Registered Manager

Location:East London
Service: 5-Bed EBD Children's Residential Home
Ofsted Rating: Requires Improvement
Salary: £50,000–£60,000 for an experienced Registered Manager
Deputy Manager Step-Up: £42,000 initially, rising to £50,000 upon successful Ofsted registration
Additional Benefits: £5,000 profit share + £2,000 Ofsted Outstanding bonus
Contract: Full-time, Permanent

Our client is seeking an experienced Registered Manager, or an ambitious and highly capable Deputy Manager ready to step up, to lead a 5-bed children's residential home in Ilford, East London.

The home supports children and young people with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties (EBD) and is currently rated Requires Improvement by Ofsted.

With only one young person currently placed, this is an excellent opportunity for the successful manager to take ownership of the service, strengthen practice and embed high standards before occupancy increases.

An existing Deputy Manager and staff team are already in place, providing the incoming Registered Manager with an established team to lead and develop.

The successful candidate will play a key role in taking the home forward, with the clear objective of achieving a Good or Outstanding Ofsted rating.

As Registered Manager, you will take overall responsibility for the effective leadership and day-to-day management of the home. Responsibilities will include:

• Providing strong, visible leadership to the Deputy Manager and residential staff team.
• Ensuring children and young people receive safe, consistent and high-quality care.
• Leading improvements following the home's current Requires Improvement Ofsted rating.
• Developing and implementing a clear service improvement plan.
• Ensuring full compliance with the Children's Homes Regulations 2015, Quality Standards and Ofsted requirements.
• Maintaining robust safeguarding, risk management and care-planning procedures.
• Supporting positive outcomes for young people across education, health, relationships, behaviour and independence.
• Leading staff supervision, development and performance management.
• Developing a positive, accountable and child-centred culture within the home.
• Overseeing staffing levels, rotas and effective deployment of the team.
• Building strong relationships with social workers, Local Authorities, families and other professionals.
• Monitoring the quality of care and ensuring actions identified through audits, Regulation 44 visits and Ofsted inspections are completed.
• Preparing the home and team for future Ofsted inspections.
• Supporting the safe and appropriate growth of occupancy as the service stabilises.
• Managing resources and budgets effectively.

Our client is particularly interested in candidates who can demonstrate:

• Significant experience within children's residential care.
• Strong experience supporting children and young people with EBD and complex needs.
• Current or previous experience as a Registered Manager, ideally with successful Ofsted registration.
• Strong knowledge of the Children's Homes Regulations, Quality Standards and Ofsted inspection framework.
• Experience improving, stabilising or developing a children's residential service.
• Confidence taking responsibility for a home currently rated Requires Improvement.
• Strong leadership and staff-development skills.
• A clear understanding of safeguarding and effective risk management.
• The ability to drive improvements and establish consistently high standards of practice.

Applications are also welcomed from experienced Deputy Managers who are ready to secure their first Registered Manager position.

You should:

• Have substantial experience within children's…