Registered Manager - Preston

Full Job Description

About Us:

The Cambian Group are recruiting for a Registered Manager to work in an Ofsted registered children’s 3 bedroom residential home, which is part of Cambian Brook View school.

Cambian Brook View School offers a fully integrated approach to the Education, Care and Clinical support for young people aged 8 to 18 years, who come to us on a full time, residential basis from across the country, with a range of Autistic Spectrum and associated complex needs.

Set in over 20 acres of beautiful countryside with the potential for forest dens and classrooms, gardens, stables, tracks and trails, our teams will have the chance to build an amazing landscape for nurturing and developing the creativity and imagination of our children and young people.

Brook View pupils are fully supported with a tailored programme for their Care and Education and we deliver rich and innovative experiences, playing to each child’s strengths, to prepare them for their lives ahead. Close community ties underpin these opportunities in and around the Roman town of Ribchester and the city of Preston, with easy access to a host of engaging activities to encourage inclusion and positive outcomes for all our students.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Registered Manager to work as part of the senior management team and lead a team of hardworking and committed team leaders and support workers. The successful candidate will provide strong, strategic leadership to drive regulatory success. They will ensure our children and young people enjoy a safe and happy home environment whilst developing their life skills and independence under the guidance and support of the care, therapy and education teams.

You will be able to demonstrate a highly developed awareness of safeguarding, team management, and challenges associated with a diagnosis of Autism and other complex difficulties. You will also need to be able to apply the principles of care management and use your exceptional organisational skills together with a high level of accuracy, to ensure the efficient running of a successful care home.

We also have highly skilled and experienced Registered Managers on site who will offer full support and guidance where required to welcome you and enable a smooth transition into the team here at Brook View School. 

Your excellent people skills will:

• Provide inspirational leadership to the staff team.

• Offer compassionate support and encouragement to our children, young people and staff.

• Work collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary team, understanding competing demands of the different professionals.

• Develop strong working relationships with the range of professionals to ensure the safety, wellbeing and best outcomes for the children and young people we support.

• Provide support and guidance to families.

Essential:

A minimum of 2 years’ experience within a similar role.

Level 5 qualification in Leadership and Management (Children)

Successful candidates will have to meet the person specification in order to be offered this post.

Cambian is an equal opportunities employer. Cambian is committed to Safeguarding and protecting the young people and service users within our care. All candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and full reference checks.

Cambian will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the search and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.

Registered Manager, Ribchester, (SYS-9693)