Registered Home Manager - Children's Service

Registered Manager – Children’s Residential Home (Mental Health, LD & High-Risk Behaviours)
Location: Central Eastbourne

Shift Pattern: 9:00am - 5:00pm, Monday - Friday

Salary: £Competitive + Bonus + Full Benefits | Ofsted-Regulated

We’re recruiting an exceptional
Registered Manager
to lead a small, high-need therapeutic children’s home in
central Eastbourne
, supporting young people aged 11–18 with learning disabilities, complex mental health challenges, trauma, and high-risk behaviours.

This is a rare opportunity to take full ownership of a service where
clinical practice meets leadership vision
— ideal for experienced Registered Managers or ambitious Deputies ready to take that next step.

You’ll oversee a well-resourced, psychologically informed environment, supported by a forward-thinking provider committed to therapeutic excellence and staff well being.

• Self-harm
  , including ligatures and risk of serious injury
• Suicidal ideation
  , dissociation, and crisis dysregulation
• Histories of
  CSE (Child Sexual Exploitation)and trafficking
• Sexualised behaviour
  , aggression, and boundary issues
• Substance misuse and
  overdose risks
• Conditions including PTSD, emerging personality disorder, ADHD, autism, and attachment trauma

• Be fully responsible for the home’s Ofsted compliance, care quality, and safe operations
• Build and lead a skilled team of support workers, Team Leaders and Deputies
• Drive trauma-informed, therapeutic practice at every level of the home
• Maintain a culture of high expectations, emotional safety, and accountability
• Develop and monitor care plans, risk assessments, audits and serious incident reviews
• Build strong partnerships with social care, CAMHS, schools and families
• Create an environment where staff are supported, valued, and retained
• Actively contribute to service growth, quality assurance, and safeguarding strategy

• Experience managing (or deputising in) a
  children’s residential setting
  with
  high-risk or EBD/mental health
  needs
• Excellent understanding of
  safeguarding, Ofsted standards, and risk management
• Proven leadership skills and a therapeutic, values-driven approach
• Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management (Residential Childcare)– or willingness to complete
• Strong working knowledge of legislation:
  Children’s Homes Regs, Quality Standards, Working Together to Safeguard Children, etc.
• Emotional intelligence, professional resilience, and confident decision-making
• Full UK driving licence
  (essential due to rural location)

• Salary significantly above national average
  , with access to bonus scheme
• Private healthcare and 24/7 GP access
• Monthly gym membership stipend
• Structured “1 Day On / 2 Days Off” rota model for all shift staff
• Support from experienced senior leadership and clinical advisors
• 36+ days of CPD training per year
  , plus peer support and leadership mentoring
• Internal promotions pipeline to Operations/Regional roles
• Pension scheme and protected time for management duties

This provider is committed to
robust safeguarding and Safer Recruitment
practices. Offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS, referencing, and full identity and background checks.

Ready to lead with purpose and leave a lasting legacy in the lives of vulnerable young people?

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