Registered Manager Lane

Job Summary

Job Title
:
Registered Manager
Location
:
Castleford Lane Children’s Home – WF11
Service
: 2 bedded SEMH children’s home – Part of Hexagon Care Services
Hours
: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Salary
: £44,750 – £51,750 per annum (depending on experience)
Annual Bonus
:
On‑target earnings of £3,500 per annum
Outstanding Ofsted Bonus
: £1,000
Annual Leave
: 28 days plus bank holidays (equivalent to over 7 weeks per year)

Interview date:
Friday 23rd January

About Hexagon Care

Hexagon Care Services is a national provider of residential care, education, and therapy for young people. With over 80 homes and schools across England, we work closely with local authorities to deliver specialist services, including therapeutic care, crisis intervention, and support for children with social, emotional, and behavioural difficulties. Our mission is to provide safe, stable environments where young people can build resilience and develop skills for a brighter future.

About

Castleford Lane Children’s Home

Castleford Lane is a small 3‑bedded children’s home located in the WF11 postcode area, supporting young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs on a medium to long‑term basis.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Registered Manager to lead a stable, established service with the support of a highly experienced Responsible Individual and a strong operational structure behind you. You will be fully supported by Hexagon’s in‑house teams across referrals, HR, finance, recruitment, IT and maintenance, allowing you to focus on quality of care, leadership, and outcomes for young people.

Why

choose Hexagon?

We know that moving roles as a Registered Manager is a major decision. That’s why we offer one of the strongest support and reward packages in the sector, designed specifically for long‑term sustainability in post.

All successful candidates are enrolled onto our Advanced Leadership Programme, with increased remuneration on completion.

Did you know?

The national average of Good or Outstanding children’s homes is 83% – at Hexagon, 98% of our homes are rated Good or Outstanding.

Do I have what it takes to apply?

If you have at least 2 years' experience working in the residential childcare sector since August 2025 and have been either a leader/deputy manager or registered manager, we want to hear from you! For an informal but confidential chat please Whats App Zander, recruitment manager on

What are we looking for?

We are looking for a Children’s Home Manager who understands the challenges that this role brings but also understands the rewards. Our Registered Managers are commercial and compassionate leaders, able to motivate and develop their staff team to ensure that the young people we care for have the best care experience possible.

The other benefits you can expect as a Registered Manager working for Hexagon Care:

• Annual leave of 28 days PLUS bank holidays, equivalent of over 7 weeks off a year
• Death In service (4x salary)
• Advanced Leadership Programme (+ increased earnings on completion) + other specialist CPD certified training and accredited qualifications free of charge
• Electric Vehicle Scheme
• Increased annual leave for attendance.
• Support from Head Office Departments; HR, Recruitment, IT, Finance, Health & Safety, Referrals, Internal Maintenance Team.
• Additional Outstanding Ofsted Bonus (separate to annual bonus)
• Access to free, confidential 24/7 employee assistant programme
• Plus, more such as monthly prize draws, long service awards, store discounts, cycle to work scheme

Please note, Hexagon Care Services does not hold a sponsorship licence and as such we are unable to support any candidates who do not already have right to work. This is a permanent position, if you have right to work but with an expiry date, we are more than welcome to receive your application but please note you would only be eligible for an interim contract linked to your RTW expiry.

All hiring managers at Hexagon Care Services are trained by safer recruitment consortium accredited trainers, and all positions in regulated activity with children will be required to undergo safer recruitment and onboarding checks prior to commencement. This will include an enhanced DBS and/or children’s barred list check.

Feedback timescales (these are applicable to all roles at Hexagon Care Services) - Candidates who apply via CV (Indeed etc) may not hear a response due to volume of applicants, candidates who complete application forms via our career's portal will be provided with feedback irrespective of outcome.

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