Level 5 Children, Young People & Families Manager Apprentice

Summary

Seeking dedicated and experienced Registered Manager Job Type: Full-time - minimum 32 hours plus two sleep ins per week. Pay £12.50 - £14.00 PH Location RM7 0EP Must have Level 4 Children Young People and Families Practitioner. Duties include: efficiently managing and operating the service in accordance with relevant legislation, procedures, and policies.

Annual wage

£26,208 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

Pay £12.50-£14.00ph depending on experience

Training course

Children, young people and families manager (level 5)

Hours

3 Shifts per week, each shift is 12 hours to include 2 night shifts. Shifts to be agreed.

36 hours a week

Possible start date

Sunday 15 December

Duration

2 years

Positions available

1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Efficiently manage and operate the service in accordance with relevant legislation, procedures, and policies
Keep up-to-date with all new Legislation, Regulations, and responsible authority guidelines, ensuring effective communication with staff
Ensure company culture and values are maintained and reinforced
Amend home policies and procedures as required by changes in legislation / regulations / guidelines
Facilitate robust matching and admissions processes with support from the operations team
Ensure high levels of emotional and physical care, appropriate activities, and comfortable accommodation for children
Promote partnership working with families, staff, local authorities, and other agencies to safeguard and promote children's welfare
Oversee information recording and communication with internal staff and external agencies while maintaining confidentiality
Arrange planned maintenance, servicing, and repair of installations, equipment, and appliances
Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations and conduct regular audits
Monitor children's assessments and plans, delegating tasks as necessary
Conduct standardisation activities with staff to ensure information recording standards are met
Provide effective management oversight of incidents and use of restraint, ensuring timely debriefs
Maintain regular communication with placing authority and promote equality and diversity policies
Set, monitor, and evaluate standards of individual and team performance
Review home budget expenditure and monitor resource usage efficiency
Validate employee timesheets and manage rota effectively
Prepare for regulatory inspections and reports, including Ofsted visits and internal assessments
Inspect building conditions regularly and manage rota effectively
Work compassionately and efficiently with children with emotional and behavioral difficulties
Ensure children's needs are met and support their development towards independent living
Strive for Good / Outstanding ratings in line with relevant standards
Develop a confident, competent, and consistent staff team
Provide leadership and guidance, ensuring effective workload management
Allocate and monitor staff training and development
Conduct regular supervision sessions and emphasise safeguarding procedures
Set and review targets and objectives for staff
Participate in recruitment, grievance, disciplinary, and health and safety matters
Lead On-call duties and responsibilities as per rota and policy
Develop effective communication strategies and systems for staff

Where you’ll work

39 CROW LANE

ROMFORD

RM7 0EP

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

THE CHILD CARE COMPANY (OLD WINDSOR) LIMITED

Your training course

Children, young people and families manager (level 5)

Equal to higher national diploma (HND)

Course contents

Your training plan

This Level 5 Children, Young People & Families Practitioner apprenticeship training programme develops the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to work with children, young people and families to achieve positive outcomes and sustainable change in their everyday lives over the course of 18 months.

You will study elements such as child development, safeguarding, multi-agency working, health, wellbeing and resilience, assessment and planning, theory and legislation, equality and diversity, complex disabilities and conditions and the educational requirements of children / young people in residential childcare
At the end of this training programme, you will be also be awarded a TQUK Diploma in Residential Childcare

Requirements

Essential qualifications

Other in:

Leadership and Management/or equivalent (grade 4)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Administrative skills
Team working
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

Other requirements

Minimum of 2years' experience in a managerial role within a Youth (16-21)residential setting Excellent knowledge of relevant legislation, regulations, and best practices Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills Ability to work effectively under pressure and manage competing priorities

About this company

Fresh Start Care Group is a family run business that provides an integrated service for children who have experienced trauma in their lives resulting in emotional behavioural difficulties. We provide both long-term and crisis-intervention placements that focus wholly on a quality care provision that embraces the concept of family values.

http://www.freshstartcaregroup.co.uk (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Workplace pension.

After this apprenticeship

Can lead to further training and a possible permanent position.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

THE CHILD CARE COMPANY (OLD WINDSOR) LIMITED

Zeaba Woodfield

zeaba.woodfield@thechildcarecompany.com

01753 978792

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000283111.

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