Overview
Operations Manager – Children’s Services
Nottinghamshire
£65,000
As the Operations Manager, you will be tasked with devising and executing the strategic vision, ensuring financial sustainability, and establishing a leadership framework for the children’s residential service. Your goal is to maintain a comprehensive strategic and operational perspective on service delivery and improvements. You will lead the transformation, planning, development, and coordination of the future of the Looked After Children services
You will oversee a division that comprises of six purposely designed homes which hold Ofsted ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ ratings.
All the homes adopt a psychologically informed approach to caring for children with trauma lived experiences within a home environment and the community. The approach has been designed in collaboration with the Consultant Forensic Psychologist, therapists, residential care specialists and wider delivery team, to provide a unique step-down and prevention service from Tier 4 CAMHS.
As part of the expansion of the service, we are seeking an Operations’ Manager to support the Nottingham and Newark based homes.
Job Role
As Operations’ Manager, you will be responsible for creating and implementing the strategic direction, financial sustainability and leadership framework for the children’s residential service with the goal of maintaining the strategic and operational overview of service delivery and service improvements.
This is a role where you will be as involved with the care and support of the children and young people as you are with the strategic development of the service.
On a day to day basis, you role will take the following shape:
- To oversee and project manage the sourcing and registration of new homes and services, working collaboratively with internal and external teams to maximise efficient use of resources
- To develop a sustainable business plan and business model which reflect the strategic objectives.
- Responsible for maintaining the existing ratings of Outstanding and Good in the homes by ensuring the values, ethos and principles of child centred services are adopted within the new homes and services
- To act as the Responsible Individual and nurture good relationships with stakeholders, including Ofsted Inspectors and Commissioning Authorities
- To develop a workforce plan that promotes effective recruitment of a skilled workforce and the development of the existing staff to support their career development and expansion of their skills and qualifications.
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