Registered Home Manager, Southport

Blue Arrow is seeking a Registered Home Manager in the Southport Area.

Hours: 37.5 hours per week (9am to 5pm Monday to Friday. Expectation of two lates in a month for oversight of the evening routine in the home)

Holidays: 200 hours, plus statutory bank holidays per annum

Job Purpose:

As the Homes Manager, you will be responsible for the daily care of children and young people, ensuring consistent planning and programme implementation is entirely congruent with the organisation's aims and objectives and philosophy, whilst meeting each individual child's needs.

You will be expected to submit an application to Ofsted for the post of Registered Manager and also successfully undertake a Fit Person interview.

Key Outputs:

Ensure an efficient operation of the residential home and service in accordance with the relevant legislation, policies, procedures and the homes Statement of Purpose and Function

Manage a caring team that provides a safe and loving home for children and young people in order for them to create lasting memories

Ensure that the care provided to all young people is clearly planned, reviewed and designed to meet realistic objectives in line with their individual needs

Support and guide your care team in order for them to provide the highest standards of care to all young people

Implement evidence-based interventions through use of BMindful model in conjunction with the Clinical Team

Encourage and support young people with engagement in therapies, education and developing their independent life skills

Key Activities:

To manage individual and team performance to ensure that a standard of excellent service delivery

To ensure all expenditure is monitored, controlled and accounted for

To contribute to the development of appropriate relationships between the care team, young people and other stakeholders

To ensure your care team maintain the daily living environment to a good standard

To ensure all recorded information in the young person's home conforms to statutory requirements and is of a high standard

To liaise with various internal and external professionals and commissioning authorities to ensure that the care needs of new and existing young people are met

To ensure that all clinical practices and medication processes within the home are conducted in line with legislation

To ensure all recorded information in your care home conforms to statutory requirements and is of a high standard

To manage and oversee the daily routine and programmes for young people ensuring these are carried out consistently by all care team members and remain in line with care plans

To manage the financial matters of your home and teams such as weekly budgets, transport, time sheets, sickness and annual leave

To ensure monthly Regulation 44 and six-monthly Regulation 45 audits / reviews are completed

To participate in an out-of-hours support system

To manage your homes rotas, monitor your teams training and organise and attend care team meetings providing minutes of same

To produce COSHH, Risk Assessments and Health & Safety processes on your home

To complete any other relevant duties as required and directed by your Managers'

To assist Human Resources with interviewing

To manage the induction process of new carers

To supervise your care teams monthly, identify their needs and recommend appropriate training whilst keeping all records of supervision training

To annually appraise carers

To attend Home's Manager's training and meetings

To participate in disciplinary procedures

To provide an annual homes development review report

To maintain a high standard of personal presentation, promoting a professional organisational image

To achieve a Diploma Level 5 in Children, Young People and Families Leadership and Management qualification

To actively develop oneself in the role

Key Challenges:

1. To manage a high-quality service that meets the needs of young people and ensure their participation and integration in the social, economic and political life of the wider community

2. To ensure maximum service provision from the efficient use of resources

3. To develop innovative work and creative programmes

4. To provide standards of excellence .

If you think this role could be for you please apply or call the office on (phone number removed) .

Blue Arrow is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to helping find great work opportunities for great people.