Contract Terms
Grade: PO8
Salary: £61,980 – £65,476 per annum
Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent (36 Hours per week)
Closing Date: Sunday 20th July 2025
Interview Date: Week commencing 28th July 2025
About Haringey
Haringey is a fantastic place to live and work – the world in one borough. A place brimming with creativity, personality, radicalism, and community. It is a place where we stand up for each other. A place that is proudly distinctive. We’ll be celebrating all this and more as the “rebel borough” when we are the 2027 London Borough of Culture. Our history champions change-makers and everyday rebels; revelling in our differences, battling discrimination, championing equality, and doing things our own way. Haringey’s people are a huge asset, with knowledge, expertise, and passion. Our staff members embody our organisational values: Caring, Creative, Courageous, Collaborative and Community-focused. These values keep us looking forward, ambitious for the future, and continuously striving to do our very best for all of our residents.
About the Role
Coombes Croft is a 3 bedded accessible and equipped children’s home, it provides specialist overnight respite care for children aged 8-18 with a learning disability, physical disability and complex needs. Respite care at Coombes Croft will provide a lifeline for families, giving parents some much needed space and time, helping them to recharge and the chance to have a short break from providing full-time care and support care to their child. The registered manager will be responsible for the management and operational delivery of Coombes Croft Respite Home, and to oversee the implementation of standards as required by Ofsted.
You will be accountable for delivering high quality care to the children and young people staying in the home. You will be responsible for the delivery of all the care services, as well as the strategic planning for developments within the home, and all day-to-day management matters including the safety and welfare of the children, staffing matters, budget manager. You will demonstrate the ability to remain calm under pressure, oversee the delivery of child centred practice and build on the well-established principles and practice standards existing within Haringey council’s children’s services and proactively contribute to the continuous improvement of the home.
About You
The successful candidate will hold an NVQ Level 3 or equivalent, and either possess or be willing to work toward a Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care. They will demonstrate proficient literacy and numeracy skills, and a strong understanding of compliance with regulatory frameworks, including Ofsted inspection guidelines and the Children’s Homes Regulations (2015). A sound knowledge of operational management within service provision and experience in senior-level roles supporting children and/or adults with disabilities are essential, alongside a commitment to registering as a manager with Ofsted.
This role requires a dynamic leader with proven expertise in service development, performance management, and multi-agency collaboration. The ideal candidate will be skilled in mentoring staff, navigating budgetary responsibilities, and fostering strong relationships with families, professionals, and stakeholders across social care, education, health, and the voluntary sector. Strong communication skills—both written and verbal—are vital, as is the ability to challenge established practices creatively in pursuit of the best outcomes for children. The candidate will be adept at working independently and within a team, handling complex issues with sensitivity, and utilising technology and data systems effectively to support decision-making and service evaluation.
Working for Haringey
At Haringey Council we are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce so welcome applications from all ethnicities and communities so that we continue to make a difference to our residents and community. Our benefits package includes a leave entitlement up to 31 days + bank holidays, potential hybrid working opportunities, health and wellbeing support, a generous local government pension scheme and a range of discount schemes across leisure and culture that provide both financial and money-saving discounts. Please note: we reserve the right to end this advert before the noted deadline if we receive sufficient applications. If you wish to apply for this role please ensure that you do so as soon as possible. Additionally, we are aware that automated emails may end be diverted through to junk email folders. Please continue to check these through the application process. If you have any questions about the status of you application please contact ResourcingHub@haringey.gov.uk
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