Children's Home Residential Registered Manager

Children's Home Residential Registered Manager

Contract: Full Time, permanent

Salary: £35,037.45 per annum

Location: Carlisle

Specific Hours: 40 Hours per week (Monday to Friday)

We are currently seeking an experienced Residential Registered Manager to join our brand new service based in Carlisle.

North Lakes Children's Services is a well-established local provider of therapeutic residential care and education for boys aged 6-18. We improve the resilience, self-esteem and abilities of all the young people we work with.

We currently have a Management opportunity at our 4-bedroom home in Carlisle. Can you inspire your team? Have you an approachable leadership style? If you are a qualified and experienced Children's Home Registered Manager, we would love to hear from you.

Main Duties

• Responsible for ensuring that the Statement of Purpose is in place, reflecting the appropriate needs of young people that the home is working with and outlining qualifications, experience, and expertise of the staff employed within the home.
• Responsible for ensuring a full flow of information into and out of the team and developing effective communication strategies and systems which assist staff in the operation of their duties.
• Responsible for the effective management and development of a range of quality direct services to young people, ensuring that the policies and procedures of North Lakes Children's Services are implemented.
• Ensure that staff training and development needs are identified and met, and assist in training staff as required.
• Ensure compliance with all Health and Safety Regulations in accordance with North Lakes Children's Services policies, procedures, and practices.
• Regularly inspect the condition of the structure, fabric, furnishings, and fittings of the building to ensure that all necessary equipment is in good working order and of an acceptable standard of repair.
• Ensure effective finance budgets, control, administration, and records comply with North Lakes Children's Services expectations and procedures.
• Promote and implement the company's Equality and Diversity policies and ensure that staff understand and implement the company's Child Protection Procedures.
• Quality Assurance - Set, monitor, and evaluate standards at individual, team performance, and service quality.
• Communication - Establish and manage team communication systems ensuring that the Company procedures, policies, strategies, and objectives are effectively communicated to all team members.
• Professional Practice - Ensure that professional practice in the team is carried out to the highest standards and developed in line with the company stated objectives of continual improvement in quality of its service to the young people in our care and external professionals.
• General Management - Provide vision and leadership to staff within a specialist team, ensuring effective systems are in place for workload allocation and management, application of the company's policies and procedures, including those relating to equality, supervision and appraisal, and all aspects of their performance, personal development, health, and welfare.
• Financial Management - Manage a designated budget ensuring that the company achieves value for money in all circumstances through monitoring and control of expenditure and early identification of any financial irregularity.
• Supervision and Appraisal - Ensure all members of staff receive supervision and appraisal in accordance with the company's procedure.
• Equality and Diversity - Commit to promoting a just society that gives everyone an equal chance to learn, work, and live free from discrimination and prejudice.
• Confidentiality - Ensure that all members of staff do not divulge personal and/or confidential information during the course of their work.
• Induction - Participate in an induction programme to help new employees become effective in their roles.

All Applicants must have:

• Understanding of the issues that face young people in care.
• Hold Residential Childcare/Families Practitioner Diploma/Children and Young People's Workforce/NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent.
• Hold Level 5 diploma in Leadership and Management or equivalent.
• Excellent communication and listening skills.
• Willingness to learn and work well as part of a small team.
• Willingness to undertake a DBS check at enhanced level if successful for the position (paid for by us).
• Experience with Emotional Behavioural Disorder, Social/Residential Work, or Youth Work would be advantageous.
• Full, clean UK driving licence and ability to cover at other Residential Homes as needed.

North Lakes is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates. The company is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be subject to a DBS check at enhanced level if successful for the position.