Registered Manager

Overview

In this role you lead one of our newly built residential homes for children, ensuring high-quality, therapeutic care. You will work within a well-connected Local Authority network to drive excellent outcomes and maintain safe, nurturing environments. You’ll champion a trauma-informed approach and foster a reflective, learning culture across homes. This is a chance to shape care practices at scale and support staff in delivering outstanding standards. You join a supportive leadership team dedicated to staff development and positive impact for children.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible working and flexitime
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• generous annual leave
• comprehensive induction and training
• strong managerial support
• disability Confident employer

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a children’s home, ensuring high standards of care
• Embed therapeutic and trauma-informed practice across the home
• Safeguard children and ensure safeguarding compliance
• Promote outcomes-focused care and continuous service improvement
• Collaborate with senior leadership and external practitioners within the Local Authority network
• Support induction, development and retention of staff; maintain stable staffing
• Champion reflective practice and a learning culture across all homes
• Represent the service in internal and external partnerships

Key requirements

• Previous experience in a residential children’s setting
• Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management (or willingness to complete within first 2 years)
• Enhanced DBS Check

• passion for embedding a therapeutic approach
• strong leadership and people-management abilities
• excellent communication and relationship-building
• trauma-informed care
• therapeutic care principles
• safeguarding and child protection awareness

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