Registered Children's Home Manager (Residential Manager)

The Role: Registered Children's Home Manager
Location: South East London
Salary: £48,000 - £55,000 (depending on experience)
Hours: Shift based (Full Time 40+ hours with some flexibility)
Do you possess a Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People's Services or working towards it? Do you have experience of working with children/young people (11 - 18 years olds)? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you.
OwnLife Group is looking to appoint a Manager to join our team. You will be responsible for safeguarding and promoting young people’s welfare in accordance with the Children’s Homes Regulations (2015) and Quality Standards.
If you are keen on joining this exciting, forward-thinking company and taking the next step in your career, then please click the apply now button to find out more.
Please note, you will be required to complete an application form as the next step in this process should you be shortlisted, in line with our safer recruitment policy.
The Company:
OwnLife Group is an independent organisation committed to providing children and young people with a caring environment in which they can achieve independence and fulfil their personal goals. We have a number of Residential homes across South East London. Our name reflects our aim which is to inspire the children and young people placed in our care to “own” and take control of their “own lives”. Young people are most likely to realise these goals if they are treated with respect and dignity and share with their carers, high expectations for the future.
We believe our staff deserve the same quality of life and we ensure this by supporting them so that they, in turn, can support the young people in their care and their own families at the same time.
Key Responsibilities:
The key responsibilities of a Residential Manager, but are not limited to:
* Responsible for leading and managing the home in a way that delivers the ethos, outcomes and approach set out in the home’s Statement of Purpose.
* Oversee the monitoring and implementation of each resident’s Relevant Plans
* In order to ensure each young person’s needs are met the Registered Manager is responsible for seeking to develop the home’s effective working relationships with each young person’s placing authority and with other relevant persons which may include services, individuals (including parents), agencies, organisations and establishments that work with children in the local community, e.g. police, schools, health and youth offending teams
* Ensure that all staff work as a team to achieve positive outcomes for the residents, throughout the placement and in line with the five (Every Child Matters) key outcome targets and Quality Standards
* Responsible for the professional development and training of the staff within the home.
* Actively promote equal opportunities for all
* Responsible for regularly monitoring and reviewing the quality of the care provided by the home
The Person:
The key skills and qualities of a Residential Manager:
* Extensive experience of working with children and young people.
* Ability to engage young people who have had disrupted childhoods.
* Ability to establish effective relationships with young people and staff and role model person-centered practice.
* Experience of leading, engaging and motivating staff in a challenging organisational environment.
* Effective communication and IT skills.
* Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People’s Services; or equivalent or working towards it.
OwnLife Group is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people and expects all of its employees to share this commitment. This post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced check by the Disclosure & Barring Service