Daytime Healthcare are working with an established national Children's & Young Peoples residential & supported living provider who are seeking a Home Manager to join their team at their Lewisham location.

We are looking for a resourceful, energetic and outgoing individual who can deal effectively with challenging situations and behaviour, motivate young people to manage risk and support a team of professional staff in our supported accommodation home.

Key aspects of the job will be:

* To safeguard young people through sound management strategies, collaborative working with external agencies and emergency services and compliance with local authority safeguarding procedures.

* To provide regular supervision for staff and assess training needs to required performance and development standards.

* To ensure housing management policies and practices are effectively operated. This will include maximisation of income, licence management and implementation of fair and equitable referral procedures.

Applicants should have:

* At least three years’ experience of providing leaving care and/or housing support to single homeless or other vulnerable client groups, including young people.

* At least one year’s experience of effectively managing professional staff.

* Thorough knowledge of the issues that lead to young people becoming homeless, including those relating to alcohol/drug dependency and mental health ...