Job Title: Dual Registration Manager – 2 Homes 🏡✨
Location: Stoke-on-Trent 📍
Salary: £65,000 per annum + £7,500 welcome bonus 💷🎉
Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week (full-time) ⏰
Employment Type: Permanent
Service: Children’s Residential Homes (Dual Registration – 2 homes, 4 beds each)
Service Users: Children and young people aged 8–17 with EBD
Qualifications Required: Level 3 Children & Young Persons Workforce (essential) and QCF Level 5 Leadership/Management (or prepared to study)
The Homes 🏠
This is an opportunity to oversee two established 4-bed children’s residential homes in Stoke-on-Trent, supporting young people aged 8–17 with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties (EBD).
As Dual Registration Manager, you will hold Ofsted registration across both homes, ensuring high standards of care, compliance, and outcomes are consistently delivered.
Who we are looking for… 🌟
We are seeking a confident, experienced, and values-led leader who can take full responsibility for the operational and regulatory performance of two homes.
Key responsibilities include:
Leading and overseeing the day-to-day running of two children’s homes, ensuring they are safe, stable, and compliant
Maintaining strong safeguarding practice and ensuring full compliance with Children’s Homes Regulations and Ofsted expectations
Leading, developing, and supporting two staff teams to deliver consistent, therapeutic, child-centred care
Managing referrals, placement stability, care planning, risk management, and outcomes across both services
Working in partnership with local authorities and external professionals
Overseeing staffing, rotas, budgets, and resources across both homes
Driving a positive culture focused on stability, accountability, and continuous improvement
Requirements ✅
Significant leadership experience within Ofsted-registered children’s residential care
Strong knowledge of safeguarding, legislation, and regulatory compliance
Level 3 Children & Young Persons Workforce (essential)
QCF Level 5 Leadership/Management (or willingness to work towards this)
Proven ability to manage or support multiple services or teams
Strong leadership, communication, and organisational skills
Who you will be working for 🤝
A well-established provider within children’s residential care, offering strong operational support and a stable platform for experienced leaders managing multiple homes.
Benefits ✨
£7,500 welcome bonus
Competitive salary of £65,000
Strong senior leadership and operational support
Ongoing CPD and professional development opportunities
Supportive leadership team and structured induction
Employee Assistance Programme – free, confidential support
Focus on staff wellbeing and retention
🚫 Sponsorship is not available
How to apply 📩
If you are ready to take on a dual registration role overseeing two homes in Stoke-on-Trent, apply today.
To apply, click the apply button or contact us for more information.
Mission statement...
To help SMEs get the talent they need to help grow their businesses.
Our promise…
Deliver a Passionate Manager, at a Realistic Price, who can hit the ground running, within 21 days; allowing you to continue to build, consolidate and progress your business.
So who are we…
We help SMEs in the Children’s Service Sector, who struggle to find highly skilled and experienced Middle and Senior Management within Budget.
