📍 Location: Warrington
💷 Salary: Up to £64,000 per year (inclusive of bonuses)
🕒 Working Hours: Full-Time
🏡 Service: Children’s Home
👧👦 Service Users: YPs aged 8–17 with Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties (EBD)
🎓 Qualifications Required:
Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management for Residential Childcare (England)
📆 Experience in Years Required:
Minimum 3 years’ management experience in residential childcare
Must have experience managing an EBD setting
📄 Employment Type: Permanent
Number of Beds: 3 (Newly Opening Home)
Location: Warrington
Type of YPs: EBD
Ofsted Rating: New Registration – Aiming for Good / Outstanding
Ratio of staff to children: High staff-to-child ratio
Base Salary: Up to £55,000
(Dependent on holding Level 5 qualification & 3+ years’ management experience)
Referral / Occupancy Bonus:
Up to £6,000 for homes with fewer than 3 beds
Ofsted Bonus:
£3,000 for Outstanding
£1,500 for Good
💰 Total earning potential: Up to £64,000 per annum
We are seeking a confident and experienced Registered Manager to lead a brand-new EBD children’s home through registration and beyond.
You will be:
Experienced in managing Ofsted-registered EBD homes
Strong in trauma-informed and attachment-based practice
Capable of leading, mentoring, and developing a stable staff team
Knowledgeable in meeting Ofsted Fit Person requirements
Resilient, emotionally intelligent, and child-focused
This is an exciting opportunity to set up and shape a service from the ground up 🌱
A well-established, values-led children’s care provider
Medium-sized organisation with strong senior leadership support
Family-feel culture with clear structures and systems in place
Dedicated central teams supporting:
HR
Recruitment
Training
Rotas
Reporting & compliance
🚀 Progression Opportunity:
Strong mentorship and long-term development pathways
📚 Qualification Opportunity:
Ongoing professional development and leadership support
🎁 Benefits Include:
Performance-related bonuses
Ofsted inspection bonuses
Company pension
Casual dress
Flexitime
Free parking
Staff referral scheme
🧠 Ethos & Culture:
Trauma-informed and therapeutic approach
Strong focus on staff wellbeing
Autonomy and trust given to leaders
Manageable workloads and realistic expectations
If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and young people and would like to join our client’s professional and dedicated team, they encourage you to apply today.
To apply for this rewarding opportunity, click the apply button or contact us for more information.
📩 For more information or to book a confidential chat, please contact us at:
job@sgscare.co.uk
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.
