Residential Manager-Children Home Manager

Salary: £48,000 – £54,000 per year

Salary/Rate: £48,000 – £54,000starting salary*

• £1K QCF level 5 successful completion
• £7.5K quality reward payment
• Occupancy bonus up to £1k
• 28 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Employee assistance programme
• Free parking
• On call bonus

Bright Futures, Inspired By You.

There’s nothing more rewarding than helping someone believe in themselves, have the confidence to celebrate their own uniqueness and achieve success that is personal to them.

As a Registered Manager you’ll be integral to the smooth running of daily life within our homes, enabling young people to thrive. Your role will include:

• Managing a warm and friendly home, that provides a safe and supportive environment for children and young people to achieve positive outcomes that are authentic to them.
• Achieving compliance with the Children’s Homes Regulations and ensuring your home is always able to evidence a high standard of care and quality.
• Undertaking a Level 5 qualification in Leadership and Management so you have all the knowledge and skills you need to help your team achieve success.
• Leading a team of colleagues and facilitating their professional development so that they not only provide high-quality care and support, but are enabled to fulfil their own career potential too.
  

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  If you’re passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people and enabling them to shape their own future, then we want you to be part of our team.

  How you’ll be rewarded:

  What you’ll get to do:

  Build a team: You’ll be responsible for the recruitment of a compassionate and motivated team, and help build a fantastic workplace culture where colleagues feel valued and rewarded for the work that they do.

• Lead a team: You’ll inspire and lead your team in their roles working with children and young people and ensure they have everything they need to enable the most appropriate outcomes for each individual.
• ​Invest in your team: Support each team member to develop professionally and take on more responsibility within the home. Encourage them to embrace new opportunities and take the next steps in their career through our Academy programme.
• Be part of a community: You’ll work collaboratively with dedicated colleagues who give their all each and every day. Together you’ll make a difference to young people’s lives, and celebrate your impact as a team – now that’s real job satisfaction!

• Competitive salary – We’re committed to recognising your hard work and offer a competitive salary, excellent rates of overtime pay and bonuses.
• Qualifications and ongoing development – We’ll recognise your unique talents and our Academy programmes will help you grow and thrive in your career.
• Recognition scheme – Each month we recognise employees who go the extra mile and live our values.
• Community and wellbeing – Your wellbeing matters to us and we are committed to ensuring you get all the support you need to feel good about what you do. We’re in this together.

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What we’re looking for from you:

• Your experience: You have a minimum of 2 years’ experience of managing an Ofsted home that carries a rating of good or above. 
• Your competence: You hold an NVQ/QCF Level 3 Diploma for the Children’s and Young People’s Workforce or QCF Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care or equivalent qualification in Children and Young People’s Services.
• Your focus: You pay attention to detail and never compromise on quality because you know that focusing on the success of small things can add up to have a really big positive impact.
• Your commitment: You’re passionate that children and young people should have equal opportunities, a voice that should be heard and they should be enabled to create their own bright futures.

About Horizon

Young Lives, Bright Futures.

At Horizon, we believe that each young person is unique and should be enabled to feel confident about their future, no matter what they have been through in life.

We provide safe and nurturing home environments, innovative and inspiring schools and support and opportunities so that young people can get the positive start in life that they deserve.

*T&C’s apply