Lead the No Wrong Door Hub, a children's home serving west and central North Yorkshire, and act as its Ofsted Registered Manager. The post oversees residential care, emergency provision, Edge of Care work, activities and bespoke packages for young people, working with a multi-agency team. It is a 24-hour service with an out-of-hours Standby Manager rota and up to 50 young people at any time. Ofsted registration requires at least two years' recent residential childcare experience and senior practitioner or management experience.
What the job involves
- Lead and manage the hub's residential, emergency, Edge of Care, activities and bespoke placements for up to 50 young people
- Act as Registered Manager for the hub's children's home
- Provide leadership, management and direction to staff, embedding the culture, values and practice model
- Manage recruitment, training, service development and quality across the hub
- Manage significant financial resources and the No Wrong Door budget
- Provide 24/7 operational oversight and support, including the out-of-hours Standby Manager rota
- Ensure quality assurance, self-assessment against standards and Ofsted frameworks, and delivery of key performance targets
- Develop and maintain multi-agency partnerships and strategic links
- Lead on safeguarding, investigations, complaints, whistleblowing and LADO matters, including reports to Ofsted
- Deliver evidence-based practice using Signs of Safety and Restorative Practice
- Collate, analyse and report performance information using Liquid Logic and business intelligence
- Take lead responsibility for health and safety across the hub
What’s required
Qualifications
- Final-level professional social work qualification such as CQSW, CSS or DipSW, or equivalent
- Degree-level qualification
- Level 5 management qualification, such as the Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare, or willingness to undertake it
Registration & licences
- Ofsted registration as Registered Manager of a children's home
Experience
- At least two years' residential childcare experience within the last five years
- Senior practitioner or management experience
- Substantial experience working with complex young people and families
- In-depth people and budget management experience
- Intra- and inter-agency partnership working
Skills & knowledge
- Knowledge of National Minimum Standards, Children's Homes Regulations and safeguarding frameworks
- Excellent knowledge of Restorative Practice and Signs of Safety
- Strong budget management skills
- Excellent verbal, written, IT and presentation skills
Checks & eligibility
- Enhanced DBS check
Other
- Available to work evenings and weekends
- Able to meet the travel needs of the post
What’s offered
- Additional allowance for the out-of-hours Standby Manager rota
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
