We are looking for a driven individual to help start up a brand new home in Enfield.
The 4 bed EBD residential setting is family-focused and has a homely feel.
You will manage the residential house effectively and efficiently, ensuring the effective delivery of the main responsibilities and key result areas identified within the role of Residential Manager. You will participate in an on-call rota to ensure effective management across services on a 24/7 basis. This is also a chance to make a difference to outcomes for young people! To help us succeed you will:
Hold responsibility for ensuring and promoting the safeguarding of any young people that you may come into contact with.
Work in accordance with the vision and aims.
Ensure the staff team are supported and supervised on a 24/7 basis, which should include observation of practice across shifts.
Manage and monitor staffing costs, staffing structures, and rotas, ensuring they meet the requirements of the children’s needs and are in line with allocated budgets.
Ensure the house is ready at all times, gaining and retaining good/excellent grades across the board as identified during internal inspection procedures, external inspection procedures (e.g., Ofsted), and other governing bodies.
Develop and make known to staff a variety of intervention strategies regarding behaviour management, in order that children can develop coping mechanisms and changes in patterns of behaviour.
Take a lead in ensuring meetings and reviews of children and staff are delivered within required time scales.
Ensure effective delivery of individual care planning requirements for children and young people.
Complete the administration of financial, payroll, and staffing-related matters in the house within the prescribed time scales.
Complete Ofsted Induction Standards within 24 weeks of employment.
Work in partnership with families, local authorities, and external agencies.
Ensure staff are aware of and deliver the support required to ensure life chances, promoting and actively encouraging the delivery of a safe, structured, and nurturing environment.
Safeguard and protect the health and well-being of children & young people.
You will ideally have:
QCF 3 in Children and young people’s workforce (children’s social care pathway) or equivalent.
Educated to OFQUAL Standard (can be evidenced in other professional training) or ability to demonstrate competency at this level.
Commitment to register for QCF 5 within 6 months of employment.
Commitment to start Ofsted Induction standards and complete within 24 weeks of employment.
Commitment to work towards TCI/Team Teach/Calms completion within 3 months.
Full UK driving license.
Evidence of undertaking a supervisory role in relation to staff within a residential environment.
Wide knowledge of the behaviors displayed by children and young people and an understanding of a myriad of intervention strategies.
Working knowledge of legislation in relation to childcare including National Minimum Standards, Children Act 1989 Guidance and Regulations Volume 5 Children's Home.
Benefits
As part of this role, we offer a range of specialist training programmes to support you in your work and invest in your professional development. These include:
Fully paid induction programme.
Every Second Counts: bespoke training on the role of a residential childcare worker.
Therapeutic crisis intervention training to assist young people in regulating their emotions when they are in crisis.
Child protection training.
Attachment and trauma training.
Full suite of e-learning modules available that provide continuous knowledge and development.
Essential (non-negotiable)
Good communication, teamwork, and leadership skills.
Willingness to undertake training.
Full UK driving licence or working towards gaining a full driving licence.
Full clean UK driver's licence, experience driving manual and automatic vehicles.
Willingness to travel the local area.
Completed Level 5 Residential Childcare.
No sponsorship.
Experience within an EBD setting.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From £55,000.00 per year
Ability to commute/relocate:
Enfield, Greater London: reliably commute or be willing to relocate with an employer-provided relocation package (preferred).
Application question(s):
Have you completed Level 5 Leadership and Management qualification?
Experience:
Residential Childcare: 1 year (required).
Licence/Certification:
Driving Licence (required).
Work authorisation:
United Kingdom (required).
Willingness to travel:
25% (preferred).
Work Location:
In person.
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