Assistant Regional Manager

Role Description

Assistant Regional Manager Essex

Main purpose of the role

To ensure that children’s residential services are maintained and delivered to the highest possible standard in line with the Children’s homes regulations, quality standards and Cambian’s policies and procedure.

To take the accountability as Ofsted registered Responsible individual and Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) for specific homes

Summary of duties and responsibilities:

• Perform competently, in line with Ofsted guidance for a Responsible Individual, ensuring homes are compliant with the children’s homes regulations and quality standards
• Ensure relevant oversight and monitoring is in place
• Adhere to robust safeguarding practices in line with Designated Safeguarding Lead responsibility
• Drive improvements for all residential children’s services in the portfolio while maintaining and promoting best practice
• Deliver key KPI and budget targets set at the beginning of the financial year, with regular review against performance throughout
• Undertake tasks set out in the region’s development plan around safeguarding, quality, occupancy, HR matters, supervision and appraisal of Registered Managers
• Ensure the daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly objectives set out for the each position
• Deliver robust growth strategies in line with the budget plan
• Manage budgets and expenditure robustly
• Ensure that all services work to a best practice and legislative framework
• Support new projects and developments prior and post registration
• Work in partnership with both internal and external services in order to deliver quality outcomes in all areas of the business
• Complete robust audits in line with the SCCIF and ensure the services progress the quality standards
• Facilitate partnership working with both internal and external services in order to deliver quality outcomes in all areas of the business
• Provide support and direction to the Quality Intervention Manager to achieve and sustain improvements
• To be involved in recruitment of senior appointments in the region
• Liaise with the HR function to complete specific tasks including the completion of management investigations and disciplinary hearings

What We Offer

• Sector leading entry salary DOE.

• Annual quality and commercial bonus

• 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.

• Comprehensive Induction To set you up for success.

• 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.

• Additional Benefits: Competitive pay, pension scheme, and a range of benefits including:

o Employee Assistance Service

o Wellbeing Programme

o Recommend a Friend scheme

o Team Rewards with discounted restaurants and family days out

o Long Service Awards

Why Cambian?

• As part of the CareTech family, To be part of the most exciting Children's care team in the UK, to make a difference each day every day for the young people we support.

• All of our colleagues – Care & Support Workers, Educators, Clinicians, Therapists, Fostering and Support Services are fully committed to CareTech’s goals. They understand the challenges and rewards of working with our Service Users, Children and Young People and know that every day they will achieve things that really matter.

• A career in Care can be life-changing. The chance to make a real, positive difference every day and the opportunity to build experience, skills and recognised qualifications in a friendly, empowering environment, where people are at the heart of everything we do.

• 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.

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CareTech is a Disability Confident Employer and an Equal Opportunities Employer. We value the wisdom that comes from life experience and are committed to promoting the safeguarding and welfare of all in our care. All applicants must undergo an enhanced DBS check and provide at least two references covering the past two years. Applicants must also provide information for all positions related to working with children and the vulnerable and details of employment going back to full time education.

If you are ready to make a difference and meet the needs of children in a nurturing environment, apply now and join our dedicated team!