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Exciting Opportunity for a Registered Children's Home Manager
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a committed Registered Children's Home Manager to manage a brand new small children's residential service based in central Birmingham, West Midlands area. You will be working for an exciting brand new care provider.
This is therapy-based children's residential care home seeking an experienced Registered Manager to lead the home from pre-registration through to full commissioning and beyond.
As The Manager, Your Key Responsibilities Include
- Lead day-to-day care, supervision, and quality assurance across all 9 Ofsted Quality Standards
- Prepare for and lead interim and full inspections; drive continuous improvement
- Demonstrate lived knowledge of all policies, staffing model, and quality standards
- Address any conditions or minor works identified by Ofsted promptly
- Maintain the Single Central Record (SCR) for all staff and key persons
- Deliver induction and training: safeguarding, trauma-informed care, behaviour support, first aid
- Oversee premises fit-out, fire safety, and room-by-room compliance against the Statement of Purpose
- Procure furniture, equipment, medication storage, and Ofsted-ready IT/records systems
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Preferred Skills and Experience
- Experience in children's residential care as a registered manager
- Minimum 2 years in a supervisory or management role within children's care services
- Experience opening or re-registering a new home
- Ofsted track record
- Employed in at least one home rated Good or Outstanding at last inspection
- Experience of pre-registration inspection process
- Sound understanding of Children's Homes Regulations 2015 and Ofsted Quality Standards
To be considered for this position you must hold a Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for residential childcare or be enrolled with completion within 12 months of appointment
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Salary and Benefits
The successful Manager will receive an excellent salary of GBP60,000 - GBP65,000 per annum. This exciting position is a permanent full-time role working 37.5 hours a week. In return for your hard work and commitment you will receive the following generous benefits:
- 28 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays) plus birthday leave
- Auto-enrolment workplace pension
- Pension
- Paid DBS renewal and professional registration costs
- Funded continuous professional development (CPD)
- Laptop and mobile phone for on-call / supervisory duties
- Employee assistance programme
How to Apply
Reference ID: 7406
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