Senior Registered Manager

Location: Chessington, Surrey
Contract: Permanent, Full Time
Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm with an element of flexibility required to work unsociable hours to meet the needs of the business
Salary: £41,300 - £48,300 DOE + Outer London Weighting Allowance

A career that's life changing!

Are you focused and passionate about changing the lives of Children and Young People for the better? If so, you are in luck. Action for Children are currently recruiting for a Senior Registered Manager to kickstart one of our new services!

What do Action for Children do?

Action for Children does what's right, does what's needed and does what works for children in the UK. Every year, our team changes the lives of 301,000 children, young people and families.

Moor Lane is a new and exciting Short Breaks Children's home for Children with disabilities. The home is based in Chessington and has been purpose built to meet the needs of the children, encouraging them to have fun and enjoy new experiences.

How will you make a difference?

As a Senior Registered Manager, you will be responsible for the implementation of the new service, supporting both the existing staff team and service users to the new home. Initially the place of work will be in Kingston but once the home is registered the place of work will be Chessington. The manager will also be required to register with Ofsted as part of the registration of the home.

The main focus of this role is to take overall responsibility for the management of the home and lead with inspirational and ambitious vision, this will be achieved by:

Contract monitoring
Budget management
Understanding safer recruitment, reflective and supportive supervisions.
Auditing and regulating the home ensuring the home meets the requirements of an Ofsted Good, and by working towards an Outstanding.
Developing and maintaining effective working relationships with commissioners and other stakeholders
Performance monitoring staff and services
Promoting and maintaining the Action for Children's reputation and brand

What will you need:

To be considered for this role, you will need to demonstrate:

Level 5 NVQ in Leadership and Management
Outstanding leadership qualities derived from excellent inter and intra - personal skills
Previous experience managing contractual budgets
Excellent knowledge and understanding of OFSTED requirements and safeguarding practices
Previous experience managing Children Services which have been regulated with OFSTED
A positive and approachable manner

What are the benefits?

As an appreciation towards our staff we offer:

An excellent company pension scheme
Minimum of 29 days Annual Leave + Bank holidays
Season ticket travel loans
Professional development with access to 100's of courses available from the first day
Dependency leave - up to 3 days paid time off per year for when you need to look after loved ones
Discounts on all your favourite brands via our new discount portal

(Plus a lot more besides)

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference to vulnerable children's lives and to build a fulfilling and meaningful career with a leading UK children's charity. So don't delay, apply today!

If you have any questions regarding this role or would like further information, please do not hesitate to contact Machaela Huggins on 07776659803 or feel free to drop an email to Machaela.huggins@actionforchildren.org.uk

Please note, interviews will be held on Thursday 2rd April.

Guidant is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.