Registered House Manager - Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom - Fevaca

Description

Registered Manager (Children's Home) - Ipswich
The Registered Manager is responsible for the overarching service delivered within FEVACA Children's home.

The Registered Manager is a professional with significant experience in their field and holds a qualification and registration in social work or social care management: They must have significant The role requires a positive value base, a good understanding of social work perspectives and an ability to manage staff, environment and clients with complex and challenging behaviours.

The Service Manager will review and ensure good standards of practice in recording and monitoring, liaison with other agencies, and contact with the local community.

Promote the development of the children
Protect children from threats to their health, welfare and normal development, both from inside and outside the home.

Ensure that key stages in the stay of children such as admission and discharge are properly managed and reflect decisions recorded in care plans.

Ensure that children facing crises and stresses are offered appropriate additional support.
Ensure that the children are involved for their own lives, involving them in planning their lives supporting them and helping them towards taking greater control and responsibility

Write or delegate the duty of monthly reports and needs assessments as well as any other appropriate document (such as risk assessments) as required.

ensure supervision is delivered throughout the supervision structure of your department and that this is of good quality.
Complete appraisal, disciplinary and grievance processes as per company policy.
Contribute to and implement the internal training package.

Create, develop and ensure positive and constructive communication occurs between FEVACA and other professionals in the field: Social Work Teams, Police, Housing, Voluntary Sector, etc.

Develop local knowledge of your field and build networks.
Liaise with OFSTED and any other suitable bodies.


FAMILY AND THE COMMUNITY
Use the residential community as a means of support and social learning for the children and team.
Introduce and involve yourself in the local community and represent FEVACA and our ethos positively.

Ensure the reporting to organisations such as OFSTED, CQC and local authorities is accurate and timely: Adhere to the HCPC, QTS or nursing standards of conduct, as appropriate.

Attend all training as allocated by FEVACA.

Ensure that practice is anti-discriminatory and ensure specific needs are met where appropriate such as dietary requirements, religious observance and culturally significant activities.

Ensure the Directors receive complete monthly statistical data regarding the outcomes for children

Ensure the packages of care commissioned are delivered to clients and raise any issue in delivering this to the Directors immediately.

LEGISLATION AND POLICY
Meet and work towards exceeding the children's homes regulations 2015.
Ensure compliance with all appropriate legislation to the field of care in which you are working; to include wider legislation which is relevant for example Health & Safety, Equal Opportunities and Data Protection etc
Adhere to all FEVACA policies including Safeguarding , Performance Management and Health and Safety.

A good working knowledge of the relevant legislation to your role including safeguarding, children's homes regulations and health and safety legislation
Ability to represent the organisation to external bodies and members of the community.
Willingness to complete direct work and shifts including sleep in's, weekends and bank holidays, when necessary.
Experience (minimum 2 years) of working with vulnerable children in a residential environment
Good standard of written and verbal English, including report writing and assessment skills.
A knowledge of the regulatory framework for the field
The completion of the Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People's Services in the children and young people's residential management pathway or equivalent

Full UK driving licence and use of a vehicle for business purpose
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