Registered Manager – Children's Residential Home
DY14 Area
£50,000 - £55,000 DOE + Bonus Scheme
Potential Earnings up to £60,000 Through Future Dual Registration Opportunities
36 Days Annual Leave | Full-Time | Permanent
Ready to Lead a Therapeutic Children's Home?
An exceptional opportunity has become available for an experienced Registered Manager to lead a 2-bed therapeutic children's home supporting children with complex emotional and behavioural needs.
This role offers genuine autonomy, the opportunity to shape culture and practice, and a clear pathway towards future dual registration responsibilities, increasing both earnings and career progression.
The service is built around trauma-informed, therapeutic care, with PACE and DDP principles embedded throughout practice. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in creating a stable, nurturing environment where children can recover from trauma, build resilience and achieve positive outcomes.
What's on Offer?
- Salary of £50,000 - £55,000 depending on experience
- Performance-related bonus scheme
- Future dual registration opportunity with earnings up to £60,000
- 36 days annual leave including bank holidays
- Structured leadership and management development programme
- Ongoing PACE, DDP and therapeutic care training
- Leadership coaching and mentoring
- Therapeutic consultation and reflective supervision
- Strong operational and senior leadership support
- Clear opportunities for progression within a growing organisation
The Role
As Registered Manager, you will have full responsibility for the leadership and management of the home, ensuring outstanding care, safeguarding and regulatory compliance.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading the day-to-day operation of the children's home
- Maintaining compliance with Ofsted regulations and Children's Homes Regulations
- Creating and embedding a therapeutic, trauma-informed culture
- Supporting children with complex emotional and behavioural needs
- Recruiting, developing and retaining a high-performing staff team
- Delivering effective supervision, coaching and performance management
- Building positive relationships with families, local authorities and external professionals
- Driving continuous improvement and achieving positive outcomes for children
- Preparing the service for future growth and potential dual registration
About You
To be successful, applicants will have:
- Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management for Residential Childcare (or equivalent)
- Previous experience as a Registered Manager, Deputy Manager or Children's Home Manager within an Ofsted-regulated setting
- At least 3 years' residential childcare experience
- A proven track record of achieving Good or Outstanding Ofsted outcomes
- Strong knowledge of safeguarding, childcare legislation and quality standards
- Experience supporting children with emotional and behavioural needs
- Excellent leadership, communication and people management skills
- A child-focused, therapeutic and outcome-driven approach
- Full UK Driving Licence
Why Apply?
This is an opportunity to lead a small therapeutic service where quality of care takes priority. With strong senior leadership support, excellent development opportunities and a clear route into a larger management remit, this role is ideal for an ambitious Registered Manager looking to make a genuine impact.
Apply today and help transform the lives of young people.
PLEASE NOTE THAT WOLF HEALTHCARE IS ACTING AS AN AGENCY FOR THIS FULL TIME PERMANENT POSITION, Children's Home Registered Manager - DY14
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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £50,000.00-£60,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Referral programme
- Store discount
Experience:
- Senior Children's Residential Leadership: 2 years (required)
Licence/Certification:
- NVQ Level 3 C&YP WORKFORCE OR EQUIVALENT (required)
- Driving Licence (required)
Work Location: In person
