Registered Manager

Company:  3S Adolescent Care
Location: PR7 3LT
Salary: £50,000 - £55,000
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description

3S Adolescent Care provide high quality specialist services for children who have experienced sexual trauma and/or abuse, those with learning difficulties and exploitation. We currently have teams working in our residential homes. Our senior team have over 60 years combined experience of working with some of the UK’s most severely traumatised children.


3S Adolescent Care employ a multi-disciplinary team of professionals devoted to providing care and support to children between the ages of 11 and 17 years on their admission to our homes. Our team consists of Therapeutic Care Practitioners, Quality Assurance, Independent Visitors, and clinicians.


Job Profile

As the Registered Homes Manager, you are the key individual in upholding the companies’ vision, ethos, and values. You will be a strong, visible, and inspirational leader for both the children and therapeutic care team. You will work in partnership with all stakeholders to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. You will have budgetary responsibility for your home and establish robust quality assurance processes to ensure strict adherence to all relevant legislation and good governance.

Person Specification


Qualifications

Essential:

·      Management Qualification

·      Level 5 / LMC – NVQ Level 4

·      Full driving licence


Experience

Essential:

·      Min 3 years’ experience working with children with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties (BESD) relevant to children’s residential within the past 5 years

·      1 year at Senior Level in a care setting in the supervision and management of staff

·      Managing Ofsted inspections to a minimum overall ‘good’ rating

Desirable:

·      Working in the youth justice/ Probation Service

·      Working in a therapeutic environment


Knowledge

Essential:

·      In-depth knowledge of Quality Standards and Children’s Homes Regulations

·      In-depth and up to date knowledge of Childcare legislation and current safeguarding legislation including Child Protection

·      Awareness of Equality & Diversity and ADP matters

·      Good understanding the needs of BESD Children including strategies used to manage challenging behaviour. 

·      Commercial awareness, taking into account the needs of the business, our Local Authority partners, the Home and the needs of the young people.


Skills

Essential:

·      Ability to plan, organise, divert, and allocate resources effectively.

·      Ability to manage individuals and groups of people effectively and to adapt personal management style to meet the needs of the individuals and teams.

·      Ability to motivate and support a team.

·      Ability to effectively manage a home budget.

·      Ability to have unconditional positive regard for young people whilst setting clear boundaries and expectations of behaviour, therefore commitment to the principle of ‘High Warmth/High Control’ and sticking with difficult placements.

·      Ability to delegate effectively and self-regulate to a high level.

·      Solution focused approach to problems/issues that arise with excellent risk management skills.

·      Ability to review placement plans and identify individual children’s needs and ensure that these are met by all the team.

Desirable:

·      Counselling skills.

·      Team building skills.


Personal Characteristics

Essential:

·      Loyalty and commitment to 3S Adolescent Care and the children

·      Drive and ambition to achieve the best results for the children, the home, and the organisation in line with the quality standards set by the organisation, our Local Authority partners and Ofsted.

·      High level of professionalism and ability to adapt this to meet the needs of the setting e.g. liaison with Local Authorities, official bodies, families, young people, and employees.


Miscellaneous

Essential:

·      Flexible and accessible to effectively support the homes and staff teams.

·      High levels of ownership for allocated home at all times.

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