Lead a New Children’s Home
An excellent opportunity is available for an experienced Registered Manager to lead a new 3-bed Children’s Residential Home in Dagenham, East London, supporting 2 young people with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties (EBD).
Offering a basic salary of £45,000–£55,000 plus a bonus equivalent to 20% of salary, this is an attractive opportunity for an ambitious children’s residential professional looking to take ownership of a new service and develop it from the outset.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to shape the culture of the home, develop a strong staff team and establish high standards of child-centred care from day one.
What You’ll Be Doing
As Registered Manager, you will have overall responsibility for the leadership, development and effective day-to-day management of the home.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Leading and developing the new Children’s Residential Home
- Recruiting, leading, supervising and developing the residential staff team
- Maintaining excellent safeguarding and child-centred practice
- Ensuring compliance with Ofsted requirements and Children’s Homes Regulations
- Overseeing care plans, risk assessments and quality assurance
- Establishing a positive, stable and nurturing culture within the home
- Building strong relationships with Local Authorities, families and external professionals
- Monitoring service quality and driving continuous improvement
- Supporting young people with EBD to achieve positive outcomes
- Maintaining consistently high standards across the service
What We’re Looking For
We are particularly interested in candidates with:
- Strong experience within an Ofsted-regulated Children’s Residential Home
- Previous management/leadership experience within Children’s Residential Care
- Experience supporting children and young people with EBD
- Strong understanding of safeguarding and Children’s Homes Regulations
- Proven ability to lead, motivate and develop residential staff
- Strong communication and organisational skills
- Confidence in helping establish and develop a new residential service
Previous Registered Manager experience is highly desirable.
Strong Deputy Managers who are ready to progress into registration may also be considered.
A Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare and Level 5 Leadership & Management, or progress towards Level 5, would be highly desirable.
Why Consider This Opportunity?
- £45,000–£55,000 basic salary
- 20% of salary bonus
- Potential total package of up to approximately £66,000
- Brand-new Children’s Residential Home
- 3-bed service supporting 2 young people
- Opportunity to shape a new service from the beginning
- Genuine senior leadership responsibility
- Opportunity to build and develop a strong team
- Career development within Children’s Residential Care
Right to Work
Skilled Worker visa sponsorship is NOT available for this position.
Applicants must already have the legal right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship.
Pay: £45,604.97-£55,073.96 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
Licence/Certification:
- Do you hold a Level 3 Residential Childcare qualification (required)
Work Location: In person
