Registered Manager – Home 1

Overview

As the first Registered Manager in Barnsley’s expanding residential care programme, you will lead a new children’s home from inception through opening and ongoing operation. You’ll shape service delivery, recruit and develop a team, manage budgets, and ensure regulatory compliance. You will build partnerships with agencies and the community, chair planning meetings, and influence the wider residential portfolio. This is a chance to create a high-quality home that improves outcomes for looked-after children while shaping the future of the service.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible working
• employee discounts
• health and wellbeing support
• training and development opportunities
• competitive pay
• excellent pension scheme

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and overall management of the home to meet Children’s Homes Regulations and standards
• Develop staffing rota, recruit safely, supervise staff, manage performance and training (PDRs)
• Create and implement the home’s service plan and manage the budget
• Maintain accurate records and reporting systems
• Represent the service in internal/external settings and build partnerships with agencies and local communities
• Chair planning meetings and case reviews, prepare reports as needed
• Report to the Service Manager for the residential portfolio and contribute to wider service development

Key requirements

• Substantial experience in social care with children/young people, including management level in residential settings
• Experience managing staff and budgets
• Experience partnering with other agencies, children, young people and parents
• Experience managing change in the work environment
• Knowledge of safeguarding policies, SCCIF, relevant legislation, national policy on looked after children, and Ofsted requirements for residential care
• Strong understanding of safeguarding and children’s developmental and emotional needs
• Commitment to working towards Level 5 Diploma if not already held

• leadership
• partnership working
• communication
• budget management
• regulatory compliance (The Children’s Homes Regulations)
• safeguarding procedures

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