Assistant Operations Manager - Children's Residential

Assistant Operations Manager - Children's Residential

Staffordshire

£58,000 to £62,000 plus package and bonus

I seeking a highly organized and experienced Assistant Operations Manager in the Staffordshire area.

You will be responsible for the oversight and management of the residential services within an identified region. This includes the quality assurance of all statutory and legislative standards pertaining to operational compliance. You will have responsibility for managing to a budget and ensuring high standards of Leadership & Management. With your management colleagues you will ensure we provide the highest quality care for children and achieve excellent care outcomes. Your overall focus is to ensure our homes deliver an outstanding service, are manned by professionally trained staff, are on budget, provide nurturing environments and are a home away from home for our vulnerable young people.

Responsibilities:

* Ensure the operational management of the delivery of care and services including the environments.

* Provide Line Management support and supervision to Home Managers.

* Ensure all staff adhere to organisational policies and procedures and relevant legislation and statutory guidance.

* Work to the strategies, budgets and plans agreed within the organisation.

* Ensure that each children’s home under your responsibility meet and exceeds the standards and expectations contained in its Statement of Purpose as well as fully complying with Ofsted requirements and recommendations.

* Work with the Service Director and Referrals to meet agreed admissions and placement targets.

* Ensure that effective placement plans, risk assessments, education and health care plans, and all other relevant documentation, are in place for resident children.

Required:

* Experience at a senior management level within the care sector – exceptional managers looking to progress will be considered

* Experience of working with children and young people who live in a residential service.

* Level 5 Leadership and Management for Care Services

* Knowledge of how to drive change, to promote change - including how to manage and motivate others within this service

Benefits:

* 2 week paid induction programme

* Dedicated learning and development programmes

* Access to a wide range of free online courses for all staff on a variety of topic

* Free DBS check

* Free parking

* Pension scheme

* Annual Employee Awards Evening

* Employee recognition schemes

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a business, that values its staff and offers quality career to service users.

For more information, please call Rhys Jones in the Safehands Cheltenham office