Job Openings Children's Home Manager

About the job Children's Home Manager

Location: Stockport SK7

Salary is up to £70k which includes a bonus.

Schedule: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm, on call rota

Are you a compassionate leader with a passion for making a difference in young lives? We are excited to announce an opportunity for a qualified Children's Home Manager to join our dedicated team providing therapeutic residential care for children and young people. In this role, you will lead and manage one of our warm and welcoming 5-bedroom homes, overseeing day-to-day operations and providing strong, motivational leadership to our committed staff.

As a Children's Home Manager, you will be a pivotal part of our mission to create a nurturing and supportive environment for the young people in our care. You will embody the qualities of a responsible and empathetic leader, ensuring seamless multi-agency collaboration between Care, Education, and Health sectors. Your decisions will directly impact the development and well-being of the children, as you guide and support our team in implementing and enhancing care plans.

You must be able to demonstrate:

  • Commitment to working with children and young people with complex and challenging high-end behavioural needs.
  • Leading and inspiring a staff team and take responsibility of their training, development, supervisions, and rotas.
  • Being a positive role model to the children and young people.
  • Delivering the Children's Standards in the home.
  • Previous management experience in a children's residential home setting.
  • Ideally you will have a therapeutic background and hold or working towards a level 5 in Children, young people and family practitioner qualification however, we may consider a deputy who can demonstrate they have 12 months supervisory experience and hold a NVQ level 3 or 4 in Health and Social Care for Young people.