You will support in the opening of the home including the operational structures, recruitment of staff and ethos of the home.
You will be responsible for the day-day operation of Brent’s new Children’s Residential Home and provide safe, high-quality care for young people.
You will maintain the satisfactory standards within the home in line with Ofsted regulations, and other relevant legislation.
You will manage and lead staff to achieve high performance and effective operational delivery, including developing and improving staff capability.
You will build lasting relationships with young people as well as internal and external stakeholders such as parents, schools, police, local residents and wider Brent departments.
You are an experienced Children’s Home Registered Manager with a Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Manager for Residential Childcare or equivalent.
You are passionate about getting the best outcomes for young people.
You have good stakeholder management skills and the ability to multi-task.
You will be honest and open in your approach to working with young people and stakeholders.
You are curious, courageous and kind in how you work with children, their families, their carers, professional networks and your colleagues.
Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Learn more about Brent and our communities by watching this video:
Brent Children and Young People Services boasts a bright and buzzy atmosphere where colleagues are friendly, supportive and get stuck in. Brent is the 2020 London Borough of Culture(s) where people are proud of their culture and background – and we are proud of our diverse workforce. Working in a well-connected borough, in state-of-the-art buildings, you’ll be surrounded by restaurants, coffee shops and facilities if you to choose to work in Brent.
We have a great rewards packages for social workers up to senior team managers. We provide a welcome and retention payment when you join, which includes:
Key worker rental housing in Wembley for permanent social workers (subject to availability)
Golden hello and relocation packages (for hard to recruit to roles)
Annual retention payment for all social work qualified staff.
You will also receive:
A commitment to manageable caseloads across all teams.
The Social Work progression framework, enabling you to move to senior social worker and beyond when you’re ready. We are committed to retaining the best staff and providing you with the support and opportunities to achieve that.
Group and 1-2-1 supervision.
A small team model, supported by practice consultants with training in systemic and reflective practice.
A culture of highly effective flexible working, supported with some of the best IT in local government.
A very generous Local Government Pension Scheme.
A host of other rewards and benefits such as reduced cost gym membership, London Designer Outlet privilege card, Wembley Boxpark privilege card plus many more.
If you’d like to know more about Brent and working in children and young people’s services, please visit our website. If you are interested in having an informal discussion about working in children's social care in Brent please contact:
Palvinder Kudhail, Director, Integration and Improved Outcomes: Palvinder.Kudhail@brent.gov.uk
Rashida Forbes, Principal Social Worker: Rashida.Forbes@brent.gov.uk