About Fledglings Child Care

Fledglings Child Care is a new company that aims to grow the business to a group of 2 or 3 bedded family orientated homes over the next 5-7 years. We aim to create an education-focused children’s homes to ensure that children in care have the same opportunities as everyone else.

We believe that children growing up in residential care should go on to achieve great things and lead fulfilling lives. We believe that social pedagogy, a focus on education, people and place is the best approach to supporting young people.

The Fledglings team is driven by a shared commitment to creating empowering places where everyone has the opportunity to grow and learn. We follow our key values of Care, Education and Independence.

Job Summary

We are seeking a registered homes manager to manage a 2 bedded home in the central Manchester region. The home is fully staffed and occupied. We are looking for innovative individuals who have held an Ofsted Registration or an experienced deputy who is ready for the challenge of running an Ofsted Registered Home. They will manage the house’s resources to provide a positive living experience for the resident children. They will undertake the registered manager’s responsibilities under the Care Standards Act 2000 and the Children’s Homes Regulations, including quality standards.

You will report directly to the Head of Care.

Registered Children’s Home Manager Job Description

You will be responsible for the children and the staff within the home. You will manage the homes resources to provide a positive living experience for the resident children.

Undertake the registered manager’s responsibilities under the Care Standards Act 2000, the Children’s Homes National Minimum Standards and the Children’s Home Regulations.

You will be responsible for managing key staff including:

• Deputy manager
• Senior residential social workers
• Residential care workers

Duties include:

• To supervise and offer constructive feedback and be involved in the assessment and supervision of staff
• To ensure children and young people are safeguarded as appropriate.
• To report/record safeguarding concerns by following guidance and regulation and company policy.
• To embody the organisational values in management behaviours and staff engagement.
• To implement the company’s operating model and ensure all processes are followed.
• To regularly review all core plans e.g. placement plans, risk assessments etc to ensure that the best possible outcomes are achieved for young people.
• To access the development needs of young people and to monitor and improve the home’s support plan and practices for each young person
• To create an open and supportive atmosphere within the home between staff members and between staff and young people, to enable the growth and development of both staff and young people
• To ensure the home is safe and to provide a pleasant quality environment for the children.
• To create and develop links between the community and the home to enable children to participate fully in the local community’s life.
• To ensure children and staff are aware of all the procedures relating to complaints and concerns and how to activate them
• To recruit, train and develop staff to meet the objectives of the home in accordance with the statement of purpose, guidance and policy and procedures
• To manage and operate budgets within the agreed guidelines for the home
• To ensure the assessed needs of young people in the home are met on a day-to-day basis
• To contribute effectively to each child’s placement plan review and child in care review
• To ensure that the young person contributes as far as is feasible in the review process
• To ensure that there is a comprehensive plan for young people to prepare for independence
• To be responsible for the health and safety of young people and staff

Qualifications Required

• Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare (England) – or working towards.
• Secondary Education with good standard of literacy and numeracy.
• Current driving licence, required due to the nature of job role.
• Successful applicants are required to undergo an enhanced DBS disclosure and provide
• satisfactory references.
• DBS disclosure expense will be met by the employer.

Key Experience and Requirements

• 2+ years of experience working with young people in Residential Care: (2 years required).
• Experience as a Registered Manager or a Senior role in a Children homes.
• Candidates must have previous experience in a role requiring supervision and management of care staff. (1 year required).
• Experience of managing and working with young people with complex behavioural issues.
• Highly experienced, passionate individual who has a proven track record of providing the highest quality care for the young people as well as providing the staff with a high level of aspirational leadership and management.
• Can demonstrate an extensive knowledge and understanding of all current regulations related to Residential Childcare and has the ability to effectively apply these to the Day-Day running of the home.
• Can demonstrate the ability to provide the young people, staff and other stakeholders with clear leadership and high aspirations. Someone with passion and drive to develop a staff team that is robust and resilient.
• An individual who can demonstrate their passion to safeguard and promote the needs of young people with complex and challenging behaviour.
• Be able to demonstrate auditing, managing budgets and monitoring skills
• Can evidence knowledge of Reg 44 and Reg 45 reporting.
• Can demonstrate how to develop a staff team to ensure they have clear vision and goals.
• Has a good working knowledge of Children’s homes regulations and the Social care common inspection framework.

Essential and Desirable Skills / Attributes

Essential:

• Resilient, enthusiastic and motivated person
• Has strong values and beliefs
• Has integrity and good character
• Ability to lead staff teams effectively and confidently
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Calm, approachable manner, adaptable and non-judgemental
• Able to work under own initiative and as part of a team
• Excellent organisational skills
• Knowledge of Child Protection & Safeguarding
• Ability to drive and holds a current full manual driving licence