Residential Manager (Cardiff)

About the Job 
An exciting opportunity has become available at Cardiff Council Children’s Services, we are looking for a temporary  Registered  Manager to overlook one of our established  Children’s Homes working with some of our most vulnerable children and young people.  

These homes will be fully supported by multi professional teams which work from a strengths-based and trauma-informed approach to meet the needs of children, young people, and their families.

This is an exciting time to join a service, which puts the individual at the heart of our work.

This is an opportunity to be innovative in the way we understand the needs of this important group of young people.


About the Role 
The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent leadership and management skills, ensuring that the settings meet all regulatory standards to provide excellent quality of care to the children and young people who are resident for up to 12 weeks. The aim is to understand their needs more completely and secure a pathway or placement able to meet their needs. 

You will need to be able to meet the requirements of The Regulated Services Regulations.

What we are looking for from you 

You will need to be suitably qualified holding a Level 5 Diploma in leadership for Health &Social Care Services (Children and Young People’s Registered Management) Wales & NI and registered with Social Care Wales.

The successful candidate will also need to have  significant experience of working in a Residential Child Care setting at a management level. 

You will need a ‘can do’ and positive outlook, with effective management techniques and experience of implementing change and leading on service development. Excellent communication skills and the ability to negotiate and mediate is essential for this role. 

Some out of hours working may be required.  The post holder is also required to provide on-call cover outside of office hours within an on call rota. 

Full valid driving licence and sole use of vehicle is a requirement.