Registered Manager in Lancaster, Lancashire

Residential Registered Manager - Children's Home

Location: Slyne, Lancaster
Salary: £50,000 basic, with potential to earn £55,000 through bonuses
Hours: 40 per week
Contract: Full-time, permanent

An established four-bed children's home in Slyne, Lancaster, is seeking an experienced Registered Manager to lead the care and development of children aged 8-18 with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties (SEBD).

Key Responsibilities

Oversee the day-to-day running of the home, ensuring high standards of care and positive outcomes for children.

Lead, develop and supervise the staff team, promoting strong safeguarding and child-centred practice.

Maintain compliance with Ofsted requirements, the Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and relevant Quality Standards.

Manage risk assessments, care plans, safeguarding procedures and multi-agency working.

Drive continuous improvement and ensure the home provides a safe, nurturing environment.

Requirements

NVQ Level 3 in Caring for Children and a Leadership and Management qualification, or willingness to work towards one.

Strong knowledge of safeguarding, childcare regulations and residential care practice.

Experience leading staff teams, with confident communication and decision-making skills.

A genuine commitment to improving outcomes for children and young people.

Salary and Benefits

£3,000 bonus for achieving an Outstanding Ofsted inspection.

£2,000 occupancy bonus for achieving 90% occupancy.

Pension scheme, employee discounts and wellbeing support.

Comprehensive induction, ongoing training, professional supervision and career progression.

Strong support from an experienced senior leadership team and central HR, recruitment, compliance and safeguarding specialists.

An excellent opportunity for a child-focused leader to take ownership of an established home, develop a team and make a lasting difference to children's lives.

Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age.