Job Title: Children’s Home Manager
Location: Shrewsbury
Salary: Up to £55,000 per year + £5,000 Welcome Bonus
Bonus: Annual Bonus + On-call Payments
Sector: Residential Care – Children’s Services
We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for an experienced and compassionate Children’s Home Manager to lead a well-established 4-bed children’s home in Shrewsbury.
The service was recently inspected by Ofsted and achieved a “Good” rating, providing a strong foundation for the successful candidate to continue developing the home and supporting positive outcomes for children and young people.
The Role:
As the Children’s Home Manager, your responsibilities will include:
- Holding responsibility for the day-to-day management and leadership of the home
- Delivering high-quality, therapeutic, and child-centred care
- Ensuring positive outcomes and progress for children and young people
- Leading, mentoring, and developing the staff team through supervision, appraisals, and training
- Managing staffing, compliance, safeguarding, care planning, and operational performance
- Supporting the strategic development and continuous improvement of the service
- Managing budgets and financial performance of the home
- Acting as a positive role model for both staff and young people
- Building strong relationships with professionals, stakeholders, and external agencies
- Ensuring the home operates in line with Children’s Homes Regulations 2015 and safeguarding frameworks
About You:
To be successful in this role, you will need:
- Minimum 3 years’ experience within children’s residential care at a senior level
- Level 3 or 4 qualification in Children & Young People’s Workforce
- Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management for Residential Childcare, or working towards
- Strong knowledge of safeguarding procedures, The Children Act 1989, and Ofsted regulations
- Experience managing budgets and operational performance
- A child-centred and therapeutic approach to care
- Strong leadership, communication, and organisational skills
- Flexibility to participate in on-call duties
- Full UK driving licence
What’s On Offer:
Competitive Package:
- Salary up to £55,000 per year
- £5,000 Welcome Bonus
- Annual Bonus
- Additional on-call payments
Career Development:
- Ongoing training and professional development opportunities
- Clinical and specialist support within the service
- Excellent progression opportunities within a growing organisation
Supportive Culture:
- Supportive leadership and established team structure
- Therapeutic and child-focused environment
- Opportunity to make a genuine and lasting difference to young people’s lives
Recruitment Timeline:
Applications are welcome immediately – interviews will be held on a rolling basis.
If you are an experienced Deputy or Home Manager looking for your next opportunity within children’s residential care, we would love to hear from you.
To apply, please send your CV and a brief cover letter outlining your interest to [email protected] or call 01926 356549 for a confidential chat.
We are committed to creating an inclusive environment and welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds. Adjustments can be made throughout the recruitment process to ensure equal opportunities for all.
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Pay: £50,000.00-£55,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
Work Location: In person
