Job Description

Job Summary

o To provide leadership and management of the home.

o To maintain an in-depth knowledge of the Children's Homes Regulations 2015 , Safeguarding Legislation and Procedures the Children Act, other relevant legislation and guidance and company policy and procedure.

o To manage the home to safeguard and promote the wellbeing of young people.

o To manage the home's staff team.

o To manage a quality service aiming to achieve a 'Good' or 'Outstanding' Ofsted rating.

o To represent the home to outside agencies and ensure compliance with the statutory requirements imposed by them and requirements of commissioners.

o To work with the wider management team to contribute to the planning and development of Caring Feathers Services and to provide management support to other areas of the service needing this.

o To increase and maintain occupancy levels (at 85%); and that both appropriate with the business needs of the service and needs of the young people placed.

o Provide a development plan highlighting how the above is going to be achieved.

Duties

To understand the ethos and work to the basic principles of the business as set out in the organisational literature.

To be responsible for the overall day to day running of the home. To manage practical issues, conflicts and dilemmas, undertaking direct work and providing an on call support and reporting service.

To provide out of hours support service to the homes as part of the duty on call rota.

To be available for phone support and when required, call-out support.

To work flexible hours if required to meet the needs of the service and young people, which may involve working at short notice, sleeping-in duties, public holiday and weekend working from time to time, attendance on holidays.

To manage time and resources within the home including managing financial expenditure against budgets and ensuring recording is accurately completed.

To be responsible for ensuring the home provides a positive physical environment, with regard to design, comfort and homeliness as well as hygiene and cleanliness.

To ensure the home operates in compliance with the quality care standards as set out in the current version of the Children's Homes Regulations 2015.

To contribute to the referral, assessment and admission procedures, ensuring effective pre-placement assessment of need (including risk assessment) and placement planning and ensure all relevant documents are obtained.

To ensure all young people have written placement plans in place setting out identified need and plans to meet this need. Ensure ongoing assessment, development and review of the young people's individual plans.

To ensure the promotion of education, physical health and emotional well being of the young people.

Ensure provision is made to cater for young people's social, leisure, cultural and religious needs.

To facilitate psychological assessment of young people placed where appropriate and develop care/placement plans based on content and recommendations.

To operate an effective key worker system that ensures;

All young people are allocated a carer responsible for ensuring that their day-to-day care needs are met and placement plans implemented and that Keyworkers are provided with appropriate guidance and support in fulfilling this role.

To ensure a safe environment is maintained that safeguards and promotes the wellbeing of the young people.

To ensure risk assessments are kept up-to-date and appropriate action taken to protect young people from identified or assessed risk in line with relevant child protection procedures and working together guidance.

To maintain an environment that promotes positive acceptable behaviour by providing an appropriate balance of structure, nurture, challenge and engagement.

To develop and maintain effective working relationships with social services, family and significant others.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: 50,000.00-55,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person