Registered Manager

Are you a resilient and experienced residential manager who can lead a team of carers to provide high-quality individualised care for children in need?

Do you have a good working knowledge of legislation, regulations and best practices in the field of children's services? Do you want to join a dynamic, expanding service supporting vulnerable children and their families in Coventry? If you answered yes to these questions, you could be the ideal candidate to become the Manager of our Complex Needs home. The successful candidate will be required to work closely with the Operational Leads to build an effective team and achieve outstanding outcomes for children living within the home. You will need the ability to use your own initiative with the expectation being that you drive forward improvements, to exceed the requirements of the Children Homes Regulations 2015 and best practice standards identified within the SCCIF. You will have a solid understanding of and be an advocate for the principles of diversity and inclusion in relation to workplace culture and service delivery. We welcome applications from established managers and deputy managers who have:

• within the last 5 years, worked for at least 2 years in a position relevant to the residential care of children
• worked for at least one year in a role requiring the supervision and management of staff working in a care role
This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

About Coventry City Council At Coventry City Council, we never want to hear the words - 'but that's the way we've always done it!" We are a Council that's looking for new ways of working to tackle new - and old - challenges. We have had great success already and made great strides in changing the way we deliver services and in the way we work with colleagues. We have brought in a new flexible approach to working, giving staff the power, skills and tools to work from the best place at the best time to get the job done. The City Coventry is a city that is changing fast, and we are looking for candidates with the right skills and personality to join our team and help take us into a bright new future. We are a city that is going places, with an inspiring, world-famous history and exciting times ahead. We are home to award-winning universities, top-level sport and concerts and famous brands such as Jaguar Land Rover and Severn Trent. We are a part of the 'Midlands-Engine', the home of the UK motor industry and a proud multicultural city. Coventry is a great place to live and work, and it's getting even better! The Council Our city is changing - and the Council is changing too. Headed by Chief Executive, Julie Nugent, the Council is committed to improving the quality of life for residents and its workforce. The Council is bringing in new, streamlined ways of working and making more use of technology to deliver services in new ways - helping residents to do more for themselves online and to do business with us when and how they want. Coventry City Council is a modern council for a new age, embracing technology and flexible working to continue to rise to new challenges. It's a council that's not afraid to try something new!