Birmingham, West Midlands, England
£45000 - £60000 per annum
Expiry date: 09 Oct 2025
Start date: 11 Jul 2025
Community
Operations Manager
Residential Children’s Home Manager – Birmingham Area – Up to £60,000 – Full time
This Social Care Service is a caring and creative community organisation, dedicated to building safe and nurturing homes for children with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties (EBD) and Learning Disabilities. They have supported children with complex needs in both community and residential settings, and are proud to bring their experience and passion to families in Birmingham. Their vision is to be a beacon of hope for children—helping them grow, thrive, and build brighter futures, all while staying connected to the communities they call home.
Residential Children’s Home Manager General Duties
* You will have responsibility for the management of the home in line with the homes Statement of purpose, including staff management and supervision, care and placement planning, safeguarding, communications, monitoring quality and compliance.
* Ensure full implementation of statutory and organisational policies and procedures and provide feedback on the effectiveness of all policies and procedures.
* Compliance with legal and regulatory requirements such as provisions set out in the Children’s Homes Regulations and Quality Standards 2015, Children’s Act 1989, Data Protection Act 1998, Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 and Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018.
* To be responsible for developing constructive working relationships within the wider community to promote the overall outcomes for looked after children.
* Ensure that staff have the skills, experience and qualifications required to meet the needs of each child or young person placed in the home and provide continuity of care.
* To lead and manage the home in a way that is aspirational, inspiring both children and young people and the staff who work there.
* Produce monitoring reports, statistical data and evaluation as required and in keeping with organisational policies and procedures and within agreed deadlines.
* To ensure that the principles of equality and diversity are embedded in the culture of the home.
* To ensure that each child or young person has individual care and care planning which is tailored to their specific needs and requirements as laid out in their relevant plans.
* To maintain professional relationships with the team around the child, multi-agency partnerships and where appropriate parents, families and other stakeholders.
Residential Children’s Home Manager Qualification and Experience
* QCF Level 3 Residential Childcare/Level 3 Diploma Children and Young People’s Workforce (or related)
* 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 (obtained)
* A minimum of 3 years’ experience in a position relevant to the management of residential care of children
* At least 2 years in a role supervising and managing staff
* A “Good” or “Outstanding” grade within your recent Ofsted Inspections
* Experience with dealing with Social Workers, Ofsted/CQC, and any related registration processes/professionals
* Understanding of Learning Disabilities and DOLS
Residential Children’s Home Manager – Skills and Abilities
* Ability to lead and inspire a staff team, take responsibility for staff team training and development, supervision, rosters ensuring continuity of care for each child or young person.
* Able to manage stress and difficult dynamics and demonstrate emotional resilience.
* Capable of performing a wide variety of administrative tasks consistent with the day-to-day management of a children’s home.
* Prioritise and organise workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality, evaluating the quality of own and others’ work and raises any quality issues and related risks to the relevant person.
* To be ‘fit’ to manage a children’s home as outlined in the requirements for registration as a manger.
* Ability to sustain and work through placement issues to prevent placement breakdowns.
* Ability to monitor the service for quality of care and in line with the requirements of Ofsted inspection.
* Ability to develop constructive working relationships with the wider community and multi-agency teams.
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Contact Details:
If you would like to be considered for this exciting opportunity, please contact Tom Stock direct on 020 3800 1852. Alternatively apply for the role with your CV to get the ball rolling!
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