Job Overview

We're now looking for an experienced Children's Home Manager to run our children's home in Chatteris and ensure positive outcomes to young people aged 10 to 18 with social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs.

The role

Juventas cares for looked-after children in residential and semi-independent supported accommodation so they can live a positive and meaningful life as they approach adulthood. As Children's Home Manager you'll be:

• Providing a warm, nurturing and therapeutic environment for children and young people

• Safeguarding children and young people

• Supporting children and young people to live a positive and meaningful life

• Playing a crucial part in supervising the management of the home to ensure a safe and nurturing environment so that our children will thrive and make positive progress

• Driving the development of the home, ensure sustainable business continuity and manage a competent and proficient workforce that will focus on providing outstanding care to the children and young people we support

• Leading a staff team to feel empowered and able the enjoy their work whilst supporting them to develop within their own roles

• Actively involved with safer recruitment

• Having a positive approach to multi-agency working and maintain close links with OFSTED, connected local authorities, health and education provisions

• Working a service rota '24/7/365' including shift cover when necessary

The ideal candidate

You'll have:

• An ability to relate to and communicate with children

• An understanding of a child's development including physical and emotional needs

• An ability to work with children who may have suffered past trauma and/or have significant attachment needs

• And understanding of and commitment to reflective practice

• An ability to contribute to a team approach to service delivery and problem solving

• A significant understanding of safeguarding

• Experience working within a similar environment and at a similar level

• An enhanced DBS and references

• A full UK driving licence

• A level 5 qualification in Social Care or be willing to work towards this (with our full support)

All posts are subject to Enhanced Disclosure Procedures.

About us

Based in Norfolk and Cambridgeshire, Juventas provides supported accommodation for vulnerable young people aged from 10 to 18. We specialise in helping unaccompanied asylum seekers, Looked After children and children with social, emotional and complex needs.

We offer a unique comprehensive package of benefits to employees and their families. This includes:

• Perkbox employee benefits including retail, entertainment, insights, travel and other discounts

• Employee engagement recognition rewards

• Employee covers such as critical illness and life cover

• Company sick pay

• Discounted or free food

• Life insurance

• On-site parking

• Referral programme

• Company employee engagement initiatives

• Medicash benefits include additional perks and financial help with health-related costs such as: optical, dental, specialist consultations and diagnostic tests, complementary therapies, alternative therapies, prescriptions, inoculations & flu jabs, chiropody, health screening, stress support, virtual GP, gym discounts

• Room for overtime depending on service needs