Trainee Registered Manager

Future Registered Manager - Children's Residential Services

Newcastle-under-Lyme

£34,000 per annum + £40 Sleep-In Payment

169 Contracted Hours Per Month

Registered Manager Development Programme

Ready to Take the Next Step Towards Becoming a Registered Manager? Are you an experienced Residential Childcare professional with ambitions to progress into leadership?

We are seeking a motivated, compassionate and ambitious individual to join our structured Registered Manager Development Programme, designed to support the next generation of leaders within Children's Residential Services.

This is a unique opportunity to develop the skills, knowledge and confidence required to become a Registered Manager, with full mentoring, leadership training and ongoing support from an experienced senior management team.

• Clear pathway into a Registered Manager position
• Structured Management Development Programme
• Dedicated mentoring and leadership support
• Opportunity to gain or complete your Level 5 Leadership and Management qualification
• Supportive and experienced senior leadership team
• Ongoing professional development and specialist training
• Opportunity to shape and influence the development of a specialist service
• Work alongside psychologists, therapists and fostering professionals
• Therapeutic and trauma-informed working environment
• Bonus structure linked to progression and development
• Excellent long-term earning and career progression opportunities

Your journey will begin within our established children’s home in Newcastle-under-Lyme, which is currently transitioning into a specialist therapeutic bridging service.

This innovative service will support children and young people who are preparing to move from residential care into fostering placements but may have experienced difficulties progressing due to trauma, attachment challenges or placement instability.

Working within a therapeutic and psychologically informed environment, you will play a key role in helping young people develop the confidence, resilience and emotional security needed to transition successfully into family‑based care.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development of a specialist service while building your management career within a forward‑thinking organisation.

• Supporting the delivery of high-quality care and positive outcomes for children and young people
• Promoting therapeutic, trauma-informed and relationship‑based practice
• Supporting the implementation of care plans, risk assessments and safeguarding procedures
• Assisting with staff supervision, leadership and development
• Working collaboratively with families, social workers and external professionals
• Supporting compliance with Ofsted regulations and quality standards
• Contributing to the development and ongoing improvement of the service
• Developing your leadership and operational management skills through mentoring and training

We are looking for individuals who are passionate about children's care and ready to progress into a management career.

• Senior Residential Support Worker
• Team Leader
• Deputy Manager
• Assistant Manager
• Experienced Residential Childcare Practitioner and be seeking a clear route into leadership and future registration

• Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent)
• Previous experience within Children’s Residential Care
• Good understanding of safeguarding legislation and procedures
• Knowledge of trauma-informed and child‑centred practice
• Commitment to completing, or currently working towards, a Level 5 Leadership and Management qualification
• Full UK Driving Licence
• Right to work in the UK

• Passionate about improving the lives of children and young people
• Ambitious and eager to develop your leadership career
• Compassionate, resilient and emotionally intelligent
• Committed to delivering high standards of care and safeguarding
• Motivated to learn, develop and progress within the organisation

Start Your Journey Towards Registered Manager This is an outstanding opportunity for an aspiring leader to join a supportive organisation that invests in its people and creates genuine opportunities for progression.