Posted 13 days ago
Description
Overview
Join to apply for the Home Manager role at CareTech. Reporting to the Registered Manager, the candidate will lead a confident and experienced care team, working closely with education and clinical colleagues to improve outcomes for children with autism.
Location
Lymington, Southlands School
Contract
Full Time, Permanent. Working hours 40 per week.
Salary
£36,296 per annum.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, implement and monitor the care and education plans to meet the individual needs of our children.
- Build positive relationships with families, carers and external agencies to provide the best possible outcomes for the child.
- Be responsible for compliance with the Children’s Homes Regulations, evidencing a high standard of care and quality.
- Organise work patterns, facilitation of training, and the accessing of appropriate services to support the childcare practices within the home.
- Lead a team of colleagues and facilitate their professional development so that they not only provide high-quality care and support, but are enabled to fulfil their own career potential too.
Qualifications
- Level 3 Diploma in Children and Young people and be willing to undertake the Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and management (Residential Childcare).
- A minimum of 2 years’ experience of managing a team.
- Experience of working with children who may, on occasion, present with behaviours that challenge. Training will be provided.
- Full UK Driving licence.
- Excellent knowledge of current legislations – The Children’s Homes England Regulations 2015, - Quality Standards 2015, the Children’s Act 1989, Children Act 2004 alongside all other legislations that are relevant to residential children’s homes.
- Safeguarding experience.
About Southlands School and Children’s Home
Southlands School is an Ofsted rated ‘Outstanding’ specialist day with an Ofsted registered Children’s Home. The successful candidate will inspire and lead a team to provide a safe and supportive environment for children and young people to flourish and achieve positive outcomes.
Benefits
- Supportive management and senior leads.
- Full induction, paid for DBS.
- Employee Assistance support – 24‑hour helpline.
- Support with eye tests and the cost of spectacles.
- Access to staff hardship grants and group cycle to work scheme via salary sacrifice.
