Registered Housing Manager

Registered Housing Manager

Location: South East London

Type: Permanent

Hour: 4 days per week

Salary: £37k-£40k per annum

Our client is looking for an experienced Registered Residential Care Manager to join a Mother and baby residential home in South East London.

This is a permanent position, working 4 days per week.

Key duties and responsibilities:

• You will be managing the referral process with the support of Business Admin.


• Responsible for developing Shift rotas for our residential support workers.


• Writing of residential assessments, pathway plans and other competent reports to professionals as necessary.


• Direct work with mothers as part of the family support work to assess risks, strengths and viability of living in the community.


• Attend court as required.


• Undertake assessments that you are trained in


• Ensure Unit reach an outstanding/good inspection from Ofsted or other Authorities.


• Day to day running of the project, policies and procedure, finance and all administration involved in a small Leaving care unit. In line with the 1989 children Act and the Care Standards Act 2000.


• Managing and working with set budgets


• Liaison with several complex agencies on behalf of young people/mothers, including Border control, Immigration, youth justice, mental health services, housing, education, and police amongst others.


• Organized, chaired, and attended team meetings.


• Maintain up to date both manual and electronic records and databases.


• to run a home designed to be a safe space for our mothers and their babies.

Key Skills:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and the ability to communicate with a range of people using a variety of communication methods.


• Excellent written skills for writing reports


• A passion for working with people and providing person-centred care.


• Leadership and management skills, with the ability to motivate others.


• The capacity to work under pressure and to take a problem-solving approach to work.


• Effective organisational and time-management skills with the ability to prioritise your own and others workload.


• Numerical skills for managing budgets.


• An understanding of accountability to ensure compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements.

To qualify you must have:

• A Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, social work, nursing, or a related field


• Some experience of working with Children in a Residential Care Home or be a registered Social Worker will be an advantage


• Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management for Residential Childcare will be an advantage if you are not a registered social worker


• Or NVQ Level 4 Leadership and Management for Care Services Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young people’s Services


• You are encouraged to become a member of Skills for Care and to join their local registered managers' network to get support and meet other managers in their area.


• You must have worked for at least one year in a role requiring supervision and management.


• You should be able meet the abilities, values and skills needed to thrive in this this role (we can discuss this at greater length on initial call). A minimum of 2 years’ experience in a leadership role is essential.


• As a care manager, you'll be responsible for meeting national minimum standards of care issued by relevant bodies. Such as: Care Quality Commission and OFSTED


• You will undertake Mandatory Training and will be expected to complete specialist training within the first 12 months in your role.

Please apply with your CV via the apply button.