Registered Manager: Solo Children's Residential Care
Location: Barnoldswick, Lancashire (BB18 area)
Salary: £45,000 to £60,000 per annum (depending on experience + performance benefits) Hours: Full-time management role (flexible presence, on-call rota)
Key Benefits: Brand-new home setup, fully funded Level 5, Workplace Pension, EAP, and bespoke outdoor/education resources
Want a leadership role where you can build something extraordinary from day one?
Whether you're an established leader looking for a fresh, values-led challenge, or an ambitious Deputy Manager ready for the backing to step up to your first Registered Manager post, we want to hear from you.
At XYP Childcare, we don't do one-size-fits-all care. Opening later this year, our new Barnoldswick home is a warm, high-specification Victorian end-terrace in a quiet semi-rural spot right on the doorstep of the Yorkshire Dales, Pendle Hill, and Skipton. Dedicated entirely to solo care for one young person, it offers a calm, therapeutic environment where you'll have the genuine time, funding, and executive backing to build your team from scratch.
Why join the XYP Childcare family?
- Build Your Own Team: Complete autonomy to handpick, mentor, and shape your own staff team from day one.
- Top-Tier Reward: A market-leading salary up to £60,000 for established leaders, or £45,000+ with full Level 5 support for a stepping-up Deputy Manager.
- True Solo Care: No chaotic group dynamics. You'll lead a dedicated, high-ratio team focusing entirely on one young person's growth.
- Bespoke Education & Outdoors: Access our specialised outdoor adventurous activity team, custom AQA learning packages, and DofE links.
- Executive Support: Work alongside an experienced Responsible Individual and central leadership team who understand front-line pressures.
Ready to apply? Skip to the ‘apply now’ button to start your journey with XYP Childcare.
Why join XYP Childcare?
We believe that children's residential care should feel like a real home from home, built entirely on empathy, structure, and high aspirations. We follow a trauma-informed PACE approach (Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity, Empathy) to build genuine emotional connections before correcting behaviours.
As a Registered Manager with us, you'll never be bogged down in corporate red tape. Our leadership team provides active governance and clinical oversight, ensuring you have the tools, budget, and backing to lead from the front.
About Our Home / Our Hub
Our new Barnoldswick service is a big, traditional Victorian end-terrace set in a peaceful residential neighborhood close to the Yorkshire border. Featuring spacious living areas, private young person's space, and a homely atmosphere, it offers easy access to local parks, Pendle Hill, and the Lancashire countryside.
The Role: What you'll be doing
You'll take full operational ownership of this new solo home, steering it through Ofsted registration and establishing a fun, energetic, and safe therapeutic environment.
Your day-to-day as a Registered Manager will involve:
- Team Building & Culture: Recruiting, inducting, and developing an outgoing, energetic staff team from scratch.
- Nurturing Aspiration: Creating an upbeat, fun environment where you integrate real-world learning, outdoor adventures, and life-skills development.
- Regulatory Excellence: Leading the Ofsted registration process, managing the service budget, and driving continuous quality assurance.
Your Experience and Qualifications
Essential:
- The Background: Proven experience as a Registered Manager or an experienced Deputy Manager (minimum 2 years in residential childcare within the last 5 years).
- The Skills: Strong leadership capabilities, sound knowledge of Ofsted Regulations and Quality Standards, and excellent safeguarding practice.
- The Personality: Fun, outgoing, full of energy and ideas, with a deep passion for changing a young person's life.
- Logistics: Full UK driving licence, right to work in the UK, and a willingness to complete an application form and undergo an Enhanced DBS check.
- Qualifications: Already hold the NVQ / Diploma Level 3 in Residential Childcare (or equivalent).
Desirable:
- Established experience as a children's home manager, or already hold (or be studying towards) the NVQ Level 5 in Leadership and Management (we will fund and support you if you're yet to start).
Your Package and Perks
- Salary: £45,000 to £60,000 per annum (depending on experience) + performance-linked benefits.
- Benefits: Workplace Pension scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, and casual dress code.
- Environment: Fully funded NVQ Level 5 training, dedicated CPD budget, and clear career progression for an ambitious Deputy Manager.
Our Interview Process
We value your time and keep our recruitment path entirely transparent:
- Apply: Submit your CV and answer the screening questions.
- Screening: A brief, friendly call with our Responsible Individual.
- Interview: A face-to-face competency and culture interview with our directors.
- Offer: Conditional hiring decision, subject to safer recruitment compliance checks.
How to Apply
If you're ready to bring your energy and vision as our next Registered Manager, we'd love to hear from you. Please submit your CV.
XYP Childcare is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are strictly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children; all successful appointments are subject to comprehensive safer recruitment checks, referencing, and an Enhanced DBS.
Pay: £45,000.00-£60,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Discounted or free food
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
Licence/Certification:
- and full UK manual driving licence? (required)
Work Location: In person
