Registered Manager, Staying Close Supported Accommodation and Outreach Service

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We are St Helens Borough Council

Located in the heart of the Northwest close to Liverpool, Manchester and Lancashire, St Helens is a modernising Council which is passionate and ambitious for the children and families we support, our communities and our workforce. As part of our transformation journey, we continue to build on our progress and put children firmly at the centre of our care. We can only do this because of our highly valued, skilled, and supported workforce.
Making a Difference as Registered Manager, Staying Close Supported Accommodation and Outreach Service

Are you ready to welcome a new challenge in a BRAND NEW purpose built development specifically for young people making the journey from a children's home to independence?

Want to join an OFSTED OUTSTANDING team ?

At St Helens, we have built a bespoke development of trainer flats for our young people who can move in as part of their planned journey to a tenancy of their own. The team around the young people will support, encourage, guide, mentor and grow with them as they make that successful transition.

Working closely with partners from housing, education, health, community and families, this is a fantastic and unique opportunity to start a service from new and shape it in the way our children need it to be.
As the building nears completion, now is the time for you to join us and we are therefore recruiting a team
• Care Experience Champion
• Registered Manager
• Deputy Manager
• Staying Close Support Team
• NEET support worker

You will join the existing service of Social workers and Personal Advisors to make our already Outstanding service even better.

As corporate parents, we are extremely proud of the Children We Look After and our care Experienced adults. As part of our strategy to enable even more children to live in their community safely and being able to maximise their potential we are developing our services, supported at all levels in the Council and with strong partnerships.
The Care Experience Champion post is ideally placed to directly influence policy and strategy and is ring fenced to people with care experience

As the Registered Manager you will have a blank canvas to which you can bring your ideas and best practice, enabling your team to deliver for our children. Everything from the name to the layout is open for development as long as it is in co production with our children.

This is a genuinely exciting opportunity for the right person to join our service, build your team and develop the offer across St Helens

You must be driven by the desire to ensure the best services for children and their families, provided by staff who are superbly supported and in an environment which thrives on innovation.
We can offer you support of the whole Corporate Parenting network, supervision and training to assist you and the team.

So, if you have the experience and high standards we need, this could be the opportunity for you. For an informal conversation please contact dominictumelty@sthelens.gov.uk in the first instance.

Interested to Find Out More?
You can review our full job description details, and person specification information here.
St Helens is a great place to work so why not visit our Children's Services web page https://socialcarerecruitment.sthelens.gov.uk/ to see what our colleagues have to say and discover our full range of in work benefits.

These posts are subject to Enhanced DBS Disclosure

Thank you for your interest in working for us.
If you are experiencing issues with applying online, you can contact a member of the team at Recruitment@sthelens.gov.uk and a form will be sent to you to complete.

St Helens Council is a Disability Confident Employer. This means that the Council guarantees an interview to disabled applicants who demonstrate that they meet the essential criteria for the job, as detailed on the Person Specification, and will, for qualifying disabled candidates, make reasonable adjustments within the interview/selection process.

Equality & Diversity
St Helens Council respects and values the individuality that every employee brings. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, who share our values, our commitment to inclusion, and who will help us on our journey to transform our organisation. Further information about Equality & Diversity at St Helens Council can be found here https://www.sthelens.gov.uk/equality
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