Registered Manager

Registered Manager – Children’s Residential Home

Location: Preston
Salary: Over £66,000 per year, plus an annual Ofsted bonus
Job type: Full-time, permanent
Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am–5pm, with scheduled on-call duties averaging once every 10–14 days

About the opportunity

WPS Limited is recruiting a Registered Manager for a children’s residential home in Preston, supporting children and young people with emotional and behavioural needs.

This is an opportunity to build a strong team, create a safe and nurturing home, and make a lasting difference to young people’s lives.

We’re looking for an experienced residential childcare professional with strong leadership skills, a commitment to safeguarding and a passion for delivering high-quality care.

Your responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day running of the home, providing a safe, structured and nurturing environment for children and young people.
• Lead, motivate and develop the residential care team.
• Ensure the home operates in line with Ofsted regulations, safeguarding standards and company policies.
• Oversee care quality, compliance, staff performance and service development.
• Build positive relationships with children, families, social workers and other professionals.
• Work towards strong inspection outcomes and continuous improvement throughout the home. Registered Manager

Essential requirements

• At least three years’ experience in a senior role within children’s care supporting emotional and behavioural needs.
• Previous leadership or management experience within a children’s home.
• Strong knowledge of safeguarding, Ofsted regulations and residential care standards.
• A Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare, or equivalent.
• A Level 5 Leadership and Management qualification, or willingness to complete it.
• A full UK driving licence. Registered Manager

Desirable experience and knowledge

• At least five years’ experience working in a children’s emotional and behavioural needs setting.
• Experience supporting children with emotional and behavioural needs.
• A track record of achieving or maintaining Good or Outstanding inspection outcomes.
• Knowledge of safeguarding and safer recruitment. Registered Manager

Salary and bonus

The role offers a salary of over £66,000 per year, plus an annual Ofsted bonus of:

• £5,000 for an Outstanding outcome, or
• £3,000 for a Good outcome.

The Ofsted bonus is in addition to the basic salary. Registered Manager

Benefits

• Company pension.
• Casual dress.
• A supportive, values-led culture where your leadership matters.
• Blue Light Card.
• Employee Welfare Programme via salary sacrifice, including retail discounts and access to GP and counselling hotlines.
• Quarterly welfare raffle with prizes such as holidays, spa breaks and cinema vouchers.
• Support towards your Level 5 qualification.
• A supportive team and structured working pattern. Registered Manager

Apply now

Please apply by submitting your CV.

Pay: From £66,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person