Job Introduction
This is an fantastic time to join the Children’s Residential Service as we continue to expand our service provision.
We are excited to announce we are opening up 6 new homes which will provide a total of 12 beds for children/young people. We have several positions to fill and you will be based in Staffordshire county.
We provide high quality placements and dedicated support to children and young people to achieve and fulfil their potential.
You will be working as part of a service with experienced managers who are managing our current homes and have passion and dedication to the service for children and young people who are cared by us.
We currently have five children’s homes, comprising of:
- 2 mainstream homes which are multi-function ‘hubs’ offering edge of care and in care services for children and young people.
- 2 homes providing specialist short break provisions for children and young people with disabilities.
- 1 mainstream home providing medium to long term placements for children and young people aged 11-17 years.
You will be need to be registered with Ofsted which will include an application to Ofsted, and you will be required to complete a health questionnaire. You will then be required to complete a ‘fit person’ interview with an inspector from Ofsted. Please access the link for further information.
Register as a children’s social care provider or manager: introduction - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Why choose us?
We have recently reviewed all of our positions across the residential service to acknowledge the challenges that these roles can bring and want to ensure staff are supported, well trained which will in turn improve the outcomes for our children and young people:
- We have increased our pay for Registered Managers which is competitive across the West Midlands region.
- Managers are paid a standby fee for on call
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- PACE training to support managers with matching and to understand trauma and attachment
- Supervision training provided by Research in Practice
- Peer support and development
- Comprehensive training package
Main Responsibility
As the Registered Manager, you will
- support the Residential Lead and lead a team of staff ensuring that children and young people are well cared for and are making progress.
- be accountable for ensuring overall service delivery with responsibility for ensuring the home meets with the requirements.
- be accountable to Ofsted through inspections.
- be required to supervise staff, complete audits, develop the workforce and most of all ensuring that the children and young people in your care is paramount.
The Ideal Candidate
You'll need to have:
- Recent and proven success as a Children’s Residential Home Manager/Deputy Manager.
- Be Passionate and creative
- Experience supporting children and young people with Emotional Behavioural Difficulties and complex needs.
- Understanding of the Children’s Home Regulations & Inspection Framework.
- Experience of managing a team/supervising staff.
- Experience of working with partners.
- Minimum qualification in Level 3 Health & Social Care Children & Young People or equivalent.
- Level 5 diploma in Leadership & management or a commitment to complete this within 18 months starting in role.
You will be required to be part of an on-call rota and depending on service need, you may be required to provide cover for our other homes. A standby payment is paid for on-call.
If you are passionate about supporting improved outcomes for children and young people and are open and enthusiastic about establishing and implementing innovative practice, then we’d love to hear from you.
If you want to find out more about the role, please contact Residential Lead, Justine Bishop on 07800661929
Interviews will be held in Stafford on the 22nd November 2024
Our Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.
About Staffordshire County Council
We are no ordinary county council:
Our Values:
The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.
Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:
We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.
We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.
Our benefits:
We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.
In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire
Our recruitment process:
As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities
As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
As you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.
