Job Description

Children's Residential Home Manager (RM)

Looking for superheroes! Offering meaningful employment, making a difference in children's lives. UK leading salaries.

Kinsman Children's Homes:

A fantastic 4-bedroom home, with 4 reception rooms, in Kidderminster, England. We run a home as you would.... children at the heart of every decision we make. Staff are supported. Decisions are thought out and made quickly, with all the staff team involved (you will have an equal voice, whatever level you are employed at). Large recreational budgets for all the children. Senior management who you actually know and see on a day to day basis. As the RM you will be expected to work from the children's home throughout the week - at the coal face! Training won't just cover the standard mandatory modules, it will encompass the thoughts and aspirations of the individual staff member, in whatever direction they choose to enhance their career and the lives of the children we look after. However, we are only looking to recruit the best! Our residential home will cater for up to 4 children between the ages of 7 -17. We recognise that staff are at the forefront of a child's life while in residential care and are the heartbeat of a home. To attract the best, we are offering high rates of pay, flexibility & incentives that we believe no other home in the UK can provide.

Location

- Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England.

What makes us different?

Pay

- We are willing to pay our employees what we believe they are worth and recognise that the number one motivator is a high salary. So here are our pay scales:
- Registered Manager: 65,000k - 70,000. NO GIMMICKS. The figures speak for themselves.

Homes

- We invest in large properties with ample space, with several living rooms and extensive gardens fostering a tranquil and peaceful environment for the children. The house has a separate games room (slate bed pool table and table tennis table), arts & crafts room, computer gaming room all to help escape the long winter nights.

Generous budgets for recreational activities

- Our homes are given substantial investment to allow the children to really experience a childhood, including holidays and day trips, wholesome recreational activities, sporting and special events.

Direct therapeutic work with children -

Kinsman will be working with therapists and professionals in relation to the young person's care planning. This will include life-story work being at the forefront. Staff will be given the opportunity to be trained in therapy and life-story work.

Small company -

Kinsman Residential Homes Ltd is a small company with no large corporate structure. We don't have shareholders, a board or a VC company backing us. This makes us:
- Nimble (Flexibility and autonomy to run the service the way you would like with the support of highly experienced Senior Management).
- Personal (you will know and have regular contact with the owner of the company).
- Lower bureaucracy (less red tape).
- A stronger company culture (tight-knit).
- Lower operating costs and most importantly: better outcomes for staff and the children in our care.

What Kinsman can offer you:

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Holidays

- 29 days annual leave - plus 5 personal days. Personal days can be accrued and paid to staff if they have not been taken during that financial year. Annual leave will increase to 31 days after 3 years of service and to 33 after 5 years. That's not a typo!

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Holiday home in UK

- Kinsman has purchased a holiday home on the south coast of Devon in Paignton. Staff will have the opportunity after 6 months of employment to book up to x2 holidays a year for themselves/and/or family. This will be at no extra cost.

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Holiday home abroad

- Kinsman has access to a holiday home on the Costa Blanca in Spain. Staff will have the opportunity after 6 months of employment to book up to x1 holiday a year for themselves/and/or family. This will be at no extra cost.

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Clear grading system

- Kinsman will be offering our managers a 5-grade tier system. Our aim is to retain staff in the long term and staff will be given the opportunity to progress through 3 grades within the first 2 years.

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Retention bonus

- If staff remain at Kinsman for a year, they will receive a 1000 bonus.

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Christmas bonus

- exactly what it says on the tin!

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Referral bonus

- 500 initially after successful probation then followed by another 500 on that referral's year mark.

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Ofsted Inspection Bonus

- Receive up to 5,000 bonus package if we receive a "good" or "outstanding" Ofsted rating.

Job specification:

- Minimum of 2 years residential experience at a supervisory level - either as a Registered Manager, Deputy or as part of the senior staff team.

- Be able to demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the statutory and regulatory environment for registered Children's Homes with Ofsted.

- Work in accordance with the statement of purpose and policies within the home.

- Work in partnership and in a professional manor with other agencies, such as (police and Social Services).

- The ability to work as part of a team and support colleagues.

- Demonstrate a strong track record of successful working with vulnerable children and young people.

- A

Level 5 leadership

and management qualification (or be working towards this qualification) and be eligible for Registered Manager registration with Ofsted. Ideally you will be a current Registered Manager in a "Good" or "Outstanding Home."

- Driving license is essential.

In Summary

- We believe skills can be taught but values are a lot harder to come by! Work ethic, punctuality, integrity and compassion are some of the key values we are looking for in our employees. If you enjoy working with children and want to give them a better childhood, then please apply. We'd love to hear from you. Please send your CV to richard@kinsmanhomes.co.uk

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Do not apply if you only want to turn up for work and do very little. We want people who care, who want to make a difference in a child's life.

"Kinsman Residential Homes Ltd is committed to ensuring that all children and young people placed in our care are effectively safeguarded from abuse, exploitation and harm. The recruitment and selection processes are therefore rigorous and incorporates a number of pre-employment checks to ensure safer recruitment and selection processes are adhered to."

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: 65,000.00-70,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Company events Company pension
Ability to commute/relocate:

Kidderminster DY11: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Licence/Certification:

Driving Licence (preferred)
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 03/10/2025