Residential Childcare Home Manager

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Residential Childcare Home Manager
Job information Post No.POSN001270 - Residential Childcare Home Manager -
Do you want to make a real difference to the lives of children and young people?
This is an exciting opportunity to join Newport City Council's residential service at an influential level. We are investing significantly into our residential provision and opening new homes to offer excellent care to Newport children. We are looking for an experienced, child centered manager who can motivate, support and develop their team to enable our children to reach their full potential.
This role will allow the successful candidate to mould, drive and develop our expanding service to support children with a variety of needs ranging from physical, behavioural and emotional challenges.
As a registered Home Manager, you will be responsible for the daily provision of a home for young people, inclusive of the staffing, resourcing and budgetary accountabilities required of an effective specialist service.
You will take the lead in delivering a home's statement of purpose and ensure that each child and young person is provided with a safe, secure and caring home environment.
You will be a resilient practitioner with a strong commitment to working therapeutically and restoratively with children and young people. Being highly motivated and conscientious, you will exhibit the capacity for independent decision making and risk assessment, often while under considerable pressure and whilst directing the work of residential childcare staff.
You will implement systems and procedures designed to promote positive outcomes for children and young people with complex needs, ensuring a flexible, proactive approach whilst meeting the desired outcomes of the people we support.
Bringing our plans to life will be challenging and intense but, with enthusiasm, passion and a hands-on approach, the reward and satisfaction will be second to none. You will have a unique opportunity to shape and deliver our long-term strategy and our drive to transform the lives of our children and young people. Flexible, proactive approach whilst meeting the desired outcomes of the people we support.
For this role you will have relevant qualifications as indicated in the Job Description
You must be registered with Social Care Wales.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (#####) and is subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check.
We welcome applications for all our jobs in either Welsh or English. An application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Newport City Council is committed to working towards its workforce being more representative of the population that we serve and particularly welcomes applications from people from the minority ethnic communities represented (or living) in the city. Selection will be made on ability and skills to undertake the role.
Our values - Courageous, Positive and ResponsibleEin gwerthoedd - Dewr, Cadarnhaol, Cyfrifol
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