Children's Services Registered Manager in Garstang

Are you passionate about transforming the lives of young people?

Join us as a registered manager and make a lasting impact to young people as part of our specialist services in ROC Northwest, part of the CareTech group.

About ROC Northwest

For over 20 years ROC Northwest has been providing high quality residential care for children and young people aged 8 to 18, with complex needs and learning difficulties in the North West. Our mission is to provide nurturing, family style home environments where children are able to feel safe, loved and part of our family.

A little about this service

This is a 5 bed, mixed gender home where the children will receive understanding & encouragement from a team of support staff trained to work in a professional and non-judgmental way. Our team will work hard to lead the young people towards reaching their full potential and prepare them for the next steps in life whilst working with each young persons mental health and leaning difficulties care plans and associated development. 

What we offer

• Competitive salary per annum dependent on experience up to £50,000
• Welcome bonus of £5,000 pending successful fit persons interview
• An OTE quality and commercial bonus of £5,000
• As a member of the CareTech leadership team you will participate in a Management Incentive Plan that will enable you to share in the long term success of the Company

We offer our ​Management Development Training Programme and continuous development from our in-house Leadership Academy, whose courses provide our existing and future leaders the time and psychological space to explore the expectations of a leader, with a focus on core behavioural skills. To motivate, empower, inspire and stretch leaders to develop their knowledge and skills in leadership and management, by reflecting on themselves and how they interact and work with their teams, their networks and the wider business.

As one of Europe’s largest care & special needs education providers, you will be able to grow and develop your career at CareTech - a place where we can offer job satisfaction and long-term career prospects.

Additional Benefits

• Competitive pension scheme
• Employee assistance service
• Wellbeing programme
• Recommend a friend scheme
• Team rewards with discounted restaurants, family days out and more
• Length of service awards

As a Registered Manager our expectation is that your home will be rated as at least “Good” by Ofsted, but outstanding is the goal and is achievable.

What we want from you

• Develop comprehensive care plans to ensure each young person has a tailored plan that addresses their care, education, social, emotional, cultural, therapeutic, and health needs.
• Build a great team by working with the recruitment team to bring in the right people for your home to ensure your success
• Complete company induction and personal development plans, retaining a strong team to ensure familiar faces for the young people
• Foster consultation and develop systems to consult young people about the care they receive
• Allocate key workers and assign a key worker to each young person to implement their care plan
• Maintain high standards, establish and monitor high-quality care standards in line with the quality standards and the home’s Statement of Purpose.
• Handle complaints and concerns punctually and effectively and take responsibility for addressing any complaints or child protection concerns directly
• Collaborate with stakeholders by working in partnership with parents, carers, and other professionals to promote the welfare of young people
• Participate in meetings by attending and contributing pro-actively to care plans and reviews
• Embrace a safe culture to ensure the children in your service are cared for at the best possible standard
• Effective commercial management of your home, ensure you manage your home aligned to budget expectations

Essential requirements and experience

• Passionate about making the difference to the lives of young people in care
• Relevant experience with at least 2 years in a position related to residential care of children, with at least 1 year in a managerial supervisory role within the last 5 years
• Level 3/4 in Children's Residential Care/Children's Workforce is essential