Registered Manager - Children's Residential Home
Location: Greater Manchester
Salary: Up to 60,000 + Benefits
Build an Outstanding Children's Home From Day One
A growing children's residential care provider is seeking an experienced
Registered Manager to lead the opening of a brand-new children's home in Greater Manchester.
Supporting children and young people aged 8-17 with Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties (EBD) and Learning Disabilities (LD), this is a unique opportunity to join during the pre-registration phase and play a key role in creating an exceptional home from the very beginning.
Working within a trauma-informed and therapeutic model of care, you'll have the opportunity to shape the culture, recruit your team and establish a service with the ambition of achieving an
Outstanding Ofsted rating.
The Role
As the Registered Manager, you'll have overall responsibility for the day-to-day management of the home, ensuring the highest standards of care and full compliance with Children's Homes Regulations.
Key responsibilities include:
- Registering with Ofsted as the Registered Manager.
- Leading, developing and inspiring a residential care team.
- Creating a safe, nurturing and therapeutic environment where young people can thrive.
- Overseeing care planning, risk assessments and behaviour support plans.
- Acting as the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL).
- Ensuring compliance with the Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and Quality Standards.
- Managing Regulation 40 notifications, Regulation 44 visits and Regulation 45 quality assurance processes.
- Building excellent relationships with local authorities, social workers, families and external professionals.
- Managing staffing, budgets and overall operational performance.
- Driving continuous improvement with the aim of achieving an Outstanding Ofsted rating.
About You
To be successful, you'll need:
- Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management for Residential Childcare, or be working towards it.
- A minimum of two years' experience in a senior or management position within a children's residential home.
- Excellent knowledge of the Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and Quality Standards.
- Experience of Ofsted inspections, ideally achieving Good or Outstanding outcomes.
- Strong safeguarding knowledge with experience as a Designated Safeguarding Lead.
- Excellent leadership, communication and organisational skills.
- A full UK driving licence.
Experience of opening a new children's home or supporting children with both EBD and Learning Disabilities would be advantageous but is not essential.
What's on Offer?
- Salary up to 60,000
- Additional sleep-in payments where required.
- The opportunity to lead the development of a brand-new children's home.
- Genuine autonomy to shape the culture and standards of the service.
- Supportive leadership from experienced professionals.
- Ongoing training, professional development and career progression.
- The chance to build a service recognised for delivering outstanding outcomes for children and young people.
If you're an ambitious Registered Manager looking for the opportunity to build and lead a high-quality children's residential service from the ground up, we'd love to hear from you.
Coburg Banks Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
