Social Care Manager

Company : Jomivic Recruitment Agency

Job Type : Full Time

Drogheda, Ireland

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Job Description - Social Care Manager

Job description:

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Social Care Manager. Our clients ethos is to make a lasting difference in the lives of children who require a safe and supportive environment to grow and develop. The right candidate will be responsible for the upkeep of the Residential Centre, Financial Management, Staff Management, and Health & Safety of the residential centre.

Job Overview:

Ensure that Care and Placement Plans are in place, agreed, implemented, and monitored regularly in respect of every young person placed in the centre.
Promote the rights and responsibilities of each young person in the centre.
Ensure the appropriate use of resources within the centre.
Consult with young people placed in the centre, their families, centre staff and external stakeholders as appropriate.
Ensure that the maintenance and upkeep of the centre, its furniture, vehicle, and equipment.
Provide an on -call service for the centre and for Children’s Residential Centres on a rota basis.
Engage in age -appropriate play and other activities with each child/young person within the centre as required.
Manage the budget for the centre, in compliance with approved budgetary procedures, and to ensure that optimum benefit is achieved from available resources.
Manage and supervise staff in the centre.
Arrange the duty roster and manage the designated staff resources, ensuring that staff levels and skill mix are appropriate and within the resource allocation.
Participate in relevant professional development and training programmes.
Manage and supervise staff in the centre.
Arrange the duty roster and manage the designated staff resources, ensuring that staff levels and skill mix are appropriate and within the resource allocation.
Participate in relevant professional development and training programmes.
Comply with and contribute to the development of policies, procedures, guidelines and safe professional practice and adhere to relevant legislation, regulations and standards.
Participate in on -going planning and strategic development of Children’s Residential Centres.
Have the requisite knowledge and ability (including a high standard of suitability and ability) for the proper discharge of the duties of office.
Provide such reports, statistics to the Director of Services (or other specified person) as required
Have a working knowledge of the National Standards for Children’s Residential Services as they apply to the service for example National Standards for Child Protection and Care and comply with associate protocols for implementing and maintaining these standards as appropriate to the role.

Job Requirements:

Level 7 or 8 qualification in Social Care. preferable.
Professional Qualification in Management.
At least 4 years post qualifying experience in mainstream residential care.
At least 3 years direct experience managing services to vulnerable children
and young people.
Excellent communication and report writing skills.
I.T Skills
Full clean Irish drivers’ license which has been held for one year or more.

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