Centre Manager

Connect2Kent are looking for experienced Centre Managers for an exciting opportunity to ensure the safe and secure running on a new Children's Centre based in Faversham.

EXPERIENCE

• Experience of working and caring for children or young people in a residential setting.
• Experience of leading a small staff team on shift.
• Experience of working with Ofsted regulations to implement children's service provision.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Effective communication skills including verbal and written using a variety of tools with children and professionals.
• Ability to lead a staff team and role model good practice.
• Ability to prioritise and work on own initiative, as part of a team and able to ask for support and guidance at appropriate times.
• Computer literate, excellent use of IT and software systems including Liberi.
• Willingness to attend and contribute to training opportunities, supervision and team meetings to continuously improve practice.
• Ability to travel to meet the requirements of the service.
• Commitment to equalities and the promotion of diversity in all aspects of working.

KNOWLEDGE

• Knowledge of child development.
• Broad knowledge of processes, systems, law and regulation that impact on children in the care of the local authority.
• Knowledge of issues that impact on children including CSE, gangs and Prevent agenda.
• Awareness of GDPR and confidentiality issues.

Connect2Staff/Connect2Kent, part of Commercial Services Trading/Kent Ltd, is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business and positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.