Registered Manager - Surrey County Council : Job Details

The salary range for a Registered Manager working in our residential children's homes in Epsom and Horley is £50,047 - £55,125 PA based on a 36 hour working week.

Surrey is currently the 7th largest Local Authority (LA) provider of in-house children's homes in the UK. We are set to become the largest LA residential provider of homes over the next 12- 24 months if we deliver against our ambitious sufficiency plans. It's an exciting time to be joining us, as we progress our 30 million capital investment expansion, there will be opportunities for you to grow and develop.

As a provider, we pride ourselves in the investment and development we provide to our Registered Managers; we have a proven track record of recruiting and retaining the very best managers as evidenced by the fact that most of our homes are rated Good and Outstanding.

Rewards and Benefits

• 26 days' holiday rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependants leave
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
• 2 paid volunteering days plus 1 team volunteering day per year
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources

A relocation bonus of up to £8,000 could ease any move to Surrey. We're eager to chat with anyone considering this exciting move and discuss how we can assist you along the way.

In Surrey we take our Corporate Parenting responsibilities seriously and placement sufficiency across our residential provision is a key part of that. Our commitment is to provide the right care in the right place at the right time, to help children in our care achieve the best outcomes. Wherever possible we want our children looked after to live in Surrey in line with our Surrey Homes for Surrey Children ambition.

To support this, we are developing and expanding our varied portfolio of Ofsted registered children's homes, to enable children looked after to remain rooted in their communities and supported by the local specialist services they need. As a committed and ambitious Corporate Parent, we want all our homes to be consistently rated as Good and ideally Outstanding. To help us achieve this we are now looking for two Registered Managers for our homes in Horley and Epsom to join us and help us realise our ambitions.

As a Registered Manager in either home you will lead the team supporting children and young people with high and complex needs. Many of our children and young people will have had numerous placement breakdowns and be vulnerable to child sexual exploitation, criminalisation or have mental health challenges.

As a Registered Manager your strong leadership abilities, passion and motivation for running your home will shine through to your team, children, and young people. You will have a good understanding of the Children's Homes Regulations and the Ofsted inspection framework. At the heart of your decision making and the running of your home will be a relentless dedication for safeguarding the children and young people in your care and ensuring they achieve positive outcomes through creative and innovative means. As a residential leader your approach will be strength based, individualised and proactive and underpinned by effective assessments and risk management, working collaboratively with your team to achieve this.

Your team will be your biggest asset and their input into the home under your expert guidance and leadership will create the conditions for success and an inclusive culture where team members and children and young people are welcomed and valued and supported.

Building trust with the team and your children and young people will be key to this role and will run through all you do from any direct work with children and young people, to supervision with your team, career conversations, regular feedback sessions and working with key stakeholders across the home and our residential services in Surrey.

We are determined to do our very best for the children and young people in our homes and recognise the positive impact that a stable and skilled workforce can have, which is why we have invested £2.4m in increasing management capacity and upskilling our workforce. We value our employees for the unique skills, backgrounds, and perspectives they bring.

Shortlisting Criteria

• Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare or equivalent and an ability to meet Ofsted regulatory requirements to become a Registered Manager
• In depth knowledge of delivering statutory childcare services and have had, at least 2 years' experience within children's residential care, within the last 5 years
• Proven leadership and managerial skills in a social care or health setting
• Ability to build and maintain positive relationships built on trust in sometimes challenging situations
• A flexible and adaptable approach to work- no two days in our homes are ever the same!

The job advert closes at 23:59 on Sunday the 14th April 2024 with interviews to follow.

An enhanced DBS 'Disclosure and Barring Service' check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) and the Children's and Adults' Barred List checks will be required for this role.

Our Commitment

Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where:

The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application formOur application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role.

We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.