risk and needs assessed, and that these assessments are regularly reviewed and updated.
* To ensure that high quality support and transition services are provided to young people in line with the service specifications and placement plans required by the relevant local authorities.
* To ensure that professional ethics and behaviour are always demonstrated by all staff.
* To actively co-ordinate the service provision and be a focal point for support, advice, and coaching to all staff within the home.
* Maintain a clean and safe environment; ensure that the physical state of the building is maintained to a high standard and that all repair/maintenance problems are dealt with promptly.
* To be accountable and take responsibility for liaising with regulatory organisations in relation to the way the home is managed.
* To ensure that the company’s financial and administrative procedures are adhered to and to work within a set budget.
* To safeguard children and young people through sound management strategies, collaborative working with external agencies and emergency services, and compliance with local authority safeguarding procedures.
* To support staff to achieve the highest standards of care for all residents.
* To assist in the management, appraisal, supervision, and support of all residential staff.
What you will need to succeed
* Qualifications are essential, i.e., Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management, Children & Young People’s Services, or equivalent. Or a willingness to undertake training within 6 months of commencement of employment.
* At least two years’ experience relevant to residential care within the last five years.
* At least one year of experience supervising and managing professional staff.
* Sound knowledge and understanding of Children Homes regulation including Quality Standards 2015, The Children’s Homes (Amendment) Regulations 2011, Care Standards Act 2000, Ofsted and related legislation, and policies and procedures.
Equal Opportunities
Benecare has a strong commitment to achieving equality of opportunity in both services to the young people placed in our care and the employment of people. It expects all employees to understand and promote its policies in their workBefore You Apply
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