Registered Manager

Overview

Registered Manager – Secure Children’s Home.

Location:

East of England (our client area).

Contract:

Temporary contract.

Hours:

37 hours per week. Working Pattern:
Fully office-based. Pay Rate: £400 per day (Umbrella) (£310 PAYE per day).

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Registered Manager to provide strategic and operational leadership within a secure children’s home service in the East of England. This is a senior leadership opportunity for an experienced children’s services professional who is passionate about delivering safe, therapeutic, and high-quality care for children and young people in a secure residential setting.

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for a secure children’s home service
• Ensure the delivery of safe, effective, and child-centred care
• Maintain full compliance with statutory regulations, safeguarding requirements, and regulatory inspections
• Lead, support, and develop a large multi-disciplinary workforce
• Drive service improvement, innovation, and quality assurance activity
• Oversee operational performance, budgets, and resource management
• Promote a therapeutic approach that reflects children’s individual needs and lived experiences
• Build and maintain strong relationships with partner agencies and stakeholders
• Represent the service locally and nationally with external partners, regulators, and government bodies
• Ensure the service remains at the forefront of secure residential care practice

• Provide senior leadership experience within children’s residential care or a secure children’s setting
• Experience operating at Registered Manager, Head of Service, or equivalent level
• Strong knowledge of children’s homes regulations, safeguarding, and regulatory requirements
• Experience leading and developing large multi-disciplinary teams
• Ability to manage complex services with significant operational responsibility
• Strong understanding of quality assurance, service improvement, and performance management
• Excellent partnership-working and stakeholder engagement skills
• Ability to manage budgets and resources effectively
• A strong commitment to improving outcomes and experiences for children and young people

This is an opportunity to make a significant impact within a specialist children’s service, providing leadership, stability, and direction within a challenging and rewarding environment.