Registered Manager - Children's Residential Home

About Us

We have an exciting opportunity within our Residential Service, for a Registered Manager who will be dual registered across two of our smaller homes.

Blue Cove is a 3-bed short-term assessment home that provides support to children at times of crisis or significant periods of change in their lives. This home offers support and care to children aged 12-18 who present with a range of social, emotional, and behavioural difficulties, often due to family breakdown and early childhood trauma. These children are often at risk in the community and as such, it is our goal to keep them safe from harm whilst we work with partner agencies to find a suitable placement or to support them to reintegrate into their previous or a new setting.

Staff support children through building positive relationships and role modelling. Children will be encouraged to partake in a range of activities, both in and outdoors to build upon their confidence and resilience. Blue Cove is a fast-paced, exciting home to work in, providing exceptional care and support for children.

Green Waves is a new 1-2 bed home within our service that cares for children up to the age of 18 with a variety of social, emotional, and behavioural needs brought on by early childhood trauma and family breakup. To make sure children receive the right support and have a clear long-term plan, the home will function as a temporary emergency assessment home.

The two homes are located close to one another, and the teams also support each other as needed.

West Sussex County Council operates a diverse range of multi-disciplinary services for some of the most vulnerable and at-risk children and young people within the County, specifically our residential homes, which range from the provision of full-time care to short breaks. We aim to provide a stimulating and caring environment, within which the welfare of the children and young people we look after is promoted and at the forefront of childcare practice, enabling them to maximise their full potential.

For more information, please visit our dedicated website.

About the Role

Salary: £57,597 - £61,115 per annum inclusive of the weekend working enhancement. On call payments made as and when worked.
Working Pattern: 37 hours per week (full time), a variety of shift patterns including evenings, weekend working and on call rotas.
Contract: Permanent
Location: Worthing

As a Registered Manager, you will be responsible for managing a team of skilled professionals, ensuring compliance and day to day management of both Homes. This unique role will involve managing the teams to provide support, specifically to children who require additional help from their support circle to thrive.

You will be responsible for the development and implementation of policies and procedures, the supervision of staff, and the maintenance of high standards of care. You will also be responsible for building strong relationships with stakeholders and ensuring that the home is compliant with all relevant regulations and legislation. You will undertake the process to become the Registered Person for both sites, with our regulator Ofsted. You will be a passionate individual with excellent organisational skills and who can motivate a team to ensure they are offering high standards of support to children with a focus on consistency and aspirational outcomes and a "can do" attitude.

We are looking for a driven professional with a child-centred approach and strong leadership and management skills, who is willing, able, and committed to helping children.

Your work will be challenging and rewarding in equal measure, and you will be working in a setting where they maintain a strong safeguarding culture, where children and young people are listened to, respected and involved in as many decisions as possible, and where the staff team are supported to learn, develop, succeed and enjoy their role.

Experience and Skills

Some of the key skills and experience required for the role:

• Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare, or equivalent qualification must be held.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to lead and influence others and negotiate positive outcomes.
• Effective people management and performance management skills and the ability to provide support and direction to individuals and teams.
• Robust financial management skills, with experience managing a limited budget and contributing to the management of a wider service budget.
• Ability and experience with challenging existing practices and identify innovative solutions within statutory requirements
• Ability to effectively manage the time and priorities of self and others.
• Ability to interpret and act on complex information and to produce high quality documents with limited guidance.
• Ability to use IT software to a professional standard for general office duties, e.g. Report writing and undertaking research.

• Significant experience of dealing with a diverse range of complex situations while prioritising the wellbeing of children, understanding the issues affecting their behaviour and presentation.
• Significant level of managerial experience within a position relevant to the residential care of children.

For more information on the Key Skills as well as the Qualifications and/or experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached.

Rewards and Benefits

As an employer we recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive and dynamic working environment where employees can achieve their full potential, achieve a healthy work-life balance and are rewarded for the work they do. Upon joining us you will have access to a range of benefits including the following:

In addition to working within a great team and a brilliant opportunity you will receive:

For a full list of the benefits offered to you as a West Sussex County Council employee you can find them on our Rewards and Benefits page.

How to Apply

The reference number for this role is CAFHE05941

To apply, upload your CV and application form explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, 5 years referencing, full employment history and an occupational health check.

Equity, inclusion and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success.

For information regarding your eligibility to apply for this role under our Disability or Veteran's Guaranteed Interview Scheme, this can be found on our application help page.