Registered Manager

Registered Manager – Children's Residential Home

Location: Leicester, LE4
Salary:Up to £60,000 per annum depending on qualification, registration and probation
Home: 4-bed EBD Children's Home – currently at full occupancy
Ofsted Rating: Good
Contract: Full-time, Permanent

Our client is looking for an experienced and committed Registered Manager to lead an established 4-bed children's residential home in Leicester (LE4).

The home is currently rated Good by Ofsted and at full occupancy, supporting four teenage girls with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties (EBD) and complex needs.

This is therefore an excellent opportunity for an experienced children's residential professional who is confident managing complex safeguarding risks while maintaining a nurturing, therapeutic and child-centred home.

Applications are welcomed from both existing Registered Managers and experienced Deputy Managers who are ready to take the next step into registration.

The salary structure reflects qualification and registration status:

• £50,000 per annum if currently completing the relevant management qualification
• £1,000 salary uplift upon completion of the qualification
• £55,000 per annum for candidates who are already appropriately qualified
• A further £5,000 salary uplift upon successful Ofsted registration and completion of probation

This provides potential earnings of up to £60,000 per annum for a qualified candidate following successful registration and probation.

Our client aims to provide a safe, nurturing and supportive environment for children and young people with complex emotional and behavioural needs.

Care is delivered using a therapeutic, trauma-informed PACE approach, with an emphasis on understanding each young person's individual experiences, needs and behaviours.

The Registered Manager will play a key role in ensuring young people receive high-quality, consistent care while providing strong leadership to the staff team and maintaining the home's existing Good Ofsted standards.

As Registered Manager, you will:

• Fulfil the responsibilities of the Registered Manager in accordance with relevant legislation, regulations and statutory guidance.
• Ensure the home operates in accordance with the Children's Homes Regulations 2015 and Quality Standards.
• Provide effective leadership, management and guidance to the residential staff team.
• Maintain a safe, stable and therapeutic environment for all young people.
• Ensure individual care plans, risk assessments and safeguarding plans are effectively implemented and regularly reviewed.
• Promote positive outcomes and encourage young people to develop independence appropriate to their age and individual abilities.
• Develop positive relationships with young people and ensure their wishes, feelings and individual needs remain central to the running of the home.
• Work collaboratively with parents, carers, social workers, education providers and other professionals.
• Ensure young people's cultural, religious, dietary and individual needs are understood and respected.
• Take responsibility for the day-to-day deployment and management of staff.
• Lead on staff recruitment, induction, supervision, development, training, performance and retention.
• Maintain effective communication systems, including handovers, records, supervision and regular staff meetings.
• Ensure the team understands and follows organisational policies, procedures and safeguarding expectations.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of legislation and best practice within children's residential care and ensure this is embedded across the staff team.
• Manage the home's physical, financial and human resources effectively.
• Ensure the home, grounds and equipment are maintained to a high…