Elite

Children’s Locality Manager - Bedford

£30K - 40k

Our client provides specialist therapeutic care and education to young people young people aged between 10 and 18 who, due to previous trauma and/or neglect, have a range of complex needs. This post is a new post created to support the units they have in the Cheshire area.

Duties will include:

  • To manage a children's home
  • To provide professional support, guidance, mentoring  and supervision to other Home Managers within the Locality under the direction of the Operations Director
  • Ensure that the company vision, values, policies and ethos are promoted and adhered to
  • To identify, report and manage current and emergent risks within the Locality, including those that may impinge upon safeguarding and statutory compliance or inspection rating.
  • Ensure effective working relationships with all relevant Local Authority staff and social workers, and with all other relevant statutory agencies
  • To ensure the base home provides and maintains the highest levels of therapeutic care and service in accordance with the legislative framework, company procedures, ethos and policy
  • To ensure the safety of all children and staff, and that safeguarding practice, procedures and recording meet all regulatory requirements and professional expectations
  • To manage effectively and efficiently all allocated resources of the home, both human and financial
  • To ensure continual quality improvement to achieve and maintain an Ofsted rating of Good or Outstanding

For this exciting new post you must have:

  • Diploma Level 5 (or equivalent) in Health and Social Care
  • A proven track record in the management of social care (Inspection Ratings)
  • A full manual driving licence
  • Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise your workload
  • An understanding of how working in a challenging environment affects you and the other managers in your locality
  • The ability to be an active manager who is able to recognise the future needs of their home, the staff and the young people.
  • Excellent time management skills
  • Values and beliefs that reflect the organisational culture
  • Commitment to on-going personal development and to be part of a learning organisation
  • Ability to inspire and motivate others

For more information please call Elite on 01604 879345.

Vacancy Enquiries

Permanent Vacancies

We always have permanent vacancies which we recruit for on behalf of companies who are looking for high quality staff - this includes care management and residential homes manager posts.

Please call us on 01604 879345 and ask to speak to our specialist division to see how we can help you, or send us your details via the contact page.

We look forward to hearing from you.

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