Registered Care Manager

Supporting the Needs of Children and Young People

• Promote and ensure the delivery of a safe, Ofsted-compliant home that is underpinned by a structured and nurturing environment.

•  To actively safeguard and promote the welfare of the young people within your care.

• To contribute to the development of appropriate relationships with and between staff, young people, families and other stakeholders, including education, health and therapy.

• To ensure a multidisciplinary approach to providing positive outcomes for young people and to lead/chair meetings pertaining to the care of young people.

• To promote appropriate relationships between staff, young people, and their families and to encourage the children and young people's involvement and participation in the home's day-to-day life.

Supporting the Needs of Children and Young People

• Promote and ensure the delivery of a safe, Ofsted-compliant home that is underpinned by a structured and nurturing environment.

• To actively safeguard and promote the welfare of the young people within your care.

• Contribute to the development of appropriate relationships with and between staff, young people, families, and other stakeholders, including education, health, and therapy.

• To ensure a multidisciplinary approach to providing positive outcomes for young people and to lead/chair meetings pertaining to the care of young people.

• To promote appropriate relationships between staff, young people, and their families and to encourage the children and young people's involvement and participation in the home's day-to-day life.

• To respond immediately to any unsafe practices and conditions.

Management and Leadership

• Ensure that staff are aware of the individual needs of all young people and skilled in delivering the support required to ensure life-chance opportunities and positive holistic development.

  
  

• Develop and make known to staff a variety of intervention strategies that support the environment regarding behaviour management and the promotion of pro-social behaviour.

  
  

• To ensure the home is financially viable and managed within its allocated budgets.

  
  

• To produce and implement a development plan for the service that ensures the delivery of high-quality, clinically informed practice.

  
  

• Provide staff with sufficient information to ensure they understand their role and implement monitoring systems to ensure they perform to a high standard.

  
  

• Promote and actively encourage staff professional development. Provide support and direction to the staff team, directly supervise identified staff members, and regularly appraise performance as outlined in company policy.

  
  

• Responsible for the management and supervision of all staff members, including delegating supervision responsibilities to appropriately skilled and experienced Senior RSWs or Deputy Managers.

• Work in collaboration with Human Resources to manage all employee relations within the home, in line with current employment legislation and the company’s policies and procedures.

  
  

• Oversee, supervise, appraise and develop the skills of staff in their working practice.

  
  

• Work in partnership and develop professional working relationships with colleagues, other agencies and professionals to meet the needs of young people and their families.

  
  

• Providing leadership and direction to all employees.

  
  

• Taking disciplinary action when necessary

  
  

• Motivating employees and ensuring a focus on the objectives in line with the home’s statement of purpose and children/young people care plans

  
  

• Must be self-motivated and possess the desire for self-development.

Regulatory and Administrative

• Ensure all staff are aware of their responsibilities regarding adherence to policies, both in the home and the company, and those set out in Children's Legislation and Regulations.

• To be involved in the recruitment of staff, including vetting, interviewing and inducting new employees.

• Ensure that a robust process of internal monitoring and critical reflection is maintained with a view to complying with regulations and the continual development of the service and the Company as a whole.

• Ensure that the home functions in such a manner that staff and children understand, recognise and celebrate the diversity of cultures and beliefs within the local and wider community. At all times, promote and ensure anti-discriminatory practice.

• Manage and monitor labour costs, staffing structures and rotas, ensuring they meet the requirements of the children’s needs and are in line with allocated labour budgets.

• Complete the administration of financial, payroll, and staffing-related matters in the home within the prescribed timescales.

• Work within the code of confidentiality and ensure that home records are stored and held in a manner that is compliant with GDPR 2018 regulations.

• Undertake and participate in any required training programmes relevant to the employment of staff working in children's services, paying particular regard to residential care and the management role.

• Co-operate with the company to comply with health and safety requirements. You are, therefore, expected to follow Company policies, acquaint yourself with the Fire, Health, and Safety Procedures at your place of work, and carry out relevant risk assessments of unsafe practices and conditions that present a safety risk.

  
  

• Maintain a clean and safe environment, ensure that the physical state of the building is maintained to a high standard, and deal with all repair/maintenance problems promptly.

DBS Staff Disqualification & DBS Obligations

• All Candidates for social care positions—please note that these roles are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act, and therefore, you must include details of all offences, even if 'spent'.

•  All staff are obligated to notify of changes in their personal circumstance whilst employed for the company.

Health & Safety

All employees have a responsibility for their own Health and Safety and that of others while undertaking their duties. Employees have a general duty to assist in implementing its Health and Safety policies.

Equal Opportunities

The company supports Equal Opportunities in Employment and opposes all forms of unlawful discrimination on grounds such as colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, sex, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief and age. You are expected to comply at all times with the company ethos and all relevant policies and procedures.