Registered Manager - Children's Home Manager (Permanent)

We have a fantastic opportunity to join St Christopher's fellowship as a Home Manager for our childrens home in South West London. Our vision is for every child and young person to be safe, loved and happy, to achieve their potential and have a bright future. St Christopher's is a leading charity for children and young people. We are proud of our history of providing fostering, children's homes and innovative leaving care services across the UK. We have a passionate commitment to our young people, placing them at the centre of everything we do. We provide positive life experiences for young people who are unable to sustain a placement in their parental or foster home. We hope to attract applications from under- represented groups, including people from different cultures, nationalities, socioeconomic backgrounds, ages, disabilities, religions, faith, sex, orientation, childcare responsibilities, and gender-diverse identities We have a passionate commitment to our young people, placing them at the centre of everything we do and as the Home Manager; you will be a key player in building and extending this commitment. In addition we have an in house team of Therapists providing support to staff and young people within the home. We will support you to map out your career trajectory and help you achieve your professional ambitions. If you want to learn more about St Christophers Academy, please visit our website. Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare and, be either working towards or has achieved the Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare. Prior experience in residential childrens homes, including at least a year with staff supervision and management responsibility. A passion for achieving the best possible outcomes for young people. The ability to deliver at least good in the homes Ofsted inspection. This role will involve some shift work plus some on call duties in the evening and at weekends. Applicants will be subject to enhanced DBS (police) checks. Competitive salary. 25 days holiday rising to 27 days after 3 years service, plus Bank Holidays, pro-rata. Industry Leading training programme including Young Peoples right and participation, CSE, empowerment, mental health, Social Pedagogy. Contributory pension scheme, Enhanced Maternity and Company Sick Scheme. UK Life Assurance (Death in service) to the value of 3 times your annual salary. BUPA Employee Assistance Programme, offering counselling, financial advice and legal support. Interest-free season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme, childcare vouchers. discount shopping scheme at hundreds of retailers across the UK. Discretionary funded training programs. Employee Awards based on performance and length of service. Fantastic opportunities to develop your career through our newly launched St Christophers Academy At St Christophers we are committed to the safeguarding of all children and young people in our care. During the recruitment process you will be expected to complete an online application form to ensure we capture essential information to meet legislation, best practice and vetting requirements. Applicants will ideally already be on the DBS Update Service; if this is not the case St Christopher's will carry out a DBS (police) check prior to starting. Your online application must include a supporting statement addressing the criteria stated in the Person Specification. For the full Job Description and Person Specification, please visit our website . For assistance during the application process, please contact us via our website. This post has a minimum age restriction of 21 year for roles working directly with children and young people in our residential and supported accommodation Homes in line with the Equality Act occupational requirement. It is illegal to apply for any role that involves working with children and young people under the age of 18, if you know you are barred from working with children.