Registered Manager

Job Summary

The Registered Manager is accountable for delivering high quality care, strategic leadership and operational oversight in the assessment of vulnerable parents and their children. To ensure the delivery of robust, fair, and evidence-based parenting assessments and, to make the use of Changing Generations care services a positive, timely and rewarding experience for those families. This means that they are responsible for delivery of all care services, as well as the strategic planning for developments within the Centre(s), and all day-to-day management matters. They will demonstrate the ability to build on the well-established principles and practice standards existing within the business and proactively contribute to the continuous improvement of standards across the company.

Duties

• Fulfilling all requirements of an Ofsted registered service completing the registration application process within the first four weeks of employment
• Leadership and Management: Leading and managing the residential family centres in accordance with the statement of purpose and ethos, ensuring robust, fair, and evidence-based assessments and support are provided.
• Staff Management: Recruiting, supervising, and appraising staff, fostering a positive and learning environment, and ensuring staff have the necessary skills and training.
• Financial Management: Managing budgets effectively and in line with company policy, ensuring efficient use of resources.
• Compliance and Quality Assurance: Ensuring the centre complies with all relevant regulations, standards, and legislation, including those related to safeguarding, child protection, and health and safety.
• Assessment and Support: Ensuring families receive comprehensive and detailed assessments, that are regularly reviewed and updated, and that they are involved in decisions about their lives.
• Relationship Building: Building and maintaining positive relationships with families, carers, other professionals, and external agencies.
• Safeguarding: Taking responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults, identifying and managing risks, and ensuring appropriate support is provided.
• Service Development: Contributing to the development and implementation of policies and procedures and promoting the Centre(s) ethos.
• Record Keeping: Ensuring all records are maintained accurately and in line with legal and organizational requirements.
• On-Call Responsibilities: Participating in an on-call system to provide support and guidance to staff as needed.

Experience

• Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People’s Services, or equivalent qualification.
• A management qualification at Level 4 or above (or a willingness to obtain).
• At least 2 years’ relevant residential-care experience within the previous 5 years.
• At least 1 years’ experience supervising and managing professional staff.
• We will consider equivalent/relevant experience outside residential childcare, for example experience as a social worker in a children's team/team manager, or experience in certain other registered residential settings. You would need to demonstrate how that experience transfers to managing a residential family centre.
• The RM must also demonstrate that they have the skills, knowledge and experience to manage the centre, including:
• safeguarding children and vulnerable adults
• supervising staff undertaking assessments/care work
• managing performance
• assessing and managing risk
• working effectively with families and considering children's views
• quality assurance and service improvement
• leadership and management of the centre.
• You will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check with barred-list information and a health declaration as part of the registration process.

Pay: £42,000.00-£50,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person