Registered Manager - Ref: CH04922

• Children's Residential Services
• 37 hours per week
• Salary: £42,614 - £47,665 plus additional on call payments

Be part of something new! Help us set up, shape, and lead our new Children's home.

We are very excited to be opening a brand new Children's home within Walsall caring for children and young people aged between 7-18 years.

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, highly motivated, experienced individual, who has the appropriate skills to set up and lead a new Children's home, through to Ofsted registration, and take on the role of Registered Manager. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of one-year experience managing and supervising staff within a Children's Residential home and possess a Level 5 diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care or equivalent qualification.

As this is a new home, the successful candidate will be on board from the beginning and take a lead role in shaping and developing the home, its systems and procedures. This would ideally suit someone looking for a challenge to succeed and an opportunity to progress their career and instil their own vision, plans and ideas, whilst also promoting the ethos and vision of Walsall council.

The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate an excellent understanding of the needs of young people in care. They should have extensive knowledge and understanding of the Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015, the guide to the Quality standards, Ofsted’s Social Care Common Framework (SCCIF) and other relevant statutory legislation, guidance and good practice.

We are looking for somebody who can demonstrate strong leadership in a team that will aspire to deliver the very best care and support that enables children and young people to fulfil their potential.

If this is you, we would love to hear from you. Do you have the skills we are looking for? Are you restorative and reflective in your approach and always willing to learn?

For further Information please see the Job Description and Employee Specification.  Alternatively to discuss the position further please contact Jason Grainger on 07932370545 by email at Jason.grainger@walsall.gov.uk

This is a full time position and may involve working some evenings and weekends alongside the staff team where necessary. You will be expected to undertake on call duties as part of a rota. 

View Job Description & Employee Specification

Closing date for applications: 30 October 2022
Interviews will be held on an ongoing basis.

Please be aware that this is a “rolling advert” and applications will be reviewed regularly as part of the shortlisting process. Any candidates that are unsuccessful during either the shortlisting or the interview stages will not be reconsidered if they re-apply during this time. The advert will be closed when all positions are filled therefore we recommend that potential candidates submit an application as soon as possible.

Important: Our Residential Homes can accommodate children up to 18 years of age. Due to the nature of this post the Department for Education National Minimum Standards state that the employees must be 4 years older than the oldest resident. Therefore, applicants must be 22 years of age or older.

Walsall Council takes seriously the responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all the children and young people entrusted to our care and it is our expectation that all staff will share this commitment. We will ensure continuous development and improvement of robust recruitment processes and procedures that promote a culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce. Completion of an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check is a requirement for working with children and young people. 

Note: Applicants appointed to posts that require an enhanced DBS clearance must declare any periods of time that they have lived, studied or worked abroad and be prepared to provide an Overseas Criminal Records Certificate (OCRC) or a Statement of Good Conduct (SOGC) relating to anytime they were overseas.

This post is covered by the Government’s Code of Practice on the English Language Fluency Duty for public sector workers.  The postholder will be required to communicate verbally with customers and provide advice and/or information in accurate spoken English.