Registered Manager - Disabled Childrens Residential

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Job description
Join Our Transformative Journey at Bristol's Disabled Children's Residential Home!

Are you a passionate leader ready to make a real difference?

Bristol's Disabled Children's Residential Home is evolving, and we need your expertise! We are seeking a part-time, dedicated Home Manager to co-lead with our current Registered Manager. This is your opportunity to guide and expand our committed team, dedicated to supporting children and young people with diverse care needs.

This is a part-time role (21hrs per week). Shifts will be Wed, Thursday and Friday and weekend on call, you'll also be on a rota basis with other managers /deputies. The other manager works Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, so you will have a crossover day on the Wednesday.

About the Role

As a part-time Home Manager, you will:

• Co-manage a small, nurturing residential home currently supporting two young individuals with unique care needs.

• Foster high-quality standards and promote the independence of our young residents.

• Provide a therapeutic care experience, ensuring effective care planning within a multi-agency 'Team around the Child' model.

What We Offer

• Supportive Environment: Our homes are well-established with compassionate staff who are devoted to helping young people live their best lives.

• Comprehensive Training: Benefit from an in-depth induction and training program to ensure your success.

• Collaborative Culture: Senior managers are committed to fostering a reflective and learning culture, providing you with robust managerial support.

• Professional Integration: Working within the Local Authority, you'll build strong connections with key practitioners and partners.

What We're Looking For

• Dynamic Leadership: A creative, energised individual passionate about supporting disabled children and inspiring them to achieve their goals.

• Experience: Prior management experience in a residential children's setting is essential.

• Humor and Compassion: Our children value a manager with a sense of humor, who is friendly, listens, and truly cares.

• Flexibility: Open to experienced assistant managers ready to advance or registered managers interested in further developing our home.

Why Bristol City Council?

• Values-Driven: If you share our passion for embedding a social model of disability using a systemic therapeutic approach, we want to hear from you.

• Career Development: Be part of our exciting journey and help us create a homely, safe, and nurturing environment where children can thrive.

We'll be reviewing applications regularly so if you're interested then please apply as soon as possible.

To be shortlisted for interview you'll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your application.

It is Bristol City Council's practice to request references for candidates that have been offered a job. However, if you are applying for a job that requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check then we will request your references once you have been invited to an interview.

If you have questions or require further information please email Emma Hood [email protected] or Sue Hall [email protected]

At Bristol City Council, we value having a workforce as diverse as the city we serve. We therefore welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. Appointments will be made on merit.