Registered Manager

Role: Registered Manager

At Action for Children, we’re dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnicities and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.

Salary: Up to £51,870 per annum

Location: Ipswich, Suffolk

Contract/Hours: Permanent, Full Time, 37 hours per week – Generally Monday to Friday with some flexibility to meet the needs of the service.

Closing Date: Midnight on the 26th January 2024

Benefits:

• Basic annual leave of 29 days PLUS bank holidays
• Up to 5 more days leave for continuous service PLUS the option to buy another 5 days every year!
• Gain professional qualifications with excellent training, and development opportunities.
• Flexible maternity, adoption and paternity packages.
• Up to 7% employer pension contribution. Staff discount portal with your favourite brands.
• Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 discounts from national retailers.

We’re offering a highly competitive rewards package, plus a comprehensive supervision and development programme to continue your professional development.

We are one of the UK’s largest children’s charities, one way we support young people is offering person centred care in small residential homes located in local communities. You could soon be a valued member of our team at Hestia House in Ipswich.

About the role

As Registered Manager you will work with a range of professionals to ensure that our children and young people who have a varying level of disability are supported with a person centred approach, helping them to develop to their full potential and through the next stage of their life journey.

You will lead, inspire, and motivate your team to hold the highest aspirations for our children and young people and oversee the running of our 4- bedroom home liaising closely with Ofsted to ensure regulatory compliance and excellence. We will actively support you in your role and provide you and your team with specialist training, development, and supervision.

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As a Registered Manager you’ll

• Significantly improve children and young people’s lives.
• Provide a loving approach to the children we support.
• Provide support to the staff team to undertake their role.
• Provide a safe environment where children can enjoy time with their friends.
• Provide direct care and support to children in all aspects of their support needs.
• Work towards giving children a positive experience of being away from home.
• Help children in all aspects of their daily lives and supporting their health and happiness.

How you’ll help to create brighter futures

• You will be empathetic and creative in your approach and share our passion for achieving real change through compassion and positivity.
• You will bring substantial management experience in children’s residential care, alongside a Level 5 qualification (e.g. Diploma in Leadership and management of Residential Childcare).
• Your track record will be demonstrated by Good or Outstanding OFSTED ratings for homes in which you’ve held leadership roles.
• You will be keen to apply your understanding of attachment theory and the impact of adverse childhood experiences on children’s development.

You can find the full list of requirements in the job description.

Interested? We’d love to hear from you – apply as soon as you can. Please see the attached job description for more information. For an informal chat about the position, please contact Shannon Neander on 01923 361158 or – [email protected]

Good to know

Application Process

There are five sections to complete: Personal Details, CV, Supporting Statement & Information, Equality & Diversity, Submission & Declaration.

Talent Pool

We know talent when we see it. But sometimes we find the right person but not for the right job. We’d love to keep your details for when the right job comes up. Let us know if you’d rather we didn’t.

Male staff are under-represented within our Children Service roles. We would like to encourage more male applicants for our Children Service roles.

Don’t meet every single requirement?

If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with the job description, we’d love you to apply anyway. You might just be the perfect person for this role, or another role within the Action for Children family.

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