Registered Manager

Job Category : Social Care – Qualified

Location : County Hall, Cardiff Council

Hours Per Week : 37.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 09:00

End Time : 17:00
Salary: £23.03

About the Job

An exciting opportunity has become available at Cardiff Council Children’s Services, we are looking for a temporary Registered Manager to overlook one of our established Children’s Homes working with some of our most vulnerable children and young people.

These homes will be fully supported by multi professional teams which work from a strengths-based and trauma-informed approach to meet the needs of children, young people, and their families.

This is an exciting time to join a service, which puts the individual at the heart of our work.

This is an opportunity to be innovative in the way we understand the needs of this important group of young people.

About the Role

The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent leadership and management skills, ensuring that the settings meet all regulatory standards to provide excellent quality of care to the children and young people who are resident for up to 12 weeks. The aim is to understand their needs more completely and secure a pathway or placement able to meet their needs.

You will need to be able to meet the requirements of The Regulated Services Regulations.

What we are looking for from you

You will need to be suitably qualified holding a Level 5 Diploma in leadership for Health &Social Care Services (Children and Young People’s Registered Management) Wales & NI and registered with Social Care Wales.

The successful candidate will also need to have significant experience of working in a Residential Child Care setting at a management level.

You will need a ‘can do’ and positive outlook, with effective management techniques and experience of implementing change and leading on service development. Excellent communication skills and the ability to negotiate and mediate is essential for this role.

Some out of hours working may be required. The post holder is also required to provide on-call cover outside of office hours within an on call rota.

Full valid driving licence and sole use of vehicle is a requirement.

Essential

Level 5 Diploma in leadership for Health & Social Care Services (Children and Young People’s Registered

Management) Wales & NI.

Significant experience of working in a residential Child Care setting at a senior or management level.

Experience of performance management frameworks.

Experience of working in partnership with other agencies.

Experience of financial management.

Experience of managing Health & Safety.

Experience of managing staff performance.

Knowledge and understanding of the Registration and Inspection of Social care (Wales) Act

2016

Effectively managing change.

Managing conflict.

Ability to negotiate and mediate.

Ability to implement new models of working and effect positive change.

Group work skills.

Team development skills.

Ability to motivate staff and work collaboratively with colleagues.

Excellent leadership skills.

Excellent communication skills.

Knowledge of best practice in residential child care.

Good IT skills and an ability to use various data bases.

Skills in participatory work with individuals.

Commitment to the Council’s Equal Opportunities Policy.

Demonstrates a commitment to staff development.

Demonstrates a commitment to the application of social care values.

Demonstrates a commitment to achieving positive outcomes for children and young people.

Ability to work under pressure to meet objectives within tight timescales.

Leadership skills

(Communication, planning, organising, supporting and motivating staff)

Train the trainer qualification

First Aid at Work

HACCP Level 3

Experience of working in other child care settings.

Experience of using restorative approaches.

Experience of using Results Based Accountability.

Experience of working with children and young people complex needs.

Experience of working within a Signs of Safety approach.

Knowledge of Social Services Wellbeing Act 2014

Knowledge of other relevant legislation