To be responsible for the leadership, motivation and management of a Registered Children's Home and any linked services, ensuring the service provided is effective at promoting and safeguarding the welfare of young people and delivers positive outcomes for them:

• Ensure effective assessment, risk management and strengths-based care planning arrangements for the children and young people supported by the children's home, including those who may be supported on an outreach basis. This may involve developing creative responses and packages of care for young people accessing the service.
• Ensure the service and its staff establishes rapport and respectful, trusting relationships with children, young people, their families and carers
• Develop and maintain productive relationships with peers, stakeholders and partners, including education and health providers, and promote and maximise partnership working and resources to improve outcomes for children and young people.
• Ensure implementation and adherence to quality assurance processes, including case audits, and that stakeholder feedback (including children and young people and their families) is sought and acted on
• Provide effective professional and practice supervision and hold Career Conversations with staff, including day to day supervision of the team (which may include professionals from other disciplines)
• Build and maintain a culture within which team members contribute to improving practice and outcomes for children and young people
• Ensure that the accommodation is safe, suitable and fit for purpose and meets the needs of young people with complex needs
  

To act as the Registered Manager for regulatory purposes and fulfil all requirements of that role including ensuring that the Children's Home meets the requirements in respect of Regulations, Quality Standards, policies and procedures. This will include leading on Ofsted inspection activity and other quality assurance checks and visits under Regulations 44 and 45.

To take devolved responsibility from the Service Manager, including leading and driving forward service development and improvement across the wider residential portfolio. This will include participating in multi-agency strategic groups to develop practice.

If you are interested in this role please send your updated CV in the first instance.