Duration: Initially 3 months
Hours: 37 hours per week
Rate: £460 umbrella a day (£350 PAYE a day)
Wokingham Borough Council are looking for a Residential Children’s Home Manager to join their new service. This service comprises a multi-building children’s home including a 4-bedroom EBC home and up to 2 smaller complex homes
Responsibilities:
- Be responsible for the effective management for the two residential homes, and the provision of a professional children and young people centred service, in line with the relevant regulations, legislation, codes of practice, and policy and procedures.
- Have full autonomy, recruiting your own team and leading on the development of an essential service that will positively impact on the lives of children and young people
- Manage and oversee the annual budget of both children’s homes
- Deal with complex issues effectively in order to develop a responsive and effective service for users
- Embedding, training, and implementing the chosen therapeutic practice model approach into every aspects of the homes’ management
Requirements:
- Professional qualification in (recognized and current) Level 5 Leadership and Management in Residential Childcare or equivalent
- 3 years as a manager in a children’s residential setting
- Proven ability to ensure that services are delivered to the highest achievable professional standards, that quality standards are identified and measured and that remedial action is undertaken
