Registered Manager (St Benedicts Care), Solo Provision Children’s Residential Home
Location: Cotteridge/Bournville Corridor, B30 | Company: St. Benedicts Care | Salary: 48-52K (based on experience)
About St Benedicts Care
At St Benedicts Care, we are committed to providing safe, nurturing, and high-quality homes where children and young people can feel secure, valued, and supported to achieve positive outcomes.Our homes are values-led, relationship-focused, and underpinned by strong safeguarding practice. For us growth is about quality and is an organic process. We are passionate about developing our people and creating clear progression pathways into leadership roles.
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced and passionate Registered Manager (or aspiring Registered Manager) to lead the set-up, registration and launch of Cadbury House, our brand-new 1-bed solo children’s residential home located in Cotteridge, just outside Bournville.
This is a rare and exciting opportunity to play a key role in developing a solo provision from the ground up. As Registered Manager, you will help shape the home’s identity, culture and practice from day one, ensuring a safe, nurturing and highly personalised environment where a child or young person can feel secure, supported and able to thrive.
You will lead the Ofsted registration process and operational launch of the home, with the full support of a committed senior leadership team who are passionate about delivering high-quality care and building outstanding services for children and young people.
This role requires a highly experienced and resilient leader who understands the unique opportunities and challenges of a solo provision. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate strong knowledge and confidence in supporting young people with complex emotional, behavioural or developmental needs, including situations where high levels of supervision, structured support and lawful restrictions may be required to ensure safety and stability. Experience of working within frameworks such as Deprivation of Liberty (DoL) / court-authorised arrangements, where appropriate, would be highly beneficial.
This role offers the chance to build and lead a small, dedicated team, embed best practice from the outset, and contribute to the wider development of St Benedicts Care as the organisation grows with scope to dual register with a further three bed home which is intended to be opened later in 2026.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the set-up, Ofsted registration and operational launch of Cadbury House in line with the Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and Quality Standards.
- Provide strong, inspirational leadership to a small staff team, including recruitment, training and development to ensure consistently high standards of care.
- Create and maintain a safe, nurturing and child-centred environment tailored to the needs of a young person within a solo placement setting.
- Ensure the home meets and exceeds Ofsted standards, maintaining full compliance with regulatory and safeguarding requirements.
- Along with the RI lead on safeguarding, quality assurance and service improvement, including Regulation 44 and Regulation 45 processes.
- Oversee care planning, risk management and daily practice to ensure the young person’s views, wishes and feelings are central to decision-making.
- Manage budgets, staffing and resources effectively to ensure the sustainability and quality of the provision.
- Work collaboratively with local authorities, families and partner professionals to support positive outcomes for the young person.
- Contribute to the development and growth of the organisation, supporting future service expansion where appropriate.
Essential Criteria
- Proven experience in a leadership role within a children’s residential care setting.
- Strong understanding of Ofsted regulations; including: safeguarding, and the Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015, legal and ethical frameworks relating to restrictive practice, deprivation of liberty, and the ability to ensure these are applied safely, proportionately and in the best interests of the child.
- Significant experience working within Ofsted-regulated children’s residential care, including supporting children and young people with complex needs, high-risk behaviours, or intensive support requirements.
- Demonstrable ability to lead staff teams in highly individualised or solo care environments, maintaining consistency, resilience and reflective practice.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and team-building skills.
- Ability to demonstrate sound judgment, resilience, and empathy in managing complex situations.
- Strong organisational and financial management skills.
- Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the homes.
- Embrace the challenge to inspire your team and lay the foundations for our children to grow and prosper.
- Fluent proficiency in English and right to work in the UK
Desirable Criteria
- NVQ Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management for Residential Childcare (or working towards).
- Previous experience as a Registered Manager of an Ofsted-registered home.
- Experience establishing or opening a new children’s home.
- Demonstrated success in achieving “Good” or “Outstanding” Ofsted outcomes
Schedule
- Full-time, Monday to Friday (flexibility required to meet the needs of the homes)
- Weekend availability as required
Salary: competitive up to £52,000 (depending on experience) + a range of generous performance and loyalty related bonuses.
If you’re an experienced, values-driven leader looking for the opportunity to build something truly special, we’d love to hear from you!
Pay: £48,000.00-£52,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
Work Location: In person
