Residential Operations Manager– Looked After Children - Rotherham, South Yorkshire
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, Children and Young People’s Services
Salary details: £50,130 - £53,646 & excellent benefits
Salary will be determined dependent on experience and qualifications. Progression through the grades will be subject to individual development and assessment within the role.
Interview Date: To be confirmed
37 hours per week, permanent
Due to current Coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions we are following Government advice and this may result in interviews being held via video call.
ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY
Are you an innovative, solution oriented, systemic working, child focused experienced registered manager of residential services and provision, keen to work alongside partners and particularly our children and young people to develop a new model of residential intervention in Rotherham? This post could be for you…
Following Cabinet approval, our Children and Young People’s Service are now recruiting for Residential Operations Manager
This new post will play a key role in the development and management of a range of in-house residential provision including emergency accommodation for Rotherham looked after children.
Rotherham Council has made a strategic decision to make a significant investment in children’s residential services. This will ensure more of our looked after children are placed in Rotherham, close to their local communities, family and schools.
We plan to use current best practice and evidence based models to develop a range of new children`s homes, that are small, replicate family life and seek step down to family based options wherever possible.
We want our residential homes to be an `intervention not a destination` and are at the start of an implementation journey over the next 2 years to make this a reality.
We are looking for experienced manager of residential services and provision who will be responsible for the operational development of Rotherham’s children’s residential service. This will include supporting registration of new provision, recruitment and development of the staff teams including Registered managers. The post holder will oversee the ongoing development and as a result may operate as a Registered Manager for short periods in order to support development of provision as per the implementation plan.
This new residential provision will be part of a Children and Young People Service judged as `Good` by Ofsted in January 2018 and build on practice from our short break residential home judged as `Outstanding` in February 2020.
Residential Operations Manager in Rotherham will:
Provide leadership and management to the Rotherham CYPS residential service, including emergency accommodation, disability short breaks and therapeutic step down.
Provide written reports, briefings and presentations to a wide range of stakeholders including elected members
To ensure Rotherham Residential services are focused on delivering successful outcomes for all children and young people demonstrating commitment to Rotherham’s values and family approach to care.
Quality assure all Residential Children’s Home provision through audit and effective line management to ensure that all provision is effective and of a consistently high standard (either ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’.)
To ensure that the practice of staff is up to date and at a consistently high standard.
Manage systems which ensure that advocacy, voice and Influence opportunities are promoted.
To develop QA systems and to work within agreed quality assurance frameworks which cover resources, staffing, service user and outcome measures.
Contribute to the Council’s budget process.
To be responsible for developing and maintaining the highest levels of partnership working both within Localities and with all partners and external agencies.
To provide flexible management cover, including out of hours, to other residential homes when required to meet specific service needs.
Key benefits of working at Rotherham Council’s Children and Young People’s service are:
Strong support and clear direction from Senior Managers
Extensive training programme, to develop and professionalise our residential managers and residential practitioners. This will include the ‘Signs of Safety’ operating model (15 day programme) and Restorative Practice approaches
Residential services that have access to and work closely with our high quality in house therapeutic service
Innovative Edge of Care Services and a strong Early Help offer which is reducing demand and supporting professionals to think systemically and develop creative options to support children and young people
Looked After Children are prioritised for CAMHS assessment and intervention
The opportunity to make a real difference to the children, young people and families
Investment in you as a manager involving support, supervision, training and opportunity for professional development and progression
Local Authority pension and 29 days annual leave.
About you
We are seeking a talented, inspirational and innovative Manager who can:
Innovate to help re-define children’s residential services
Promote a learning and coaching culture
Develop the skills and practices of our Social Care team to provide an outstanding service to children and young people
Add value and make the most of available resources
Our vision is for the children and families of Rotherham to routinely experience and describe the services they receive from us, as outstanding and we intend to do that by putting the child first in everything we do.
By leading our residential service you will play a crucial role in developing their skills and practice and our collective commitment to an ethos of excellence, integrity, trust and transparency. Joining us at a time of change with regard to developing our provision provides you an opportunity to be involved and influence the service design and development of practice in line with best practice and evidence based approaches.
About Yorkshire
Rotherham and the wider South Yorkshire region is a great place to live and a stone’s throw from some of the UK’s finest towns and cities, and is home to some of the most beautiful countryside in Britain. Easy to reach from Sheffield or Leeds, there are plenty of places to see, things to do and property is excellent value for money - all within a 2 hour train journey from London.
If you have any questions regarding these opportunities and or would like a conversation about these new roles please email william.shaw@rotherham.gov.uk / Lindsey.knight@rotherham.gov.uk
This post operates under a Career Grade/Grading Assessment Scheme, with starting salary and progression through the grades being linked to experience, qualifications and level of work being undertaken.
From 1st April 2017 to 31st March 2022 employees paid at Band D and above are subject to a temporary pay reduction of 1.15% spread out by means of a weekly / monthly deduction (dependent on pay frequency) from each pay period over the full financial year. In recognition of implementing this temporary measure, those who experience a pay reduction will be awarded of three additional day’s leave (pro rata for part-time).
This post is classed as 'politically restricted' under the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (as amended). The full details of the restrictions are set out in the Statutory Instrument, but broadly the restrictions prohibit candidature from public elected office; holding office in a political party; as well as involvement in political activities such as canvassing or public speaking/writing.
Applications from Women, people from Black and Minority Ethnic Communities and Disabled People are welcomed as under-representation currently exists at this level within the organisation. Section 159 of the Equality Act 2010 applies.
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
This post involves working with children and therefore if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at an enhanced level. Further information about the Disclosure Scheme can be found at www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check