Manager/Officer in Charge

Manager/Officer in Charge

THIS IS A CATEGORY "E" POST.
Please note that in all cases written references will be taken up and made available to interviewers BEFORE the final selection stage; even if you indicate otherwise

Ref:

CES530(e)

Full time

£45,495 - £49, 590 per annum

Do you want to make a positive difference to the lives of children and young people? Are you motivated to provide high quality care and support to children and young people who are in care? Do you want an employer who will support you to have the career that is right for you?

If this is you - then Newcastle City Council is the place for you!

We are looking for an experienced, dynamic and highly motivated manager to join our residential services, as manager of one of our children’s homes.

You will join an established, dynamic and dedicated team of other children's homes managers that enables peer support, opportunities to share good practice and promotes a consistent approach to caring for Newcastle's children in care.

You must have an excellent understanding of the needs of children and young people in care and be committed to making a lasting difference to their lives in achieving their full potential.

You will be a confident and creative person whose mentoring and leadership skills will enable the children and young people you are caring for to have positive life experiences, grow, develop and thrive. You will understand the impact of trauma on children and young people and be able to lead and support your staff team to work positively and effectively, using a trauma informed approach.

You will be experienced at building a resilient and successful staff team through reflective supervision and skillful leadership. This is a busy yet rewarding role so outstanding organisational skills, an eye for high quality case recording and the ability to work collaboratively with other professionals including social workers, education team, trauma informed team is essential.

The post requires experience of working in residential care and a recognised social work qualification or a qualification equivalent to the Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare. As the Children’s Home Manager, you will be required to register with Ofsted as the Registered Manager, ensure the home complies with its regulatory requirements and will be responsible for ensuring that the home is inspection ready. You may also be required to cover shifts including occasional sleep ins.

Working for Newcastle City Council

Working in Newcastle we will encourage you to be creative and progress your career and working with us you will receive:

• A dedicated 5-day induction

• Generous annual leave in addition to Bank Holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually

• A range of flexible working options

• Access to wellbeing initiatives

• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme

• Access to home electronics and car leasing schemes

Closing date is 20th April 2023 with interviews scheduled to take place the week beginning the 8th May 2023.

If you want to find out more about the roles you can speak with Liz Spaven, Corporate Parenting Service Manager on 0191 277 2430 or Janette Brown Placement Planning and Sufficiency Lead on 0191 211 6308.

We are committed to protecting and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. These posts are working in regulated activity. If you are successful, we will undertake additional recruitment checks which will include a check to see if you have had any criminal convictions, a check of police information and we will check the barred list(s). It is a criminal offence for a barred individual to apply for a job in regulated activity.

As this post involves working with children, vulnerable adults or dealing with sensitive information, written references will be taken up and made available to interviewers before the final selection stage, even if you indicate otherwise.

The successful candidate will be required to register with Ofsted and will require further LA checks and health checks to be carried out.

Apply online at www.northeastjobs.org.uk

Permanent

Closing date:

20 April 2023