We are recruiting for a Registered Manager in the Stratford area of London on a full-time permanent basis. This is a new care home providing support to 2 children, with a focus on building this to 5 or 6 children in the future.
Key responsibilities
* Service management: Overseeing the day-to-day running of a care service to ensure high standards of care are delivered
* Staff management: Recruiting, training, supervising, and managing staff performance, including managing rotas, sickness, and holidays.
* Financial management: Managing service budgets and contracts and ensuring financial targets are met.
* Quality and compliance: Implementing policies, procedures, and quality monitoring tools; responding to complaints; and ensuring all necessary records are maintained.
* Care and support: Building relationships with service users and their families, coordinating care plans, and connecting them with community support systems.
* Risk management: Assessing and managing risks, and responding to emergency situations.
* Administrative tasks: Updating patient records, maintaining compliance documentation, and performing other administrative duties.
Qualifications and skills
* Qualifications: Requires a Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People's Services.
* Experience: Proven experience managing a Care Home (ideally 5 years).
* Leadership: Strong leadership, decision-making, and problem-solving skills are crucial.
* Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills are needed to interact with staff, service users, families, and other stakeholders.
* IT skills: Proficiency in IT, including Microsoft Office, is generally required.
* DBS check: A current enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is mandatory.