Registered Manager Child Supported Living Crisis Pathway

Registered Manager – Crisis Pathway (EBD to Supported Living)

Location:

Benfleet, Essex Salary:
Highly competitive £65,000 PA

Contract:

Full-Time, Permanent About the Role

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Registered Manager to lead and develop an innovative staged Crisis-to-Independence Pathway for children and young people with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties (EBD).

This unique pathway begins with a 2-bed solo crisis home
, progresses to a 4-bed stabilisation home
, and ultimately supports young people to transition into supported living and independence
.

This is an exciting opportunity for a confident leader who is passionate about trauma-informed practice, reducing restrictive interventions, and building high-quality services from crisis through to independence.

• Lead a high-intensity, trauma-informed crisis placement service.
• Stabilise children experiencing placement breakdown, high-risk behaviours, and exploitation risks.
• Ensure Regulation 13 compliance and actively reduce restrictive practices.
• Maintain Ofsted readiness at all times.

• Contribute to service design and operational readiness.
• Implement structured and therapeutic step-down planning.
• Support staffing growth, mentoring, and leadership development.

• Prepare young people emotionally and practically for independence.
• Develop life skills programmes, and education and employment engagement plans.
• Support effective risk management within community settings.

• Embed trauma-informed care across the entire pathway.
• Champion "behaviour as communication".
• Lead de-escalation and preventative planning approaches.
• Monitor, review, and reduce restrictive practices across services.

Candidates must hold, or be willing to complete:

• Accredited Physical Intervention (Team Teach / CPI / PRICE or equivalent)
• Trauma-Informed Practice
• Attachment Theory & Developmental Trauma
• De-escalation & Crisis Intervention
• Positive Behaviour Support (PBS)
• Managing Self-Harm & Suicide Risk
• Contextual Safeguarding & Exploitation
• Reflective Supervision Practice
• Restorative Approaches
• Therapeutic Communication (PACE-informed desirable)

• Full compliance with the Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and Quality Standards.
• Strong safeguarding leadership and oversight.
• Timely notifications, reporting, and statutory compliance.

• Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management for Residential Childcare (or working towards).
• Minimum 5 years’ residential childcare experience (including 2 years in management).
• Experience managing high-risk EBD placements.
• Demonstrable success in reducing restrictive practices.
• Experience leading Ofsted inspections.

• Experience opening new homes.
• Experience in supported living services.
• Experience working within therapeutic models (PACE, PBS).
• Experience designing and building multi-service pathways.

• Opportunity to lead an innovative crisis-to-independence model.
• The chance to shape and develop new services.
• Supportive senior leadership and professional development.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.

If you are an ambitious, child-centred leader ready to build a pathway that transforms lives from crisis to independence, we would love to hear from you.

Apply now with your CV and a covering statement outlining your experience and leadership approach.