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Residential Children's Home Manager

Employer
Oracle Care and Education
Location
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Salary
£34,000 - £39,000
Closing date
18 May 2019

Job Details

Residential Children's Home Manager

We are seeking an ambitious individual with excellent leadership skills to join our professional team in the Stoke on Trent working to promote and provide the highest standard of care within our children’s homes.

You will need excellent communication skills to engage effectively with our young people and empathy in understanding their needs.

Oracle Care and Education is an established provider of specialist clinically informed care and education in a therapeutic environment for young people with complex needs.

Job Purpose

To provide professional support, guidance and supervision to a team of residential childcare practitioners. Ensure that the vision, values, policies and ethos of Oracle Care & Education are promoted and adhered to. Identify, report and manage current and emergent risks within the Home, including those that may impinge upon safeguarding and statutory compliance or inspection rating. Devise and direct improvements to mitigate risks. Ensure effective working relationships with all relevant Local Authority staff and social workers, and with all other relevant statutory agencies, e.g. police, child protection and CAMHS. Ensure that all Oracle Care & Education requirements for data capture and the use of management information systems are met. To ensure the home provides and maintains the highest levels of therapeutic care and service in accordance with the legislative framework, company procedures, ethos and policy. To ensure the safety of all children and staff, and that safeguarding practice, procedures and recording meet all regulatory requirements and professional expectations. To be responsible for the implementation of the relevant plan for each child or young person, to monitor progress against the relevant plan and ensure it is reviewed as necessary. To manage effectively and efficiently all allocated resources of the home, both human and financial. Ensure effective maintenance of all documented procedures for tasks that deliver statutory compliance. Ensure continual quality improvement to achieve and maintain an Ofsted rating of Good or Outstanding.

Person Specification/Competencies

  • Ability to work independently, lead a staff team and managers and work cohesively within the management group
  • Demonstrate commitment to the staff in the home and other home managers in their locality, young people, the service and each other in order to achieve high quality outcomes
  • Work in such a way which ‘models’ expectations and behaviour to both staff and young people
  • Excellent communication and active listening skills
  • Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workload
  • Be able to understand how working in a challenging environment affects them and the other managers in their locality
  • Self confidence in being able to ask for help and support when needed
  • Ability to be an active manager who is able to recognise the future needs of their home, the staff and the young people
  • Excellent time management skills
  • Values and beliefs that reflect the organisational culture
  • Commitment to on-going personal development and to be part of a learning organisation
  • Ability to inspire and motivate others

Qualifications/Minimum Requirements

  • Within the last 5 years, worked for at least 2 years in a position relevant to the residential care of children and young people
  • Worked for at least one year in a role requiring the supervision and management of staff working in a care role
  • Hold on appointment or complete within 1 year from the date of appointment Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare or a qualification which Oracle Care & Education considers to be equivalent to the Level 5 Diploma
  • Full manual driving licence

To Apply

If you would like to apply for this vacancy, please download the application pack/additional attachments and email to melaniejackson@oraclecare.com. For further information, please visit our website www.oraclecare.com 

Please note: Successful applicants will be required to apply for enhanced DBS disclosure. Oracle Care & Education supports and promotes Equal Opportunities in employment and opposes all forms of unlawful discrimination on grounds of; race, nationality, ethic or national origin, sex, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief and age. You are expected to comply with Oracle’s policy on Equal Opportunities all times and to ensure that your work practice and actions re-enforce this at all times.

Oracle Care & Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. This post will be subject to an Enhanced DBS and pre-employment checks.

Company

Oracle Care and Education provides bespoke packages of care, education and therapy for young people with extensive, complex and enduring needs who display high risk behaviours. Our aim is to provide an outstanding holistic service of care and education within a therapeutic environment. 

We have 13 small homes each accommodating up to 3 young people across Bedfordshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire. Our 2 DfE registered and ISA affiliated schools offer places to resident and day pupils.

At Oracle, we look after young people with very complex needs, giving them the opportunity to develop in a caring and nurturing environment. We provide them with the safety and positive relationships needed to build their self-esteem and enable them to have a better future.

Our dedicated and experienced teams support the young people in our care, helping them to feel safe, giving them a sense of belonging and the opportunity to grow and develop their skills. Our staff teams want to make a real difference and they understand the needs of the young people and the behaviours they may present. They use their knowledge and experience to manage and support our young people, whilst influencing positive change in their behaviours.

Company info
Location
Unit 2 Dane Valley Mill
Havannah Street
Congleton
Cheshire
CW12 2AH
GB

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