Registered Manager

Preston

£55,000 per annum (with £5,000 welcome bonus and the potential for £5,000 annual bonus)

40 hours per week, Monday – Friday

We are recruiting on behalf of one of our clients, we are looking for a Registered Manager to work in an Ofsted registered children’s 3 or 4 bedroom residential home.

Our client offers a fully integrated approach to the Education, Care and Clinical support for young people aged 8 to 18 years, who come to them on a full time, residential basis from across the country, with a range of Autistic Spectrum and associated complex needs.

What our client has to say about their service. “Set in over 20 acres of beautiful countryside with the potential for forest dens and classrooms, gardens, stables, tracks and trails, our teams will have the chance to build an amazing landscape for nurturing and developing the creativity and imagination of our children and young people.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Registered Manager to work as part of the senior management team and lead a team of hardworking and committed team leaders and support workers. The successful candidate will provide strong, strategic leadership to drive regulatory success. They will ensure our children and young people enjoy a safe and happy home environment whilst developing their life skills and independence under the guidance and support of the care, therapy and education teams.

You will be able to demonstrate a highly developed awareness of safeguarding, team management, and challenges associated with a diagnosis of Autism and other complex difficulties. You will also need to be able to apply the principles of care management and use your exceptional organisational skills together with a high level of accuracy, to ensure the efficient running of a successful care home”.

Your excellent people skills will:

• Provide inspirational leadership to the staff team.
• Offer compassionate support and encouragement to our children, young people and staff.
• Work collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary team, understanding competing demands of the different professionals.
• Develop strong working relationships with the range of professionals to ensure the safety, wellbeing and best outcomes for the children and young people we support.
• Provide support and guidance to families.

Essential:

• A minimum of 2 years’ experience within a similar role.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in a children’s residential setting (not adults) and fit the Ofsted requirement to be registered as an RM
• Level 5 qualification in Leadership and Management (Children)
• We would also require you to have some experience dealing with non-verbal/ challenging behaviours and autism in children.

If you feel that this role is for you and you meet the requirements please apply we would love to hear from you.