CWD Unit Manager

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Job Description

| Salary £43,421 - £48,474 Per Annum | Fixed Term, Full Time, 6 - 12 months, 37 Hours Per Week

Pay Award Pending

International Sponsorship - this role is not open to international sponsorship.

Home Manager (CWD) Children with different abilities - Short Breaks Service

Salary £43.421 - 48.474 + Generous Holidays | + Enhanced Pay | + Other Benefits & Perks

Registered Home Manager - Short Breaks - Children with Different Abilities

Due to maternity, we are seeking a home manager for 6 - 12 months. You will lead an exemplary long-standing team at a new multimillion-pound purpose-built facility. Located in an area of outstanding scenery, close to Great Harwood. The home boasts its own private grounds and equipment with the latest facilities both indoors and outside. We offer accommodation and care for children who have severe learning disabilities and diverse abilities. This role is ideal for individuals seeking career advancement and eager to apply their leadership and management skills for the welfare of children.

The role is the perfect opportunity for an existing manager or aspiring home manager to lead an established and high-performing team, providing short breaks to children who have different abilities.

Note: Pay award is pending.

Who are we ...

It is an exciting time to be part of our Residential Overnight Break Service for children who have a range of disabilities that include severe learning disability, physical disabilities, and associated medical conditions, Autism and behaviours that challenge others. Short breaks make a huge difference to families, which is reflected in the fact that all 3 of our services are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted!

We are now recruiting a home manager for 6 - 12 months maternity cover on a fixed term basis to join a network of managers who lead an existing and high-performing network of care staff in our short-break homes. 2 assistant managers will also support you to ensure the home exceeds expectations. Therefore, the successful applicate will have access to peers and supervisors who have long-standing experience and knowledge.

As a Residential Service, we hold very strong views and beliefs that our children deserve the best care and support we can offer. We pride ourselves in developing positive, supportive & meaningful relationships with our children and their families. You will be responsible for ensuring the home achieves these expectations and that the trust parents place upon us to look after their children for short breaks is respected and earned.

With an emphasis on working creatively, we promote lots of fun activities for our children inside and outside the homes and ensure that our children and young people are supported to develop in all areas of life. You will work with key professionals to implement care plans to promote development, education and social engagement. Short Breaks are a vital service to families and are hugely enriching for the children. You will be responsible for making their stay as safe and as enjoyable as possible.

The home is currently registered for 4 children who stay for an assessed number of nights each year. The short breaks children receive are a vital service and help families stay together. Children and young people are aged between 0 years and 17 years.

You will support the team to ensure they are managed and lead within a positive culture and ethos of excellence; you will provide leadership that overcomes barriers and finds solutions for children, families and children's social care.

Lancashire County Council is striving to be a trauma-informed service; we hold our children to the highest regard seeing their storey, not just their different abilities. The home will operate within a strength-based model. You will advocate for children and families in support of the children's social care teams, promoting their well-being, safety and development.

You will be required to achieve registration with Ofsted in accordance with the Children's Home Regulations 2015.

What our children want from you

We encourage our children to participate and get involved during their stays, and we like to identify goals and achievements for them to aim towards. We want people who can see the child, not the disability and who can offer a level of care and understanding for the various needs and challenges that can present when looking after children with different abilities!

Our children want to feel welcome, reassured, loved and valued in a setting away from their family home.

What you can expect from us

Our ambitious, confident, and motivated senior management team is experienced, supportive, and keen to help you learn and grow. We have over 50 free courses for you to learn new things and even have funded qualifications for those who progress to permeance, we can support you with obtaining, up to degree level, should this interest you.

We have a detailed induction programme specifically designed to cover all elements of the role, so you have all the tools and knowledge ready to get going.

You will receive monthly 1:1 reflective space with senior managers, a comprehensive employee support offer, and many opportunities to network with other professionals supporting children.

As an Organisation, we offer a wide range of staff benefits including

• Access to Blues and Twos Credit Union
• Vivup membership - discounts in High Street shops and Supermarkets
• Meals & drinks are provided
• An extensive library of training & learning opportunities.
• A corporate cycle to work scheme which encourages wellbeing
• A generous local government pension scheme
• An extensive supportive and career developing training and induction program
• Extensive employee support and wellbeing services
• Blue Light Card Membership.
• Access to discounts, vouchers, and employee benefits from leading companies across Lancashire.

What we are looking for...

Passion - Thinking creatively to ensure that our children are supported to achieve their aspirations (no matter how big or small) will need to be top of your list! We are looking for passionate practitioners who can achieve registration with Ofsted and want to make a difference to children, young people and families.

Challenge - Some days will be tough, for our children, you, and your colleagues that you will be managing. We're after someone who is dedicated and committed and who will always go that extra mile for our children (even on the bad days). Working as part of a close professional team is important, and you will need to be a team player to get through those tough times.

Forward thinking - We are an expanding service with big ideas and aspirational views. We are looking for you to be a manager who can join our team and join us on this exciting journey, making contributions to help shape and inform the future of the service for our children and families.

Values - We are looking for someone who has values aligned to those that are integral to our service and our organisation - supportive, innovative, respectful and collaborative

An ability to meet direct personal care needs

A willingness to learn to administer medication and non-parent carer nursing skills e.g. gastrostomy feeds, the use of epi pens etc

Are you interested?

We would love to hear from anyone passionate about building relationships with children and supporting them to achieve the best possible outcomes and want to join our team of outstanding managers.

There are lots of ways to register your interest and find out more information.

Informal discussion

You are welcome to contact a Senior Manager below to discuss the role in greater detail and gain more information about the service. They can be contacted either by email or phone - details below.

Michael Nunn, Senior Manager - Michael.Nunn@lancashire.gov.uk - 01772 533628

Please ensure you have uploaded and attached your supporting statement to evidence how you meet the criteria for the role. The panel may be unable to shortlist you for interview without this evidence.

The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Further information can be found on the 'Our Recruitment Process' tab.

The role requires successful registration with Ofsted.

We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.

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