Service Head of Care - Secure and Residential Care

About the role

Rossie Young People's Trust, a registered charity near Montrose, Angus, provides education, care, health and specialist psychological services to vulnerable young people with additional support needs linked to trauma and adverse childhood experiences. The Service Head of Care is a key member of the Senior Leadership and Management Team (SLMT) leading Secure and Residential Care (including Throughcare), with an inward and outward organisational focus.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver safe, high-quality, trauma-informed care across secure and residential settings, in line with the Strategic Plan and The Promise, and drive continuous service improvement.
• Oversee and support direct reports, applying timely remedial action where practice falls short of expectations.
• Deliver the Secure Care and Residential Care contracts, manage financial, human and physical resources, and hold full oversight of team performance, overtime and staffing.
• Act as Registered Manager for the Secure Care service and lead the development and review of policies and procedures for Secure, Residential and Throughcare services.
• Ensure compliance with legislation, regulatory requirements and professional standards, including the Health and Social Care Standards, Secure Care Standards, physical intervention theory and the SSSC Code of Conduct.
• Lead referral and admission processes, maintain target occupancy, and ensure effective risk assessment, risk management and behaviour management.
• Monitor, audit and quality assure care, remand and sentence planning and case management, and ensure Child Protection and safeguarding reporting meets policy requirements.
• Ensure all care staff receive induction and ongoing training, and that houses are homely, welcoming and well maintained.
• Build relationships with external health providers, Scotland Excel, the Scottish Government, Care Inspectorate and SSSC, and deputise for the DCEO when required.

What we offer

• Salary of £81,155 - £84,806 (SCP 62 - 64).
• Hours of 37 per week.