Job Description

Are you passionate about supporting children and families using your unique experience and leadership and management skills?

Do you believe in children?

Can you encourage people to fulfil their potential?

Do you work with hope?

Can you practise responsible stewardship?

Do you respect the unique worth of every person?

If so, we have an exciting opportunity for a Children\'s Home Registered Manager to join our London residential service.

We have two opportunities to join our teams in either Ilford or Redbridge in Ofsted rated \'Good\' children\'s homes that specialise in children and young people with learning disabilities and / or autism and provide placements to up to four young people.

Each of our homes provides 24/7 residential services to the UK\'s most vulnerable children and young people and we believe a child\'s future should never be defined by their past. Every child has the right to a fulfilling life, to realise their potential and to have a positive future.

The children and young people we care for have experienced trauma that can lead them to display challenging behaviours in an effort to communicate with those around them. They require care from a reliable, committed, passionate and skilled staff team alongside a Registered Manager who can lead the team and support the children and young people we care for to reach their full potential. This will support children and young people to develop trusting relationships which provide the time and space to explore their past experiences, behaviours and current situation.

Our aim is to create a secure, safe and nurturing environment for children and young people to be able to explore and understand their identities, whilst promoting and developing confidence and self-esteem. We are aspirational for our children and young people and actively support them to attend and access education and employment opportunities and to develop their independence skills. We also support them to continue with and develop relationships with family and peers where appropriate.

As the Registered Manager for the home you will be critical to the delivery of residential care for children and young people in the home. You should be enthusiastic, motivated, creative, inspiring and passionate about the work you do to positively care for and support the most vulnerable children and young people to achieve positive outcomes. You will be trauma informed and able to engage and motivate people. Staff and volunteers will look to you to show the way and inspire them to be at their best by keeping a focus on their wellbeing, personal needs and professional development. Staff are enabled to provide a high level of care and support to children and young people through regular and ongoing training opportunities. Staff are ambitious for the children and young people we care for and are passionate and committed to ensure they experience good quality care that is individual to them and positively prepares them for adulthood.

You\'ll be an attentive leader who listens to children, young people and staff, using their feedback to continually refine and develop our service. You\'ll also be supported by the wider London Residential Service and be part of residential service development in the area.

If you share our values and you\'d like to apply, please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, and Additional Information.

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date and candidates will be interviewed throughout the advertising period. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.

Requirements & Responsibilities

As a Registered Manager you will have knowledge and experience of the effective and efficient operation of a Children\'s Home or similar setting and achieve this inline with relevant legislation, the home\'s Statement of Purpose, Policies and Procedures.

You will ensure the most effective care is provided to children and young people by monitoring, reviewing and evaluating interventions and performance of the staff team, implementing learning as required.

You will create and implement service development plans to ensure the home provides the highest level of care to the children and young people we care for. This will include finance and budget oversight and ensuring appropriate and effective use of funds.

You will ensure the staff team are skilled, knowledgeable and appropriately trained to meet the needs of the children and young people residing in the home with involvement in recruitment, vetting, induction and continuing professional development of the staff team.

You will build relationships with children, young people, their families, stakeholders and commissioners to work together to provide the most effective care to children and young people.

You will positively and effectively manage, lead and coach the team to ensure children and young people receive the most effective and beneficial care whilst residing with us.

You will ensure that safeguarding of children and young people is paramount and all relevant policies and procedures are adhered to whilst ensuring care provided respects and values the differences of everyone in the service.

You will hold at least a Level 3 in Residential Childcare (or a transferable qualification equivalent to this) and ideally be working towards or willing to work towards a Level 5 in Leadership and Management within two years of employment.

In return you will receive:

• A challenging and rewarding job that will make a significant difference to the lives of children and young people.
• Ongoing training and personal development opportunities.
• A supportive working environment and management team.
• Barnardo\'s believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.
• 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing after 5 years service
• The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our HolidayPlus scheme
• A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
• Service related sick pay from day 1
• Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo\'s. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution
• Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
• Cycle2work scheme
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
• 20% discount at Barnardo\'s stores
• Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
• Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
• Access to Barnardo\'s Learning and Development offer

*T&C\'s apply based on contract

Pay & Reward Framework

We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo\'s . We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.

For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out 1st April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a key pillar of our Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to grow and develop in their career at Barnardo\'s as it will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues to progress through the pay band of their role.

Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band - this ensures that pay progression steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours. More details on Barnardo\'s pay framework can be found upon application.

About Barnardo\'s

At Barnardo\'s we believe in children - no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is reflected in our values and our practice, and we have invested in this area of our work to ensure that we can deliver on our commitments to be an inclusive employer. EDI is a key enabler of our purpose as a charity and we want to ensure that the diversity of our teams is reflective of the communities we serve and that we continue to learn and develop our work with a focus on inclusion. We particularly encourage applications from candidates from Black, Asian and Minoritised Ethnic Communities, candidates who are LGBT+ and Disabled candidates.

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