Registered Homes Manager

Overview

In this role you will lead a Children’s Home across County Durham, ensuring high-quality, child-centred care. You’ll manage a team to meet individual needs and achieve positive outcomes, driving service improvements and preparing for regulatory inspections. The position combines strong leadership with safeguarding responsibilities within a supportive, values-driven culture. This is an opportunity to shape services, develop staff, and make a real difference in vulnerable children’s lives. You will work flexibly as part of a management rota and contribute to continuous service enhancement.

Pay / Benefits

• comprehensive training programme
• Rewards and Benefits package

Responsibilities

• Overall day-to-day management of a Children’s Home
• Lead and develop the care team serving vulnerable children and young people
• Ensure compliance with Children’s Homes Regulations 2015 and deliver high-quality care
• Manage complex risks and safeguarding decisions to protect young people
• Drive service improvements, quality assurance, and readiness for regulatory inspections
• Oversee budgets, resources, and staff development to uphold standards
• Work flexibly across the service, including evenings and weekends on a management rota

Key requirements

• Proven leadership and management experience in a residential childcare setting
• Safeguarding expertise and strong partnership working
• Knowledge of Children’s Homes Regulations 2015, Ofsted inspections, and Regulation 44
• Excellent communication, decision-making, and risk management skills
• Ability to motivate and develop others
• Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent)
• Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare (or willingness to work towards within 18 months)

• leadership
• communication
• decision-making
• Children’s Homes Regulations 2015
• Ofsted inspections
• Regulation 44

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