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Positive Independence

Children's Home Registered Manager

21 hours ago

Newark

Please make an application promptly if you are a good match for this role due to high levels of interest. The Registered Children's Manager plays a crucial role in overseeing the care and support of children within a residential or assisted living environment. This position requires a dedicated professional with a strong background in senior care, particularly in managing care plans and supervising staff. The ideal candidate will possess leadership qualities and a compassionate approach to ensure the well-being of all children under their care. : The post holder will be contracted to work within Positive Independence’s Children's Residential Services and is responsible for the management of up to 2 Children's Homes with either 1 or 2 residents. On a day-to-day basis the manager of the Children's Homes exercises responsibility for children requiring residential care. The post holder will ensure the efficient and effective management of all resources allocated to the homes and ensure quality services are provided for 'Children Looked After' whilst working within the policies procedures and guidelines of Positive Independence. · Develop and implement methods to establish the needs of children as part of the individual Local Authorities care planning arrangements. Through the care plan approach, maximise choice and ensure that the service is provided in a planned and effective way. · Manage physical resources to meet all appropriate legislative and regulatory requirements, taking action to minimise risk to people, plant and property. · Manage, monitor and control activities against delegated budgets. Manage, monitor and control physical environment to meet legislative and regulatory requirements. Manage, monitor and control human resources to ensure effective delivery of service to meet statutory and legislative requirements. · Create and maintain the necessary conditions for effective service delivery. · To promote by personal example and through appropriate management, good social work practice, professional conduct and ethical standards. · Establish and maintain monitoring systems within the Home and participate in monitoring and evaluation processes. · Contribute to the selection of key performance indicators to monitor projects, performance and plans. · To work within the policies, practices and procedures of Positive Independence. To meet the requirements as a Registered Manager as set out in the Children's Homes National Minimum Standards care Standards Act 2000 and the Children Act 2004. · Full managerial responsibility for (ordinarily) up to 12 staff members to include a Deputy Manager and Residential Care Workers. · Supervision includes planning, organising, allocating and evaluating work carried out by teams and individuals against performance indicators and targets. · Creativity and innovation are essential to the job but exercised within a general framework of recognised procedures that is underpinned by legislative and regulatory requirements. The post holder will exercise creativity when introducing and developing quality assurance systems to evaluate service delivery. Identifying opportunities for improvement and change in services, evaluating and proposing changes and negotiating their implementation. Planning activities and determining work methods to achieve objectives. This involves the development, maintenance, review and improvement of development activities to meet identified development needs. Contributing to the identification of training needs within the staff team and assisting in the implementation of agreed training programmes for all staff to include the development of in-house training and the nomination of staff for departmental and other training courses. Identifying the scope for improving the efficient and effective use of the home’s resources. · Contacts are on a range of matters likely to be contentious or complex. Contacts will include all users of the service and those with parental responsibility, other agencies, the local community etc. The post holder is expected to attend various meetings and forums in order to contribute to the positive development of Positive Independence and associated services. There is a requirement to ensure regular monthly staff meetings are held and to lead and contribute to meetings and group discussions. The post holder will provide advice and support to staff in order to solve problems, make improvements, make progress and aid the decision making process. Negotiate and take appropriate action to ensure that expenditure is kept within the defined financial limits of allocated budgets and support efficiency savings were possible for Positive Independence. a) The post-holder will apply discretion and judgment within defined guidelines in accordance with legislation, policies and procedures including: Allocation of work to staff. Revision of working practices and procedures. Manage monitor and control the use of resources. Manage monitor and control activities against delegated budgets. Justify proposals for expenditure on any new project and contribute expenditure where appropriate. b) Failure to manage or carry out duties and responsibilities could result in formal and informal representations or complaints. Litigation from those with parental responsibility or Health and Safety Executive. It could result in adverse publicity against the home or Positive Independence. Serious injury for either staff or young people. Serious failures could also result in Registration being withdrawn, disciplinary matters and or dismissal. · Residential homes and contents, laptop and Mobile phone. • Diploma in Social Work or NVQ Level 3, • NVQ Level 5 Management or M.R.C.C. or be willing to work toward., • 2 years Child Care experience in the last 5 years to include 1 year in a senior capacity. • Casual dress, • Company events, • Company pension, • Discounted or free food, • Health & wellbeing programme, • On-site parking, • Private medical insurance

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