Home Manager / Semi-Independent Home / 16 &#821...

Job Description

Daytime Healthcare are assisting a leading organisation for children and young people, who are looking for a Home Manager to join the team in Barnet, London.

As the Home Manager, you will be joining an innovative London wide service to improve accommodation and outcomes for young people aged between 16 and 17 in contact with the youth justice system at risk of custody (remand or sentence).

You and your team will be working closely with local authorities across London and the team to deliver meaningful programs of activity for young people promoting consequential thinking and diversions from offending by supporting positive outcomes, particularly education, training and employment in addition to life and independent living skills within a trauma informed environment.

Your duties will include

• To safeguard young people through sound management strategies, collaborative working with external agencies and emergency services and compliance with local authority safeguarding procedures.
• To work closely with the local authorities to reduce young people’s offending behaviour and support them to complete their court orders.
• To provide regular supervision for staff and assess training needs to required performance and development standards.
• To ensure housing management policies and practices are effectively operated.

Skills and Experience

• Hold a relevant qualification in Social Work, Probation, Youth justice, Children’s Residential Care or Youth Work.
• Experience of providing leaving care, housing support or residential care to Children and young people.
• At least one year’s experience of effectively managing a supported accommodation or residential service for children and young people.
• Thorough knowledge of the issues pertaining to young people’s offending, including those relating to alcohol/drug dependency and mental health and complex needs.

Working pattern: Monday – Friday work (some evening and weekends shift work + on call duties)

Working hours: 40 hours per week

Apply today!