Residential Children\'s Services Manager

Enjoying unique lifestyle opportunities, St Helena Island is a self-governing overseas territory of the United Kingdom. Although better placed to develop economically and socially as a result of opening our international airport in 2017, we are not at the stage of self-sufficiency and therefore remain dependent on UK government aid. You will manage the residential children’s setting on St Helena for the looked-after population, being responsible for operational safe running, which will include staff and shift management, mentoring and modelling of good practice. You must meet the arising and complex needs of looked-after children on St Helena, ensuring the service develops in line with those needs. As you help to improve standards of care, practice and intervention you will deliver training and act as a corporate parent advocate ensuring individual needs, wishes and voices are integral to the practice. You will develop policy priority areas and manage the physical aspects of the residential setting, ensuring that it remains safe and child centred. You must see that the service delivery promotes the outline care plan from a statutory perspective, providing care and support to manage risk but also promote independence and autonomy in line with each child’s age and developmental needs. Part of an on call rota you must manage risks and responses. It’s a role that requires sensitivity and diplomacy, with the ability to deal with difficul…