Trainee Manager Children's Home Walsall Wood W Midlands WS9
We have an Organisation searching for a Trainee Manager role . This position is designed for experienced and qualified Deputy Managers or Managers who are seeking progression into a Registered Manager role, with the view to submitting their SC2 application for registration following a successful three-month induction and development period. You will be shadowed throughout your journey and fast tracked to RM.
Are you a vibrant and enthusiastic individual looking for a new challenge?
Initial placement based in Walsall Wood, with progression into Registered Manager role at our new Wednesbury service.B71.
Trainee Children's Home Manager Salary:
Journey of Trainee Children's Home Manager
Your journey will begin within our established operational children's home in Walsall Wood, which is currently transitioning into a specialist therapeutic bridging service.
The home is being developed to support children and young people who are ready to transition from residential care into fostering placements but may have become "stuck" within residential services due to trauma, attachment difficulties, or placement instability.
Working closely alongside fostering teams, therapists, psychologists, and external professionals, the service will focus on preparing children for successful family-based care through therapeutic, trauma-informed interventions and emotionally attuned support.
This is an exciting opportunity to help shape and develop an innovative model of care that prioritises stability, healing, and long-term outcomes for children and young people.
Phase 1 - Trainee Children's Home Manager (Walsall Wood)
Initially, your role will be predominantly shift-based within the home, allowing you to:
Alongside your operational responsibilities, you will also receive protected admin and development time to support:
Phase 2 - Trainee Children's Home Manager Registration Pathway (3-6 Months)
Following a successful induction and development period, the intention is for you to progress toward registration as the Registered Manager for our second children's home located in Wednesbury.
At this stage, you will:
Phase 3 - Trainee Children's Home Manager Transition Into Registered Manager Role (Wednesbury)
Once your registration application is processed, you will transition into a full-time management role at the Wednesbury home.
This is your opportunity to:
Due to current Ofsted registration delays, this transition period may take up to 12 months, providing valuable time to fully prepare for registration, strengthen your leadership capability, and truly make the Wednesbury home your own before becoming the registered manager
Requirements of Trainee Children's Home Manager
For more information on this Trainee Manager of Children's Home role please contact Mick Hull Fieldview Care Recruitment Solutions
