Salary 55,000 up to 60,000 per annum, depending on experience and qualifications
About the Role: We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Registered Manager to lead a vibrant and supportive children's home in Slough on behalf of a client.
The role requires working flexibly mainly Monday Friday but will require a manager who can be flexible where required as children require support 365 days a year on a rota basis.
You will get to work in a well-presented detached residential property. The home is intended to provide care and support for up to 4 children aged 11 to 17.
Duties and Responsibilities
Children and Young People
* To meet the requirements of the Registered and Placing Authority.
* To ensure that the Home always meets the regulations set by the Regulatory Body.
* To deliver services in line with the Childrens Home Regulations including quality standards and Ofsted Social care common inspection framework (SCCIF) and company policies.
* To safeguard all Children and Young People in the Home and to ensure good safeguarding procedures and principles detailed by your local safeguarding board are always in place and applied consistently.
* Work with the team to ensure that referrals and applications are made as and when necessary and within the set time frames e.g. Safeguarding, Deprivation of Liberty.
* Contribute to the process of assessment of referrals as and when required.
* Work with the care team to coordinate admissions of suitable Children and Young People to the Home.
* Ensure that all the relevant personal/ pathway/ placement plans for Children and Young People are in place, accurate, up to date and are adhered to by staff.
* Support Key Worker Responsibilities for Children and Young People.
* To ensure effective and timely contact and communication with the appropriate external agencies and Children and Young People relatives, advocates and others.
* Within a multidisciplinary team, monitor the progress of all Children and Young Peoples personal/pathway/placement plans, offering advice, support and consultation.
* Undertake regular reviews of the service provided to Children and Young People, involve relevant external agencies and takes steps to represent the Children and Young People interests.
* Act on and/or delegating actions or recommendations from any reviews and ensure that all outcomes are completed.
* Provide direct care and supervision, as required, to Children and Young People in the Home, including providing occasional cover for staff absence as necessary.
* Oversee and ensure that all staff effectively manage challenging behaviour, enabling Children and Young People to develop from a position of needing external control, toward self control Job description.
* Maintain effective daily contact with internal and external colleagues.
* Work effectively and positively with relatives, advocates and others involved with Children and Young People.
* Direct and coordinate the care and support of each Child and Young Person to ensure that their personal targets are met.
* Take responsibility for coordinating risk assessments and ensuring they are reviewed and updated.
* Monitor and ensure that all Children and Young Peoples personal financial transactions are recorded and administered in accordance with individual placement agreement, and Company and Regulatory Body policies and procedures.
* Ensure awareness and implementation of appropriate practical application of the Mental Capacity Act including the Deprivation of Liberty.
* Work as a key member of the multidisciplinary team which encompasses education, residential and clinical service relevant to the Home.
* Liaise with staff from other departments to provide a consistent approach to all aspects of Children and Young Peoples care.
Staff
* Work with the Operations to ensure that appropriately qualified and experienced staff are recruited in accordance with Company policy and standards set by the Regulatory Body.
* Work with the Operations to ensure that staffing meets the standards and levels as set out in the Homes Statement of Purpose.
* Ensure that employment checks under Schedule 2 are undertaken with regards to recruitment of staff in accordance with the standards set by the Regulatory Body, for example references and DBS checks.
* Take lead on recruitment decisions with assistance from the Administration Department.
* Ensure that all staff complete a full induction in accordance with Company policy and standards set by the Regulatory Body.
* Support Operations effectively apply the probation process and contribute to decisions regarding ongoing employment of staff.
* Assist in planning and updating of qualifications and contributes to personal development of self and others in line with personal and organisational objectives.
* Provide regular supervision and annual appraisals in accordance with company policies and standards set by the Regulatory Body.
* Conduct Return to Work meetings for direct reports manage sickness and absenteeism inaccordance with Company policy.
* Involvement in disciplinary, capability, grievance and other people management procedures in accordance with Company policy as appropriate.
* Ensure that Operations carry out supervisions, probation reviews, annual appraisals, return to work meetings and manage their staff in line with Company policy and standards set by the Regulatory Body.
* Ensure regular team meetings in line with Company policy and standards set by the Regulatory Body.
* Delegate responsibilities based on competence of staff and needs of the Company and review in order to promote teamwork and communication.
* Ensure and/or undertake verbal debriefs with staff as required and necessary and ensure relevant paperwork is completed.
* Take lead on the suspension of staff involved in Safeguarding issues in conjunction with the Operations.
* Identify training needs of staff and contribute to the training and development of staff.
Quality
* To ensure that appropriate standards are maintained, especially in relation to care, educational and clinical programmes (service dependent) for the Children and Young People in their care, in accordance with company policies.
Qualifications and Experience:
* Within the last 5 years, worked for at least 2 years in a position relevant to the residential care of children.
* Experience at management level in a residential setting.
* Worked for at least one year in a role requiring the supervision and management of staff working in a care role.
* Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare (England) (the Level 5 Diploma); or (ii) a qualification which the registered provider considers to be equivalent to the Level 5 Diploma.
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