Registered Manager for Children's Home

'Empowering young lives to shine brighter everyday' Registered Manager – Children’s Residential Home

Location: Orion House

Salary: £55,000 – £70,000 per annum (dependent on experience)

Contract: Full-time, Permanent

Reporting to: Responsible Individual

Make a Difference. Lead with Purpose. Shape Young Lives.

Lumin Care Homes is seeking an experienced, compassionate, and highly motivated Registered Manager to lead one of our children’s residential homes. This is a pivotal leadership role with overall responsibility for safeguarding, quality of care, regulatory compliance, and positive outcomes for children and young people.

Our vision is to make a meaningful and lasting difference in the lives of children. We achieve this by ensuring every interaction matters, our practice reflects excellence, and children are supported to develop warm, trusting, and purposeful relationships.

The Registered Manager has overall accountability for the leadership, management, safeguarding, and regulatory compliance of the children’s home. You will ensure the home delivers high-quality, trauma-informed, child-centred care in line with legislation, regulations, and Lumin Care Homes’ values.

You will lead, inspire, and develop a staff team, promote a strong safeguarding culture, and ensure the home is Ofsted-ready at all times
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• Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare (England)
• Minimum of 4 years’ experience working in children’s residential care
• At least 2 years at a senior/management level
• Experience of Ofsted compliance and inspection readiness
• Strong knowledge of relevant legislation and Quality Standards
• Experience leading and managing staff teams
• Experience working with children with complex needs and trauma
• Full UK driving licence
• Enhanced DBS (required)

• Act as the Registered Manager with Ofsted for the home.
• Ensure full compliance with:
• Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015
• Quality Standards
• Children Act 1989 & 2004
• Maintain an up-to-date Statement of Purpose
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• Lead the home confidently through Ofsted inspections.
• Ensure all statutory notifications to Ofsted are completed accurately and promptly.
• Establish and oversee effective quality assurance, monitoring, and audit systems
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• Work closely with the Responsible Individual to drive continuous improvement.

• Promote a strong safeguarding culture where children’s welfare is paramount.
• Ensure safeguarding concerns are identified, reported, and acted upon immediately.
• Ensure all risk assessments, behaviour support plans, and care plans are robust, current, and understood by staff.
• Ensure all staff follow safeguarding legislation, policies, and procedures at all times.

• Provide strong, consistent leadership to the staff team.
• Ensure safe staffing levels, effective rotas, and appropriate deployment of staff.
• Lead recruitment, induction, supervision, appraisal, and performance management.
• Promote reflective supervision and trauma-informed practice.
• Identify training and development needs and ensure they are met.
• Manage sickness, absence, and HR matters in line with policy.

• Ensure each child has a high-quality placement plan, support plan, and Positive Behaviour Support plan.
• Promote a culture of high aspirations and ambition for children and young people.
• Ensure children have access to education, healthcare, meaningful activities, and positive experiences.
• Encourage participation, inclusion, and involvement in community life.
• Promote positive and safe family relationships where appropriate.

• Develop and maintain effective relationships with placing authorities, professionals, and external agencies.
• Work collaboratively with education, health, and social care partners.
• Ensure children’s voices are heard and actively inform care planning and service development.

• Take overall responsibility for the residential premises.
• Ensure the home is safe, secure, well-maintained, and welcoming.
• Ensure all health and safety requirements are met and…