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The Home Manager is responsible for effectively and efficiently managing the assessment / residential service, including the staff, budgets and resources to ensure that the highest possible standards of care and support are delivered and appropriately evidenced.
- To be the Ofsted Registered Manager and hold legal responsibility and accountability for the service
- To act as the senior professional person within the staff team
- To ensure that the care and support provided to the family is of the highest quality and that all needs are met, to support the family in achieving their full potential
- To take the lead in ensuring that all vulnerable adults, children and young people are safeguarded
- To ensure that key stages during a placement e.g. admission and discharge, are properly managed and recorded
- To take the lead in the development, implementation and monitoring of placement plans
- To be responsible for undertaking and reviewing required risk assessments
- To ensure detailed and accurate records are kept on the family files, and that they are distributed to interested parties as appropriate
- To oversee the recording and report writing of staff, and ensure that they are of an acceptable standard
- To take a lead role in any assessments that may be required
- To attend court and give evidence where required
- To work closely with members of the Therapeutic Team to ensure that where necessary, families receive the correct and appropriate support
- To work in close partnership with and maintain positive working relationships with:
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- Social Workers (internal and external)
- Health professionals
- Local authorities
- To promote the health and welfare of families, ensuring all health needs are met
- To ensure effective handovers take place and communication is disseminated throughout the team
- To create a homely and well maintained environment for the residents
- Produce, coordinate and edit reports as required
- To take the lead in ensuring an open culture is created, whereby residents feel that they can complain and that they are listened to
