Children's Home Manager (Registered Manager)

Children’s Home Manager, Exmouth

(Registered Manager)

Salary £39,628-42,120

Are you experienced in Care leadership, eager to apply your knowledge and skills in a unique setting? The Deaf Academy has an exciting opportunity as Manager for our Children’s Home based in Exmouth; a specialist home supporting Deaf young people with complex needs. You’ll have the opportunity to complete BSL qualifications and your Level 5 in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare, if needed.

Working at the Deaf Academy, you can be certain that you are part of a team that does its utmost to inspire and enable our young people to thrive. Preparing young people for a happy, healthy and fulfilling future is what it’s all about for us.

A relocation package is available for the successful candidate should they need to move to this area for this role. To enquire about this please contact HR@thedeafacademy.ac.uk

About the role

Responsible for our beautiful four bedroom home in Exmouth which specialises in supporting Deaf young people, you will be a proven leader and will support our team of Residential Support Workers in providing nurturing care centered on a Thrive approach. This home is unique in supporting children and young people who are Deaf but also with additional complex needs. Although you may not have worked with Deaf young people before you will be committed to learning about deafness, and British Sign Language, and have extensive knowledge of the needs of children and young people in care.

The role will be challenging and fast paced but very rewarding and with a positive, solution focused approach as well as creativity and a willingness to be hands on you will transform the lives of the children and young people within the home.

Your effective leadership and management skills will enable you to manage a busy workload whilst ensuring that the outcomes for children and young people are central to everything you do. You will share our absolute commitment to safeguarding children and young people and demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of child protection, risk management, and working with external services and professionals. You’ll have a wealth of professionals from our wider Academy to support you in finance processes, staff development and your own leadership development, as well as linking with education and therapy staff in building a comprehensive picture about the children within the home and their needs and development.

We are looking for an innovative individual who can take the home to the next level in providing outstanding care and developing an outstanding team. You will have a keen eye for detail as well as excellent skills in quality assurance and improvement. A very good understanding of the Children’s Home Quality Standards and Regulations is essential to the role, as well as exceptional reporting and presentation skills.

For an informal discussion about role please contact James Heaver, Head of Welfare and Care (RI) on 07763 625110.

Our offer to you:

• 30 days holiday, plus bank holidays
• Group Personal Pension including 8% employer contribution
• Life assurance scheme of x3 the employees actual salary
• Sponsorship to achieve British Sign Language (BSL) qualifications up to Level 3
• Sponsorship for further professional development, including L5 Care Leadership qualification
• Recruitment referral bonus scheme of £500 in total
• Free on-site parking (Academy site)
• Cycle to work scheme
• The opportunity to join a committed team of professionals working together to secure high achievement for all our young people
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Access to a 24/7 Employee assistance program
• Opportunity to work in caring and supportive home, part of a larger Charity
• Beautiful location within a very close proximity to the beach