Job Description
Role– Children’s Registered Home manager
Location – Newmarket
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: up to £50,000 DOE
We have a rare opportunity to join the Cambian Group in a newly established multi-site Specialist Mental Health, children’s residential home with educational provision. As a leader within our specialist mental health services your will be a major part in the transformation of delivery of service and our incredible children’s experiences.
We are looking for a Children’s Registered Home Manager to assist the General Manager in achieving the aims and objectives within the Statement of Purpose of the Children’s homes and the wider needs of the whole site at Merida. You will manage a 5 bedded home that caters for children aged 12 - 18 years, all of whom require additional support due to mental illness or concerns about them being able to stay safe due to considerable risk of self-injurious behaviours. You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team, including our on-site clinical team and teachers and will work with the children to support their transitions on from Merida following successful achievement of the goals set out in the care plans.
Ideally the right person will have had some experience of working with children suffering with poor mental health, have an understanding of the Mental Health Act or are in fact practicing within this arena at present.
You role will involve:
· Ensuring that each young person has a plan which reflects his / her care, education, social, emotional, cultural, therapeutic and health needs and that this plan is regularly reviewed.
· Establishing and monitoring high quality standards of care.
· Taking responsibility for progressing any complaints or child protection concerns
· Working in partnership with parents, carers and other professionals to safeguard and promote the welfare of young people
· Ensuring adequate staffing levels that meet the needs of the Home.
· Ensuring that budgets are managed effectively and the use of finances is properly monitored.
· Duties and Responsibilities:
· To meet the needs of children through:
Person Specification:
· Driving License
· Childcare legislation and Safeguarding knowledge
· Understanding needs of complex needs Children and ideally the systems underpinning the mental health act and support functions available to enhance the care for the children in the setting
· Ability to manage challenging behaviour
· 2 years recent experience (in last 5 years) working with children in a residential care setting
· At least 1 year at supervisory capacity in any setting
· The ability to undertake the necessary training
· Experience within children’s mental health and practices
What we can offer you as a Children’s High Dependency Unit Manager at Cambian Group
· Salary up to £50,000 DOE
· Full enhanced children’s and adults DBS paid for by Cambian
· Full Training provided - there will be significant time invested into learning and development including a full and comprehensive induction period into the home. The right candidate will be supported to develop their skill set as well as supported to complete additional qualifications and training where agreed with line managers.
· Opportunity to be supported on qualifications to meet your career development
· Opportunity to join our management development programme
· Free onsite parking, meals and other benefits such as Cycle to work, Dental plans, Casual Dress, Pension scheme, Car leasing scheme, Cambian Rewards full of discounted restaurants and days out for the family!
The right candidate will have proven experience of Ofsted or other clinical settings, have the ability to manage and want to develop their core skills and experience of mental health services.
We are the Cambian group, the largest independent provider of care and education for children and young people. We believe that everyone has a personal best. Those we care for and those who care for them. You will find that you are part of a close, supportive team, all focused on achieving the best outcome for everyone. The better we work together, the more we can help the people we care for achieve their personal best too. Whether that is in terms of helping someone to achieve their personal potential or growing our reputation as provider of the best quality behavioural health services in the UK.
The right candidate will need an Enhanced DBS for the role which will be provided by the group.
Reference checking will be undertaken in line safer recruitment guidelines and the Children’s Home’s regulations 2015.
Whilst we endeavour to keep the recruitment process as short as possible due to the nature of these important checks it may extend the processing time
Equal Opportunities:
All young people are equally entitled to have their needs met in a fair and balanced way. Cambian Group employees are responsible for promoting equal opportunities for all and for challenging any behaviour or practice which discriminates against any young person or colleague on the grounds of race, religion, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation or any other perceived difference.