Home Manager

Holland & Barrett; Twickenham; On-site; GBP 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A children's charity is seeking an Incredible and Inspiring Manager for its supported accommodation home in Twickenham. The role involves safeguarding young people, managing professional staff, and ensuring effective housing management practices. Applicants should have at least three years of experience in providing care support and a good understanding of safeguarding. A friendly working environment and comprehensive training opportunities will be provided. Salary is £44,093 per annum with additional employee benefits.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays

Contributory pension scheme

Employee Awards based on performance

Qualifications

• At least three years’ experience of providing leaving care or housing support.
• At least one year’s experience of effectively managing professional staff.
• Good understanding of safeguarding and the legal framework relevant to residential services.

Responsibilities

• Safeguard young people through sound management strategies.
• Provide regular supervision for staff and assess training needs.
• Ensure housing management policies and practices are effectively operated.

Skills

Resourcefulness

Energetic and outgoing personality

Ability to manage conflict situations

Understanding of safeguarding

Knowledge of health and safety regulations

Education

Vocational or management qualification at NVQ level 4 or equivalent

Job description

Salary: £44,093 per annum

40 hours per week Monday -Friday(someshift work/on call duties)

Permanent

“Incredible and Inspiring Manager Needed”

“We are looking for someone who is full of life, ideas, creativity and energy but has lived life, can find interesting ways to share their knowledge and inspire us to great things. We have a lot to offer the world, but sometimes it is locked deep inside us and has not yet found a way out. We want someone who can help us find a key to unlock our potential. It won’t always be easy and it might not always go to plan, but the bumps in the road are things that you learn from and we are looking for someone who is brave enough to get involved and enjoy the good times with us but laugh at the mistakes too”

“So, what are you waiting for? Apply now!”

"We say it's ok"

This ad is approved by St Christopher's Young People

About the Role

We are looking for a resourceful, energetic and outgoing individual who can deal effectively with challenging situations and behaviour, motivate young people to manage risk and support a team of professional staff in a supported accommodation home in Camden.

Key aspects of the job will be:

• To safeguard young people through sound management strategies, collaborative working with external agencies and emergency services and compliance with local authority safeguarding procedures.
• To provide regular supervision for staff and assess training needs to required performance and development standards. To source and/or deliver training and coaching where appropriate.
• To ensure housing management policies and practices are effectively operated. This will include maximisation of income, licence management and implementation of fair and equitable referral procedures.
• To ensure appropriate staff cover is maintained in the home through production of rotas and, where necessary, recruitment of locum covers. To ensure that staffing needs are met within designated budgets.

About Us

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 & Isle of Man. 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 are an equal‑opportunity employer keen to develop an inclusive workforce where people feel they belong. 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.

St Christopher’s Academy

We have recently launched “St Christopher’s Academy” to ensure our staff is continually developing. 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 Christopher’s Academy, please clickhere.

Applicants should have

• At least three years’ experience of providing leaving care and/or housing support to single homeless or other vulnerable client groups, including young people.
• At least one year’s experience of effectively managing professional staff.
• A good understanding of Safeguarding and the legal framework relevant to the provision of residential services for young people aged 16+.
• Thorough knowledge of the issues that lead to young people becoming homeless, including those relating to alcohol/drug dependency and mental health and complex needs.
• Familiarity with the welfare benefits system and with the range of resources, statutory and non‑statutory agencies and services relevant to supporting young people.
• Awareness of health and safety regulations and procedures to minimise risk.
• A high regard for young people with the ability to relate successfully to individuals from a wide variety of backgrounds and to manage conflict situations.
• A vocational or management qualification at NVQ level 4 or equivalent would be desirable.

What you should expect from us

• Salary: £44,093 per annum.
• A friendly working environment, a fun, open and honest culture.
• 25 days holiday rising to 27 days after 3 years’ service, plus Bank Holidays, pro‑rata.
• Industry Leading training programme including Young People’s 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.
• Bluelight card; discount shopping scheme at hundreds of retailers across the UK.
• Discretionary funded training programs.
• Employee Awards based on performance and length of service.

At St Christopher’s 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.

Your online application must include a supporting statement addressing the criteria stated in the Person Specification. For the full Job Description and Person Specification click here.

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.

We advise to apply as soon as possible as applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Please note that it is against the law to apply for work with Children/Young People if you are barred from working in Regulated Activity and if your name is added to a Children Barred List.

All shortlisted candidates invited to interview will be asked to submit a Self‑Declaration and Disclosure form which will need to be returned prior to an interview being booked.

St Christopher’s Fellowship has a minimum age requirement of 21 for roles working directly with children and young people in our residential and semi‑independent Homes.