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Registered Manager - Children and Young people with Learning Disabilities and Complex Health Needs.

Location: Woolston  Southampton

Salary: Basic £50-55k plus 21% bonus OTE and a £5k welcome bonus

Are you ready to grow and inspire your own team within a leading Company in a position where you will be valued and supported?

Do you share our EPIC values of Excellence, Passion, Integrity and Caring?

More about the Home

Our Southampton service offers a home to six children who have complex physical and learning disabilities. Although the home is registered with Ofsted the home is a mix of social care and complex health needs, which can include but are not limited to, epilepsy, dystonia and respiratory difficulties. All the children are full time wheelchair users and have a variety of challenges including multi-sensory impairments and require alternative communication strategies.

It is a well-established home that has been graded outstanding in it’s last 7 inspections. As the registered manager you will be supported by two highly skilled deputies and a team of specialised therapeutic support workers who undertake delegated health care tasks, assessed by our paediatric nurse. The home has support from an on-site nurse, a specialist occupational therapist, a specialist speech and language therapist and a positive behaviour lead.

Why choose Keys Group for your career?

Keys Group provide innovative care and education services to children and young people who have complex needs, e.g., learning disabilities, emotional and behavioural difficulties or who display behaviours of concern. We try and make every day extraordinary for the children we care for and support.

Our residential services are HOMES to our young people, not just places to live.

Join us as a Registered Manager and you will receive;

• Full induction and introductory programme
• A performance related annual bonus of up to 21% based on Ofsted ratings
• A £5k welcome bonus
• Support from our head office teams in HR, recruitment, L&D, IT and marketing
• Monthly managers meetings
• A great employee wellbeing and benefits programme
• NEST Pension Scheme
• Support from a skilled team of therapists, clinical psychologists, health and education professionals
• Life assurance

More about the role

• You will be accountable for delivering high quality care within the home, ensuring the care and progress children make is outstanding.
• You will be responsible for delivery of quality care services, as well as the strategic planning for developments within the home and all day to day management matters.
• Leading your team along with other professionals, you will provide the therapeutic care and support needed for each individual child focused on obtaining the best outcomes.
• You will act as a positive role model to colleagues and children to meet their everyday living needs, developing trusting relationships that create recovery, growth and lasting change.
• Responsible for mentoring of staff, organisation of work patterns, facilitation of care focussed training to QCF level 3, performance reviews and appraisals
• Service development, budget and financial performance of the home.
• The protection, safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of our children and young people.

What do you need?

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience working within a similar environment within adult’s or children’s learning disabilities services at a Senior level.
• Level 3 or 4 in Children and Young Peoples workforce or adult equivalent
• Achieved or willing to work towards Level 5 Diploma in leadership for Health and Social Care services (Children and Young Peoples management qualification).
• Strong knowledge of legislation and safeguarding procedures such as The Children’s Act 1989, Children’s home regulations.
• Highly driven, proactive and enthusiastic leader.
• A strong people manager with a hands-on approach.
• Experience of budgets and financial management.
• Fully committed to achieving the best outcomes for children.
• Full driving licence is preferred.
• Ability to work flexibly and carry out on-call duties.

Apply today and unlock your career with Keys Group.

Keys Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone in our care and therefore this post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Keys Group are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

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