Registered Children's Home Manager - Southwell - New Service!

We're recruiting now for a Registered Children's Home Manager for our brand-new Southwell residential home!

Contract: Full time, Permanent

Location: Southwell, Nottinghamshire

Salary: £46,781.00 per annum + £10,000 Bonus

We are seeking a compassionate and experienced Children's Home Manager to lead this initiative, ensuring high-quality complex care and support for the child in our care over at our brand-new residential bungalow in Southwell, Nottinghamshire. This is a unique opportunity to make a meaningful difference in their lives, guiding them towards a brighter future while upholding the highest standards of care. The successful candidate will be working closely with the child to support their mental health and special needs. Experience in CAMHS or mental health nursing is preferred but not required.

The Role:

Being a Registered Children's Home Manager at Homes2Inspire means being a part of the only charity-owned provider of residential children's homes in Ofsted's top 10 providers! Homes2Inspire is fuelled by purpose and innovation, and a remarkable 92% of Homes2Inspire Residential Homes are Ofsted rated Good of Outstanding. Our dedicated teams are committed to ensuring young people have a place to call home, and a support system in place focussed on child-centred outcomes such as stability, well-being and the long-term improvement of lives.

The Registered Home Manager's leadership will guide the home forward towards ensuring a secure, safe, and motivating environment for both the children and young people in their care and staffing team, fostering an atmosphere where they can thrive.

About Homes2Inspire:

Since opening our first home in 2007, Homes2inspire, which is part of the Shaw Trust, has become the largest charitably owned residential children's home provider in the UK. We have grown and developed to over 50 homes, two supported accommodation developments and provide high needs foster care with plans to develop further!

We provide homes and services that are nurturing, warm and welcoming. Our caring staff teams are committed to providing safe, well-planned care to children and young people who have often faced real challenges in their early years.

In order for our staff team to provide the best possible experiences to our children and young people, we are fully committed to offering continuous training, support and development as well as future career development opportunities.

Qualifications and Skills:

• The right candidate must have a QCF level 5 in Leadership and Management in Residential Childcare (or working towards)
• Minimum of 2 years recent experience working in a Registered Children's Home setting in supervisory role.
• Substantive experience in a Managerial role including supervisory experience.
• Thorough understanding of the regulations and legislations which set the standards within a Children's Home setting
• Proven track record with Ofsted
• Ability to work closely with Responsible Individual and key individuals within the strategic partnership
• Full UK Driving Licence
• Enhanced DBS on the update service

What We Offer:

• 33 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
• Medicash - claim back an annual cost of everyday healthcare, such as dental, optical treatment and specialist treatment
• Employee Assistant Program (EAP) - 24/7 access to support via phone, sms, whatsapp and live chat. 8 free counselling sessions/short-term solutions provided-
• Wellbeing support - We have an internal health and wellbeing team who are on hand and available to provide professional help and support during difficult times. Our team all have an NHS clinical background and are trained in their field of expertise
• Shopping, Cinema and Holiday discounts - you can also sign up to the Blue Light discount card for £4.99 for 2 years to access additional online and retail savings
• Cycle to Work Scheme - A cost-effective solution to getting new cycling equipment
• 'Refer a Friend' scheme where employees can earn a £500.00 bonus for every successful applicant referred to us

Please Note:

All successful candidates will be subject to pre-employment safer recruitment checks in line with Ofsted regulatory requirements and Homes2Inspire Safer Recruitment Policy.

We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

Candidate applications will be reviewed regularly, and we reserve the right to interview candidates before the advertised closing date of this role.

Due to partnership working with Nottingham County Council please be aware that personal information given by applicants may be shared with partners at any stage of the recruitment process.

Interviews for this role will take place in-person during pre-planned assessment days, please contact the careers team if you have any accessibility requests or need reasonable adjustments (contact details below).

At Homes2Inspire, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic, and welcome applications from all sections of the community including from people with lived experience and/or knowledge of disability or social exclusion.

Homes2Inspire is dedicated to supporting care leavers by offering guaranteed job interviews if you meet the minimum requirements for the role. If you want to benefit from this scheme, please inform us as part of your application that you have lived in care experience.

Male staff are under-represented within our residential children's services. We would like to encourage more male applicants to apply for our opportunities.

It is an important part of Homes2Inspire's recruitment process to ensure that candidates are matched with the most appropriate service based on their skills, experience, and the needs of the young people in our care. On occasion, this may result in offers of employment being made at an alternative service than where the candidate has originally applied.

For any questions on the role, or to receive a full job description, please contact our Careers Team on or .