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Children’s Service Manager
October 20, 2021 | Comments Off on Children’s Service Manager
Main Duties:
Under the direction of the Board of Directors:
? To be responsible for the day to day operation/management of an Ofsted regulated
residential provision.
? To be responsible for the operation/management of the day provision.
? To ensure the highest standards of emotional, social and physical care, promoting
best outcomes for young people through research, development and partnership.
? To deliver highly motivated leadership and development to the teams for which
you are responsible.
? Ensure that training is relevant, robust and effective and that the training program is
dynamic, adaptive to the needs of children we support.
? To ensure that the staff team adhere to training requirements and timescales
? To develop high standards of communication with social work teams, our school
leadership team, clinicians and other key partners.
? To ensure the provisions maximise resources within a planned timescale and
ensure all services are delivered in a way which maximises the participation of
young people, respects their rights and is responsive to their wishes and views.
? To take overall responsibility for all regulatory requirements associated with Ofsted
registration and the home's Statement of Purpose.
? To ensure all safeguarding risks are acted upon immediately and the relevant
action taken to mitigate the risk.
? Communicate effectively, in a timely way with all agencies and internal reports.
? Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and at all times promote and ensure
equality in practice.
? Undertake and participate in any required training programmes.
? To be able to challenge, in a sensitive way, engender collaboration for educational
achievement and attainment, and foster a mutual responsibility for outcomes for all
young people.
? Ensuring that the Educational needs of children in residence are assessed and
provided for, liaising with our educational professionals producing Personal Education
Plans.
? Ensuring that the emotional, behavioural and health needs are assessed and provided
for, liaising with health and clinical professionals to produce individually agreed Health
Action Plans.
Qualifications:
? NVQ Level 4 in Childcare or Equivalent
? 3 years experience working with children in the last 5 years
and at least 1 year at senior level
? Supervision or management experience Working with children, young people and their families Work in a residential setting