Post: Registered Manager
Project: Children’s Residential Home
Responsible To: Responsible Person within Safe Places for Children
Reports To: Responsible Person and Senior Management Team
Base: Downpatrick, Northern Ireland
Contract: Full Time Contract (Probation Period)
Salary: £45,448.00 per a Year + Extra Shifts paid as Overtime
Background Information
Safe Places for Children was founded as a Registered Charity in April 2016 with the aim of supporting the most vulnerable young people within the residential care industry. Safe Places for Children provide complex traumatised young people in care with individualised therapeutic residential homes within either England or Northern Ireland. Our mission is At Safe Places, it’s all about the young people. Our values focus on being supportive, responsive, passionate, professional and united
General responsibilities include, but not limited to, the following:
* Provide a caring service at all times and treat those they come into contact with in a courteous and respectful manner;
* Carry out duties and responsibilities in a manner which assures the safety of young people, colleagues and the public;
* Build a strong and positive team culture and ensure that adequate rostering / cover is in place within the ho
* me;Facilitate team meetings, case inductions, sending reports and assisting in any performance issues that require to be addressed, through direction from the Registered Manag
* er;Complete and Undertake ongoing Risk Assessments, Safety Plans and update Positive Behaviour Support Plans and identify other strategies to support the wider te
* am;Identify and review Data Trends in regards to Incident Management within the Registered Service and Update Documentation to Reflect Support for Team Members within the Servi
* ce;Deliver and Participate in Incident Reviews with Individual Staff Members and Team Members. Role Model practices and expectations to Team Members within the Servi
* ce;Attend Multi-Agency (Stakeholder) Meetings with the Relevant Authority, Partnership Organisations and anyone that is involved in the direct care of the Young People at the home, this includes family members, multiple disciplinary teams e
* tc;Support the 24 Hour On-Call system on a Rota basis and provide direct On-Call support for a minimum of four days a week for the staff members. Lead and deliver all care aspects within the Registered Home, this includes day to day arrangements to support Care Planning needs for each Young Pers
* on;Effectively contribute to obtaining and maintaining the organisations licence and reputation. This includes, but not limited to taking the lead and responsibility for all Safeguarding matters within the home. Ensure that Regulation Standards and Requirements are embedded into the Registered Ho
* me;Ensuring Compliance with Safe Places for Children and the Relevant Authorities’ Policies, Procedures, Regulations and Standards at all times, and address issues with Team Members that fail to meet this Standards and Expectation
* ’s;Review Daily Shift Reports; Case Handovers; Weekly Uploads and Monitor the Information that is recorded within any Critical Information Reports (Responsible for communicating these to the Relevant Authority) and Care Map (Care Planning Document) for each Young Person in the Registered Servi
* ce;Support Formal Supervision sessions with the team at least once a month and undertake Annual Yearly Appraisals and Probation meetings in absence or with direction from the Registered Manag
* er;Support Informal Support Sessions within Team Members in the Registered Service and Support the Registration Requirements in relation to Recruitment needs (participate in Interviews), Experience, Qualifications and Training nee
* ds;Continue and Strive for an Outstanding Rating from the Registered Regulator and work immediately on the items that need to be addressed after an inspection, this information needs to completed via the processes within Safe Places for Childr
* en;Demonstrate ongoing commitment through regular attendance and efficient completion of all tasks allocated to them via the organisational Senior Management Team or via the Direct Line Manag
* er;Ensuring the highest standards of care, in relation to the Children’s physical behavioural and emotional needs, this includes that the Duty of Care of being adhered to within the Registered Home and that Day to Day arrangements are in place for basic needs of each Young Pers
* on;Supporting Young People to successfully engage with their Routine and Programme that can include, but not limited to outdoor activities, board games, walks, education, health appointments etc, ongoing review of the Routine and Programmes are expected to help with consistency within the Registered Ho
* me;Publicise and promote the aims and objectives of the organisation and Role Model & Adhere to all Organisational Policies and Procedures. Ensure that Policies and Procedures are used to address maters that come from the Registered Ho
* me;Evaluate the impact of all work undertaken, with emphasis placed on reflective practice with Team Members within the Registered Home. This position requires a need to undertake and deliver continuous review of the Registered Ho
* me;Contribute to the overall evaluation of the organisation and the continued development of Safe Places for Children; Team Member and undertake Continuous Professional Development in regards to own Professional Practi
* ce;Carry out Duties and Responsibilities in line with Safe Places for Children Health & Safety Policy Statutory Regulations, as a Manager ensure that these are embedded within the Registered Home and take responsibility for investigating themes and trends in the Registered Ho
* me;Adhere to Safe Places for Children Equal Opportunities Policy throughout the course of employment and ensure that this is adhered too in regards to the expectations placed on all Employees of Safe Places for Children
* UK;Support the Case Management of Young People and Assist in developing the relevant plans in a partnership with the Relevant Authority. Manage. Role Model and Assign Allocated Domains to Team Members within the Registered Home to help with Case Management and Care Planning nee
* ds;Achieve Outcomes (life skills, coping skills, school, health, therapy, family) and ensure appropriate child participation in all aspects of care, this will involve an Holistic and Person Centred Approach from Team Members and Manageme
* nt;Create a Comfortable, Nurturing and Safe Environment and maintain a high Standard of Care for all Young People within the Registered Home. This includes keeping the House Clean and reporting all damages etc. through to relevant Processes within Safe Places for Childr
* en;Flexibility for all shifts including sleepovers (time off requests not guaranteed). Facilitate team meetings, staff meetings and training, supervision as required per the position. Create a learning environment for team members to participate and develop with
* in;Demonstrated ability to independently use Microsoft Products, this includes not limited to Microsoft Word and Excel. Demonstrate ability to independently and confidently use Edge or Chrome Internet. Ability to learn new computer skills with training or online tutoria
* ls;Participate and engage in a “step up” process in regards to short term position appointments that help ensure the delivery of the Registered Service or Safe Places for Children’s needs, this is to be agreed by the General Manager of Operati
* on;Any other duties, roles and responsibilities deemed necessary by Manageme
nt.
Pay and Terms and Condit
ionsSalary £45,488.00 per a
Year
Hours Full-time (38 Hours per a Week) – this post will require flexible working hours (Including Sleepover and Shift Work) to meet the needs of the organisation and this specific service. An Hours Bank Systems is operated within Safe Places for Chil
dren.
Holidays 33 days per year including Bank Ho
lidays
Probation You will serve a probationary period of six months. This may be extended if considered appro
priate.
Essential Skills and Qualifi
* cations
* Third Level Qualification in a minimum Social Work degree for Registered Manager appointed within Northern
* Ireland.2 Years’ experience in working with traumatised young people and desirable experience would be to have worked previously with young people in a 1 to 1
* setting.1 Years’ experience in managing staff members within a Registered Childre
* n’s Home.Experience off working with regulators such as OFSTED
* and RQIA.Sound knowledge of relevant legislation and local frameworks with regards to Children
* services.High levels of internal and external report
* writing.High level of engagement and professionalism when engaging with all stak
* eholders.Ability to be on-call for a minimum of 4 day
* s a week.Ability to demonstrate the organisations values and mission s
* tatement.Ability to have shown the use of own initiative and setting a high
* standard.Have held a UK Driving Licence for more than 1 Year and no more than three penalt
* y points.Police Checks and other checks deemed necessary by the orga
nisation.