Registered Manager – Children’s Home

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Full time
Location: Darlington
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Registered Manager - Children's Home (Ref: POS013872)

Salary: £41,511 - £44,711 Salary Band: £40,001 to £50,000 Post Type: Permanent Hours Per Week: Full time Job and Application Details

Categories: Social Care - Children Service Directorate: N/A Published Date: 13/01/2025 Closing Date: 27/01/2025 Job Overview

We are looking for an exceptional, enthusiastic, and creative child-focused person to work within our Children’s Homes to support young people with complex and additional needs. The ideal candidate must also effectively extend these skills to the young people’s families/carers and professionals. This post is based in one of our Residential Homes that care for children who are looked after by the local authority and those on the edge of care. The overall aim of the Registered Manager is to manage, develop, deliver, and be responsible for services to young people in one of the Service’s Children’s Homes, acting as a Corporate Parent for Children Looked After. The Registered Manager will ensure that young people are nurtured, happy, healthy, and safe from harm, enabling them to develop, thrive, and fulfill their full potential. The Registered Manager will ensure the smooth running of the Children’s Home in line with the Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the Quality Standards. In line with the Children’s Homes Regulations, regulation 28, the Registered Manager must have the appropriate experience, qualifications, and skills to pass a fit person interview with Ofsted. Applicants should have: 5 years’ experience of working with children and young people in residential care, with some experience within the last 2 years. Management and supervisory experience of at least one year in residential care or related settings within the last 2 years. Health, Social Care, and leadership qualifications in line with the requirements of the children’s homes quality standards and regulations. This post also involves shift work, sleepovers, and weekend working. The successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. For a further informal discussion, please contact Dawn Burnip, Senior Registered Manager, at 01325 406154 or dawn.burnip@darlington.gov.uk.

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