Job Title: Registered Manager
Location: Porton
Salary: Up to £45,000 per annum dependent upon experience
Hours: 40 hours per week + On Call Responsibilities
Contract: Permanent
Essential: Full driving licence, and the Right to Work in the UK. You must have two years’ experience in Residential Children’s services within the last 5 years.
Are you a current experienced Registered Manager or an experienced Deputy looking for your next career step? Join the Acorn Education and Care family, build your incredible future and be one of the main reasons our vulnerable Children have a chance to create theirs.
We are looking for an experienced Registered Manager or Deputy Manager looking to join our fantastic team at The Farm House, based in Porton, Wiltshire. As the Registered Manager you will ensure the smooth operation of the home, helping our children and young people in their daily lives, ensuring they are safe, comfortable, and healthy.
This is a great opportunity to continue your leadership career in care, working as part of a team committed to helping children with varied and complex needs. Your work will be challenging and rewarding in equal measure, and you will be working in a setting where we maintain a strong safeguarding culture, where children and young people are listened to, respected, and involved in as many decisions as possible.
You will deliver efficient management, delivery, and development of our residential SEMH service, ensuring the highest quality of care and support is consistently given.
Quality is always top of our agenda, and we pride ourselves on the quality of what we do. The successful candidate will effectively manage the small care team to achieve the best outcomes for our residents, whilst providing a safe and secure environment and maintaining Ofsted and Quality Care Standards.
You will be a calm, engaging, resilient leader able to motivate your team to provide a safe, caring environment where every child can thrive.
We will support you to obtain your Level 5 QCF, after probation and continuously develop you and your future career.
About us:
Our home is part of Wessex College and is a large home situated in a small rural village on the outskirts of Salisbury. The home has a large garden giving the young people lots of space to have fun outside. It is a four-bed home that caters for both boys and girls aged between 9 and 18 years old.
Why join us?
We offer a friendly and inclusive working environment and the chance to be part of a fantastic multidisciplinary team, who work hard and support each other to deliver personalised, bespoke education & care. Our benefits package includes free parking, shopping discounts and cashback via our ‘Rewards Hub’, and access to content on mindfulness, fitness, recipes and much more as part of our ‘Your Wellbeing Matters’ programme.
As well as opportunities for internal promotion, you will have access to high-quality Continuing Professional Development to help pursue your own personal goals. We also offer accredited training programmes including Diplomas and NVQs, supplemented by ongoing learning opportunities.
Ultimately, all our roles give you the opportunity to enrich the lives of young people and make a positive difference.
If this sounds like the role for you, please apply now.
Acorn Education and Care is part of Outcomes First Group. We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All successful applicants will be subject to a fully Enhanced DBS.