Registered Manager Children's Home

The Opportunity

As our Registered Manager, you will lead the preparation of the home for Ofsted registration and, following registration, take responsibility for its day-to-day management and development.

Working closely with the Responsible Individual and company directors, you will ensure that the home is operationally ready, regulatory requirements are embedded into practice and the service is equipped to provide safe, consistent and individualised care.

You will have the opportunity to influence the home’s care model, establish effective systems, recruit and develop the staff team, and ensure that children’s needs, wishes, feelings and welfare remain at the centre of everything we do.

Key Responsibilities

1. Lead the Ofsted Registration Process

• Coordinate and drive the home’s preparation for Ofsted registration.
• Work with the Responsible Individual and directors to develop the registration application and supporting documentation.
• Review the Statement of Purpose, policies, procedures, risk assessments and operational arrangements.
• Ensure the home’s proposed care model, staffing structure, premises and safeguarding arrangements are ready for registration.
• Prepare for Ofsted registration visits and FPI interviews .
• Identify gaps in readiness and implement clear action plans to address them.
• Establish the systems, records and working practices required to operate the home effectively from the outset.

2. Establish and Lead a High-Quality Children’s Home

• Develop a child-centred, nurturing and well-organised home environment.
• Lead the day-to-day operation of the home following registration.
• Ensure staffing arrangements, rotas, training and supervision meet the needs of the children.
• Recruit, induct, support and develop a committed team of residential childcare staff.
• Promote a positive culture of accountability, teamwork, reflection and continuous improvement.
• Manage resources responsibly while maintaining the quality and safety of care.

3. Deliver Safe, Effective and Therapeutic EBD Care

• Ensure each child receives individualised care that reflects their experiences, strengths, needs and assessed risks.
• Promote trauma-informed, relationship-based and therapeutic approaches to care.
• Help staff understand behaviour as communication and respond with empathy, consistency and appropriate boundaries.
• Embed approaches such as PACE (Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity and Empathy) and DDP-informed practice where appropriate to the child’s needs and staff training.
• Ensure that behaviour support plans, risk assessments and responses to incidents are appropriate, proportionate and regularly reviewed.
• Create an environment where children feel safe, listened to, respected and supported to develop trust and emotional resilience.

4. Safeguarding and Protecting Children

• Maintain robust safeguarding and child protection arrangements.
• Ensure risks are identified, assessed, managed and reviewed.
• Respond promptly to incidents, allegations, complaints and safeguarding concerns.
• Ensure staff understand their safeguarding responsibilities and follow agreed procedures.
• Work effectively with social workers, placing authorities, families and other relevant professionals.
• Promote children’s rights, dignity, participation and protection from harm.

5. Promote Positive Outcomes for Children

• Ensure care planning reflects each child’s individual needs and agreed objectives.
• Monitor progress in education, health, emotional wellbeing, relationships, personal development and independence, as appropriate.
• Ensure children’s views and wishes influence decisions about their care.
• Work collaboratively with placing authorities, schools, health professionals and other agencies.
• Review the effectiveness of care and take action where children are not making the progress expected.
• Ensure records demonstrate children’s experiences, progress and the impact of the care provided.

6. Maintain Regulatory Compliance and Quality Assurance

• Ensure the home operates in accordance with the Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015, the Quality Standards and applicable Ofsted requirements.
• Maintain accurate records and complete required notifications and reports within the relevant timescales.
• Work closely with the Responsible Individual to monitor service quality and address areas for improvement.
• Establish effective audits, reviews and action plans.
• Prepare for Ofsted inspections and ensure learning from feedback and findings is translated into practice.
• Build a culture in which safeguarding, quality and children’s outcomes take priority.

Essential Requirements

• Relevant experience in residential childcare, particularly supporting children with emotional and behavioural difficulties.
• Experience of leading, supervising or managing a residential childcare team.
• A sound understanding of children’s safeguarding, care planning, risk management and multi-agency working.
• Knowledge of the Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015, the Quality Standards and Ofsted requirements.
• The ability to lead service development, establish effective systems and maintain high standards of care.
• Strong communication, organisational, decision-making and leadership skills.
• A genuine commitment to trauma-informed, child-centred practice and improving outcomes for children.
• Qualifications and experience that meet the applicable requirements for registration as a children’s home Registered Manager. I.e. Level 5 Children in Residential Setting

Pay: £39,000.00-£63,600.00 per year

Work Location: In person