Elite

Registered Manager - Wisbech, Cambridgeshire

Registered Children’s Home Manager

Wisbech, Cambridgeshire

Up to £42k

I am currently looking for a Registered Manager to lead and support residential homes in the Wisbech Region.  The homes currently support young people between 8 to 17 years old who may have experienced trauma and can display challenging behaviours, emotional, and social difficulties.

The region has a blend of 2-4 bedded children’s residential homes that offer nurturing environments for the children in care, and the children are also supported by internal educational and clinical services.

Duties for this role will include:

  • Ensuring that the home’s policies and procedures are adhered to and that resources are managed effectively
  • Acting as the responsible person in managing child protection concerns and complaints
  • Liaising with Local Authorities, School, Health and other professionals to achieve best outcomes for young people
  • Ensuring that each young person has a plan which reflects his / her care, education, social, emotional, cultural, therapeutic and health needs and that this plan is regularly reviewed
  • Allocating a Key Worker for each young person with the principal responsibility of implementing the childcare plan
  • Establishing and monitoring high quality standards of care in line with the children’s homes regulations and quality standards and the Home’s Statement of Purpose and developing quality assurance measures to ensure these standards are maintained

For this role you must have:

  • NVQ4 in residential care (or equivalent) and/or a Level 5 qualification in management
  • A knowledge of Childcare legislation and Safeguarding
  • An understanding of the needs of complex needs Children
  • The ability to manage challenging behaviour
  • At least two years’ experience in a senior role working with children and young people in residential care
  • Experience of supervising and managing a staff team
  • A full UK driving licence

For more information on this role, please call Elite on 01604 879345.

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