Residential Group Manager

1.You bring substantial experience working in residential care at a senior level, with a strong track record of leadership and oversight.

2.You have a thorough understanding of The Children’s Homes Regulations (2015), the Children Act, and other key legislation, and can ensure homes are fully compliant.

3.You possess excellent knowledge in child development and trauma-informed practice, applying this expertise to ensure that care is tailored to meet the unique needs of each child.

4.Your leadership style motivates teams, and you excel at recruitment, supervision, and staff development, creating a culture of care that prioritises the well-being and growth of both staff and children.

5.You are adept at managing budgets and resources, ensuring homes are efficiently run, properly resourced, and deliver high standards of care.

6.You have the ability to build trusting relationships with children, families, staff, and external professionals, and can communicate clearly and effectively at all levels.

7.You are committed to staying current with developments in childcare, ensuring the services you manage continually evolve and improve.

If the points below resonate with you, we’d love you to put in an application:

• Outstanding Leadership Abilities: Proven experience in leading and managing teams in a residential care setting, with a focus on creating a nurturing and high-performing environment.
• In-Depth Knowledge of Safeguarding and Care Regulations: You have a solid understanding of safeguarding practices and are confident in navigating the regulatory landscape, particularly The Children’s Homes Regulations and Ofsted standards.
• Strategic and Operational Management Skills: Capable of setting targets, developing workforce plans, and continuously improving care standards, all while managing resources effectively.
• Excellent Administrative and Financial Acumen: Skilled in managing budgets, ensuring fiscal responsibility, and handling administrative tasks such as report writing, policy development, and compliance checks.
• Effective Communication and Conflict Resolution: Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to mediate and resolve conflicts, ensuring the well-being of children and staff.
• Enhanced DBS check is requried.
• Read more about the work you’ll be doing in the Role Profile.

Don’t meet every single requirement? We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they think they can’t tick every box. At Hounslow, we realise the ‘perfect candidate’ doesn’t exist. So, if you can do most of what we’re looking for, go ahead and apply. You may be just the right candidate for the job or be perfect for one of our other roles!

The London Borough of Hounslow is a vibrant, exciting place to visit, stay and explore, with many hidden gems.  Miles of rivers – including the Thames, canals, nature reserves and parks, bustling town centres, and a fantastic leisure offer.

Children, young people and families are at the heart of all we do here in Hounslow. We listen to what children, young people and families have to say about what we do and how and where we do it because their say matters. Putting children, young people and families first is at the heart of our Family Friendly vision and we are committed to developing and supporting our workforce to deliver excellent services using resilience-based approaches.

We are looking for skilled, dynamic and motivated professionals who are aspirational for children and young people with the ability to drive change in the families and professional systems they work within. If you thrive in a child-centred and creative environment – Hounslow could be for you. We know that to recruit passionate, dedicated social workers - where there’s simply more demand than the available resource - we must show our appreciation in more tangible ways. That's why we have put together an attractive package for all our social workers.

In return for your skills, knowledge, and experience, you will receive an appropriate starting salary and a friendly, kind, positive and supportive working culture. We also offer:

• Annual leave – Generous annual leave entitlements starting from 22 days and rising to max 30 days.

• Christmas closure – Up to 3 days, between Christmas and New Year, if your office is closed. This is at the discretion of the council.

• Employee benefits –a range of discounts and benefits across a range of companies which you can access as an employee of Hounslow.

• Enhanced maternity leave – Up to 52 weeks’ leave after the birth of the baby and the option of a phased return over 3 months.

• Flexible working arrangements - our focus is on the outcomes you deliver and we are flexible about where and how this is best achieved.

• Local Government Pension Scheme – Open to all employees, this is a tax approved, occupational pension scheme. Your contributions are based on a sliding scale according to your salary band.

• Learning and development – we want you to learn everyday.  We have a fantastic range of resources and opportunities and are committed to your development throughout your career with us.

• Premature baby leave and pay – where a baby is born prematurely.  We are proud to have The Smallest Things Charter mark.

• Paternity Leave – Up to two weeks paid leave Parental Leave – Up to 18 weeks’ unpaid leave.

• Parental Bereavement leave - two weeks’ paid leave following the death of a child or a stillbirth.

• Pool cars –Pool bikes –available for our employees to use for work.

• Shared parental leave – Up to 50 weeks’ shared parental leave.

• Season ticket loans – Interest free loans for British Rail, Underground and Bus season tickets.

• Staff wellbeing services - Including access to Occupational Health, an Osteopath/Chiropractor and Employee Assistance Programme.