Children's Registered Manager

Lead a specialist children’s home with purpose, support and the opportunity to shape what comes next.

Job Title: Specialist Registered Manager

Salary
: up to £55,000 per annum, plus potential specialist complexity supplement depending on experience

Contract Type
:
Permanent

Working Pattern
: 37.5 hours per week, full-time

At JMR Healthcare, we believe every child deserves a safe, supportive and highly individualised home.

We are looking for an experienced and confident Registered Manager to lead Airey Close, one of our specialist children’s homes in Lowestoft.

This is a role for someone who wants more than a standard Registered Manager post. Airey Close supports young people with complex emotional, behavioural, mental health and safeguarding needs, and we are looking for a leader who can bring calm, professional judgement, strong safeguarding practice and a genuine commitment to child-centred care.

You will have the opportunity to lead a specialist service, develop a skilled and reflective team, and help shape the next stage of the home’s development.

We know that leading a children’s home is demanding, especially when supporting young people with complex needs. That is why we are committed to making sure our managers have the support, structure and professional backing they need.

In this role, you will benefit from:

• a salary of up to £55,000 per annum, plus potential specialist complexity supplement;
• regular supervision and support from experienced senior leaders;
• a supportive residential leadership team;
• reflective practice and access to specialist input where required;
• the opportunity to shape and develop a specialist service;
• support with quality assurance, Ofsted readiness and service development;
• a culture that values collaboration, professional curiosity and doing the right thing for children.

You will not be expected to lead in isolation. You will be part of a wider team that is committed to safeguarding, quality, reflective practice and positive outcomes.

As Registered Manager, you will be responsible for the safe, effective and compliant running of Airey Close.

You will provide strong, visible leadership to the home, supporting your team to deliver consistent, nurturing and trauma-informed care. You will make sure that care planning, safeguarding, risk management and day-to-day practice are centred around the needs and experiences of each child.

You will also play an important role in developing the service, strengthening practice and helping the home continue to grow in a safe, thoughtful and well-supported way.

You will be responsible for:

• leading and supporting the staff team;
• maintaining high standards of safeguarding, care and compliance;
• preparing for and leading Ofsted inspections;
• embedding trauma-informed, relational and least-restrictive practice;
• supporting robust care planning, risk assessment and matching decisions;
• working closely with social workers, commissioners, families, education, health and safeguarding partners;
• creating a home environment where children feel safe, understood and supported.

You will be an experienced children’s residential leader who is confident managing complexity and supporting teams through challenge.

You may already be a Registered Manager, or you may be an experienced Deputy Manager or senior residential leader ready for the right opportunity.

You will need:

• experience within children’s residential care;
• experience supporting young people with complex emotional, behavioural, mental health or safeguarding needs;
• strong knowledge of Ofsted, Children’s Homes Regulations and Quality Standards;
• confidence in safeguarding, risk assessment, care planning and quality assurance;
• the ability to lead, develop and support a team;
• strong…