Responsible Individual Children's Homes
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Accrington
Location: Accrington / Bury and Rochdale locations Salary: From £65,000 per annum • Salary from £65,000 per annum, • Private Medical Insurance following successful completion of probation, • Death in Service benefit of 3x annual salary, • Employee Assistance Programme, • Buy and sell annual leave, • Additional annual leave and long-service awards, • Company pension, • Free food on site, • Employee discounts, • Free on-site parking, • Health & Wellbeing Programme, • Opportunity to provide strategic leadership and governance across children's residential services, • Supportive senior leadership environment with opportunities for continued professional development, • Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management for Residential Childcare or equivalent (essential), • Previous senior leadership or Registered Manager experience within children's residential care, • Experience working at a strategic or senior management level within a residential childcare setting, • Strong knowledge of Children's Homes Regulations, Quality Standards and Ofsted requirements, • Proven experience leading, supervising and developing staff teams, • Strong safeguarding and child protection knowledge, • Experience with quality assurance, compliance, auditing and continuous improvement, • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, • Strong organisational and analytical skills, • Resilient, enthusiastic and motivated approach, • Calm, approachable and non-judgemental manner, • Ability to work independently and collaboratively, • Full UK Driving Licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes, • Additional relevant qualifications or transferable skills, such as First Aid, are desirable, • Strong commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, • Provide strategic leadership, governance and oversight across children's residential services, • Provide management support, professional supervision and constructive challenge to Registered Managers, • Ensure services are safe, well-led, compliant and focused on achieving positive outcomes for children, • Conduct regular formal and informal supervision with Registered Managers, • Ensure policies and procedures remain current, compliant and aligned with each home's Statement of Purpose, • Lead on safeguarding and maintain oversight of safeguarding arrangements across services, • Support Registered Managers with Ofsted registration, inspections and subsequent improvement planning, • Monitor and oversee actions arising from Ofsted inspections, reviews and audits, • Maintain a robust audit schedule covering regulatory compliance, safeguarding, records and quality of care, • Ensure continuous improvement and development plans are established, monitored and effectively implemented, • Oversee safer recruitment, induction, disciplinary, capability and grievance processes, • Promote staff wellbeing and ensure compliance with health and safety requirements, • Ensure children's needs, wishes and feelings are central to service delivery and decision‑making, • Liaise with Ofsted and other regulatory and external bodies regarding significant events and statutory notifications, • Maintain oversight of regulatory notifications, inspection requirements, compliance actions and quality assurance activity, • Ensure regulatory breaches, serious incidents, safeguarding concerns, complaints and emerging risks are appropriately escalated, investigated and resolved, • Ensure learning from incidents, complaints and quality assurance activity is embedded across services, • Work closely with Registered Managers to ensure high standards of care planning, transition planning, safeguarding, risk management, record keeping and partnership working, • Support effective relationships with Local Authorities and other professionals involved in the care of children and young people, • Monitor service performance and ensure strong governance, safe care and sustained improvement are evidenced across the organisation #J-18808-Ljbffr