Registered Manager - Childrens Home - Ipswich
| Posting date: | 19 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £35,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 May 2024 |
| Location: | Ipswich, Suffolk |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Fevaca |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
We are seeking a Children’s Home Registered Manager to oversee the day to day operational running of our Residential Children’s Home in Ipswich . This is a full-time position with an annual wage of £35 000
The registered manager is responsible for supervising, supporting, and managing the other staff within the children’s home. They report directly to the Responsible Individual, Area Manager, Operational Managers and Directors. The Registered Manager is a professional with significant experience in their field and holds a qualification and registration in health or social sciences or social care management: They must have significant experience. The role requires a positive value base, a good understanding of social work perspectives and an ability to manage staff, environment and clients with complex and challenging behaviours.
The registered manager will supervise the staff within their line management, including completion of appraisals. They will ensure the cohesive consistency amongst the team. Most importantly they are responsible for ensuring the children’s needs are met, and that to the best of our ability they are happy. We must also ensure the environment is positive and the statutory or contractual obligations of FEVACA are met. The Registered Manager will review and ensure good standards of practice in recording and monitoring, liaison with other agencies, and contact with the local community. They are responsible for developing and maintaining a positive and ‘warm’ culture throughout the team and the service.
Essential
• Positive and non Judgemental value base
• Ability to demonstrate a commitment to equal opportunities and anti discriminatory practice
• A good working knowledge of the relevant legislation to your role including safeguarding, children’s homes regulations and health and safety legislation
• Ability to represent the organisation to external bodies and members of the community.
• Ability to oversee the management of the service.
• Willingness to contribute to on call rota and complete direct work and shifts including sleep in’s, weekends and bank holidays, when necessary.
• Experience (minimum 2 years) of working with vulnerable children in a residential environment
• Experience of managing staff and completing supervision and appraisal processes (at least 1 year)
• Experience of managing budgets
• Good standard of written and verbal English, including report writing and assessment skills.
• A knowledge of the regulatory framework for the field
• The completion of the Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People's Services in the children and young people's residential management pathway or equivalent
Benefits
• Pension scheme, with an employer top-up
• Free Meals / Refreshments while at the Children’s Home
• Access to our employee assistance programme (free confidential advice, for work, counselling, financial wellbeing, childcare support, family issues, legal information, medical information)
• Full and comprehensive training programme
• Access to company vehicles
• Free parking
• Mileage and expenses paid
• Family friendly environment
JOB DESCRIPTION
CLIENTS
• Promote the development of the children
• Protect children from threats to their health, welfare and normal development, both from inside and outside the home.
• Ensure that key stages in the stay of children such as admission and discharge are properly managed and reflect decisions recorded in care plans.
• Ensure that children facing crises and stresses are offered appropriate additional support.
• Ensure that the children are involved for their own lives, involving them in planning their lives supporting them and helping them towards taking greater control and responsibility
• Participate, develop and implement support plans, ensuring their suitability and success are reviewed; including the delivery of the outcome star.
• Write or delegate the duty of monthly reports and needs assessments as well as any other appropriate document (such as risk assessments) as required.
STAFF
• Develop and maintain good working relationships with staff
• Ensure all new staffs are supported fully and complete their induction packs.
• Ensure you are providing both informal and formal support to the staff working with you
• Offer formal supervision monthly to the staff in your line management; ensure supervision is delivered throughout the supervision structure of your department and that this is of good quality.
• Complete appraisal, disciplinary and grievance processes as per company policy.
• Raise any concerns about staff to the Area Manager.
• Contribute to and implement the internal training package.
• Develop the staff ability to learn theoretical perspectives and enhance their reflective skills.
• Ensure all meetings are implemented regarding your department, as per the meeting protocol of FEVACA.
• Ensure provision of rota to staff team and enable cover for the rota for emergencies
FAMILY AND THE COMMUNITY
• Use the residential community as a means of support and social learning for the children and team.
• Introduce and involve yourself in the local community and represent FEVACA and our ethos positively.
• Develop and maintain good working relationships with family members and carers
The registered manager is responsible for supervising, supporting, and managing the other staff within the children’s home. They report directly to the Responsible Individual, Area Manager, Operational Managers and Directors. The Registered Manager is a professional with significant experience in their field and holds a qualification and registration in health or social sciences or social care management: They must have significant experience. The role requires a positive value base, a good understanding of social work perspectives and an ability to manage staff, environment and clients with complex and challenging behaviours.
The registered manager will supervise the staff within their line management, including completion of appraisals. They will ensure the cohesive consistency amongst the team. Most importantly they are responsible for ensuring the children’s needs are met, and that to the best of our ability they are happy. We must also ensure the environment is positive and the statutory or contractual obligations of FEVACA are met. The Registered Manager will review and ensure good standards of practice in recording and monitoring, liaison with other agencies, and contact with the local community. They are responsible for developing and maintaining a positive and ‘warm’ culture throughout the team and the service.
Essential
• Positive and non Judgemental value base
• Ability to demonstrate a commitment to equal opportunities and anti discriminatory practice
• A good working knowledge of the relevant legislation to your role including safeguarding, children’s homes regulations and health and safety legislation
• Ability to represent the organisation to external bodies and members of the community.
• Ability to oversee the management of the service.
• Willingness to contribute to on call rota and complete direct work and shifts including sleep in’s, weekends and bank holidays, when necessary.
• Experience (minimum 2 years) of working with vulnerable children in a residential environment
• Experience of managing staff and completing supervision and appraisal processes (at least 1 year)
• Experience of managing budgets
• Good standard of written and verbal English, including report writing and assessment skills.
• A knowledge of the regulatory framework for the field
• The completion of the Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People's Services in the children and young people's residential management pathway or equivalent
Benefits
• Pension scheme, with an employer top-up
• Free Meals / Refreshments while at the Children’s Home
• Access to our employee assistance programme (free confidential advice, for work, counselling, financial wellbeing, childcare support, family issues, legal information, medical information)
• Full and comprehensive training programme
• Access to company vehicles
• Free parking
• Mileage and expenses paid
• Family friendly environment
JOB DESCRIPTION
CLIENTS
• Promote the development of the children
• Protect children from threats to their health, welfare and normal development, both from inside and outside the home.
• Ensure that key stages in the stay of children such as admission and discharge are properly managed and reflect decisions recorded in care plans.
• Ensure that children facing crises and stresses are offered appropriate additional support.
• Ensure that the children are involved for their own lives, involving them in planning their lives supporting them and helping them towards taking greater control and responsibility
• Participate, develop and implement support plans, ensuring their suitability and success are reviewed; including the delivery of the outcome star.
• Write or delegate the duty of monthly reports and needs assessments as well as any other appropriate document (such as risk assessments) as required.
STAFF
• Develop and maintain good working relationships with staff
• Ensure all new staffs are supported fully and complete their induction packs.
• Ensure you are providing both informal and formal support to the staff working with you
• Offer formal supervision monthly to the staff in your line management; ensure supervision is delivered throughout the supervision structure of your department and that this is of good quality.
• Complete appraisal, disciplinary and grievance processes as per company policy.
• Raise any concerns about staff to the Area Manager.
• Contribute to and implement the internal training package.
• Develop the staff ability to learn theoretical perspectives and enhance their reflective skills.
• Ensure all meetings are implemented regarding your department, as per the meeting protocol of FEVACA.
• Ensure provision of rota to staff team and enable cover for the rota for emergencies
FAMILY AND THE COMMUNITY
• Use the residential community as a means of support and social learning for the children and team.
• Introduce and involve yourself in the local community and represent FEVACA and our ethos positively.
• Develop and maintain good working relationships with family members and carers