Registered Manager - Therapeutic Assessment ( Children's

Registered Manager - Children’s Therapeutic Assessment Home

Salary up to £60,000.

£12,000 joining bonus.

Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you enjoy working with children & young people and positively impacting their lives? We have an exciting opportunity for a hardworking and passionate individual to lead our new Emotional Wellbeing Assessment Home as the Registered Manager on a full-time permanent basis.

Horizon Care and Education are currently on an exciting and innovative journey alongside Wiltshire County Council to deliver a range of Children’s homes for the most vulnerable children & young people in Wiltshire.

Titan House, our new Children’s Therapeutic Assessment Home, will support children & young people aged between 8-18 providing short-term placements until their needs are fully appraised and understood. The service will provide up to 2 children/young people at any one-time opportunity to enjoy different experiences, establish friendships and develop confidence, independence and social/emotional skills.

• Lead and manage the operation of the children’s home, ensuring compliance with Ofsted regulations, relevant legislation and the home’s Statement of Purpose.
• Develop a safe and nurturing environment that promotes children’s wellbeing and development.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with the Local Authority to provide positive outcomes for children.
• Work closely with external agencies and the local community to establish strong collaborative working relationships.
• Lead a culture and ethos where the complex needs of the individual young people and the group are met.
• Manage and maintain the home’s budget and rotas to ensure that resources are used effectively to meet the needs of the children.
• Ensure that everyone in your team is fully aware of their role, responsibility, and accountability, and that they are supported and valued in their roles.
• Provide strong leadership to your team with a focus on reflection, development and performance to deliver exceptional person-centred care to each child.
• Quality assure transition plans and ensure that these are aspirational in terms of supporting the children to achieve.
• Ensure that the physical environment of the home always remains at a high standard.
• Hold team meetings to share information, practice development and share any arising issues with the management team for resolution.

• Must hold a Level 3 qualification relevant to Residential Childcare.
• Must hold or be willing to work towards the Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health & Social Care and Children & Young People services.
• At least 3 years’ experience working with children (within the last 5 years) and at least 1 year at senior level supervision or management experience working with children/young people in a residential setting.
• Sound knowledge and experience of working with OFSTED Regulations and Quality Standards of Children’s homes with the ability to support the service to achieve a rating of outstanding.
• Sound knowledge and experience of recording and reporting to enable safeguarding and protection of children & young people.

• £12,000 joining bonus
• 28 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Employee assistance programme
• Blue Light Card
• Life Assurance
• Financial Wellbeing Service
• Colleague referral scheme with cash rewards – earn up to £2,500 per referral!
• Tast card – spectacular savings on dining, pizza, cinema tickets, supermarkets, and UK attractions!
• Opportunity to progress in your career through our Education Academy, ongoing training and professional development.
• Comprehensive and tailored induction programme, including face-to-face training, online modules, shadowing, and local induction period.
• Face-to-face therapeutic training and support for all colleagues via our SHINE programme.
• Access to a wide range of free online courses for all colleagues on a variety of topics.
• Community and wellbeing – Your wellbeing matters to us, and we are committed to ensuring you get all the support you need to feel good about what you do. We’re in this together.
• Supportive management and senior leaders.
• High quality CPD opportunities.
• Free eye checks.

• Compassionate
• Inspiring
• Dependable
• Collaborative