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Job Description:As a Registered Children's Manager, you will oversee the care and well-being of children in various settings, ensuring their safety and development are prioritised.You will be joining a leading Children's organisation with a mission to provide looked after young people with a safe and nurturing environment, one that promotes empowerment, independence and choice, while enhancing their core living skills, and ability to move across the care continuum into fully independent living.Person Specification:You should have experience of managing a children's homeYou should hold a level 5 diploma in children and young peoples residential careYou should have experience of working with children and young peopleYou should be dedicated to providing outstanding careYou should be suitable to work with Children. A DBS Certificate is a requirement of the role.At least two years’ experience relevant to residential care within the last five years.At least one year of experience supervising and managing professional staff.Sound knowledge and understanding of Children Homes regulation including Quality Standards 2015, The Children’s Homes (Amendment) Regulations 2011, Care Standards Act 2000, Ofsted and related legislation, and policies and procedures.Company Overview:SBCHL have in excess of 60 homes across London, Peterborough, Northampton, Kent and Norfolk plus an independent specialist school for children aged 8-19 with autism and other learning difficulties. We deliver high quality care to support children and young people with overcoming obstacles, and enabling them to celebrate achievements and develop independent skills. Our qualified and dedicated team will work on nurturing and building the self-esteem of every individual, ensuring they feel safe and supported.ResponsibilitiesTo have overall responsibility for managing referrals into the service from a variety of sources and maintaining full occupancy.To produce a development plan for the service that ensures the delivery of high quality, clinically informed practice.To ensure all clinical practices and medication processes within the home are conducted in line with legislation.To ensure that safe working practices are always employed by all staff in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work legislation.Co-operate with designated personnel exercising their responsibilities in relation to the Health and Safety at Work Act.To ensure all children and young people in residence at the home have their risk and needs assessed, and that these assessments are regularly reviewed and updated.To ensure that high quality support and transition services are provided to young people in line with the service specifications and placement plans required by the relevant local authorities.To ensure that professional ethics and behaviour are always demonstrated by all staff.To actively co-ordinate the service provision and be a focal point for support, advice, and coaching to all staff within the home.Maintain a clean and safe environment; ensure that the physical state of the building is maintained to a high standard and that all repair/maintenance problems are dealt with promptly.To be accountable and take responsibility for liaising with regulatory organisations in relation to the way the home is managed.To ensure that the company's financial and administrative procedures are adhered to and to work within a set budget.To safeguard children and young people through sound management strategies, collaborative working with external agencies and emergency services, and compliance with local authority safeguarding procedures.To support staff to achieve the highest standards of care for all residents.To assist in the management, appraisal, supervision, and support of all residential staff.To co-ordinate and monitor casework and administrative functions, including rotas of the home and evaluate standards of performance.To be involved in recruitment of staff including vetting, interviewing, and inducting new employees.To be part of an on-call system.Manage the Support Workers and Support Assistants within the client’s group.To oversee and develop effective working relationships with partners and commissioners, ensuring the home is contract compliant and is well thought of within the borough.To facilitate the development of a range of children and young people inclusion opportunities and activities with support staff, working towards improving outcomes for accommodated children and young people.To promote the participation of children and young people in the running of the home, including encouraging feedback and views, responding positively and professionally to complaints, and passing on information to the rest of the staff team and partner agencies where appropriate.To ensure the home operates in accordance with legislations, standards, and guidance e.g., Children’s Homes Regulations including Quality Standards 2015, Children Act 1989, The Children’s Home (Amendment) Regulations 2011, and Care Standards Act 2000.Equal Opportunity StatementSilver Birch Care (Residential Services) has a strong commitment to achieving equality of opportunity in both services to the young people placed in our care and the employment of people. It expects all employees to understand and promote its policies in their work.