About the Role
As a Therapeutic Home Manager, you will lead a residential home supporting children who have experienced trauma and disrupted attachments. This is a career where you will grow as a leader while helping children grow too.
This role is about more than compliance and management — it’s about:
· Creating a nurturing home filled with warmth and stability
· Supporting children to feel safe, valued, and understood
· Being part of their journey and helping them achieve positive outcomes
· Leading a team to provide thoughtful, relationship-based care
What We Offer (We Invest in You)
We are deeply committed to your career development:
· Fully funded Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management (if not already achieved)
· Clear progression pathways across the organisation
· Reflective supervision & clinical support
· Funded external psychotherapy
· Ongoing specialist training in trauma, attachment & leadership
This is a place where you are supported, developed, and valued.
What We’re Looking For
· Experience in residential childcare (at Senior / Deputy / Manager level)
· A passion for working relationally with children
· Commitment to your own learning and development
· Ability to lead with compassion, structure, and emotional intelligence
Benefits
· Competitive salary
· Pension, life assurance & health cash plan
· Meals on shift & free parking
· Strong wellbeing and support offer
Apply Now
If you’re looking for a role where you can make a real difference, develop your career, and be part of children’s lives and futures — we’d love to hear from you.
Hours: Full time average 40 hours per week (includes some evening and weekend work and rota’d on-call duties)
Amicus is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All applicants will be required to complete a full application form and undergo an Enhanced DBS check and Warner-style safeguarding interview as part of our safer recruitment process.
If you’re ready to take the next step in your career and make a real impact in therapeutic residential care, apply today. We look forward to welcoming you to the Amicus community.
We encourage all potential applicants to visit our website to read more about our aims, culture and ethos : www.theamicuscommunity.com
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £45,000.00-£49,500.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
Application question(s):
- Do you have Level 5 in Leadership & Management in Residential Childcare?
- How many years of supervisory/management experience do you have in Residential Childcare?
- Do you have a level 3 qualification in Residential Childcare?
Experience:
- Residential Childcare : 3 years (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
