Job Title: Registered Manager
Location:📍 Lancaster
Salary: 💷 Up to £50,000 per annum (dependent on experience)
Employment Type: Permanent
Service: 🏡 Children's Residential Home
Service Users:
Children and Young People aged 8–18 years with complex needs, learning difficulties, mental health needs, and associated behavioural, emotional and social difficulties.
Qualifications Required:
- Level 3/4 in Children's Residential Care or Children's Workforce (essential)
- Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare (preferred). If not already achieved, you must enrol within six months of starting.
Experience Required:
- Minimum of 2 years' experience within children's residential care.
- At least 1 year in a managerial or supervisory role within the last 5 years.
- Strong understanding of The Quality Standards, SCCIF, childcare legislation and regulatory requirements.
- Experience supporting children with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties, including managing challenging behaviour.
- Full UK driving licence.
The Home:
This is a specialist 5-bed mixed-gender children's home providing a safe, nurturing and family-style environment for children and young people with complex needs and learning difficulties. The service is focused on helping every young person achieve their full potential through tailored care, encouragement and therapeutic support.
Number of beds:
5
Who we are looking for:
We are seeking an experienced Registered Manager who is passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people.
You will be responsible for leading all aspects of the home's operation, ensuring high-quality care, regulatory compliance and positive outcomes for every child.
The successful candidate will be able to:
- Develop and oversee high-quality, individualised care plans.
- Build, lead and develop a stable, motivated staff team.
- Maintain high standards in line with The Quality Standards and the home's Statement of Purpose.
- Work collaboratively with families, professionals and external agencies.
- Manage safeguarding concerns, complaints and child protection matters effectively.
- Lead care planning, reviews and key worker systems.
- Manage the home's budgets and commercial performance.
- Drive continuous improvement with the expectation of achieving at least a Good Ofsted judgement, with Outstanding as the long-term goal.
Who you will be working for:
Company type/size:
One of Europe's largest specialist care and education providers.
Future plans:
The organisation offers long-term career opportunities through ongoing investment in leadership development and internal progression.
Why this home & company:
This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established provider with over 20 years' experience delivering specialist residential care. You'll have access to structured leadership development, strong operational support and genuine opportunities to progress your career while making a lasting difference to the lives of children and young people.
Progression:
- Management Development Training Programme
- Leadership Academy
- Long-term career development opportunities across a large national organisation
- Management Incentive Plan
Training / qualifications:
- Continuous professional development
- In-house Leadership Academy
- Structured management development programme
- Support towards Level 5 qualification where required
Benefits:
- £5,000 Welcome Bonus (subject to successful Fit Person's Interview)
- OTE Quality & Commercial Bonus of £5,000
- Management Incentive Plan
- Competitive pension scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Wellbeing programme
- Recommend a Friend scheme
- Team rewards including discounted restaurants, family days out and more
- Length of Service Awards
Ethos:
Our client is committed to providing nurturing, family-style homes where children feel safe, valued, loved and supported to achieve their full potential.
Culture:
You'll join a collaborative leadership team that invests heavily in its managers, promotes reflective leadership and encourages continuous learning and professional development.
Sponsorship is not available.
How to apply:
If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and young people and would like to join our client's dedicated team, apply today.
To apply, click the apply button or contact us for more information.
For more information or to book a confidential chat, please contact: job@sgscare.co.uk
