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Children's Home Registered Manager Location: East Midlands Contract: Permanent, Full Time Salary: Up to £55,000 + up to £18,000 annual bonuses About the Role Do you know how to turn a house into a home? Our client is expanding their portfolio of high-quality childrens residential homes and is looking for passionate, dedicated, and driven Childrens Home Registered Managers to join their growing team. As Registered Manager, you will lead and inspire your own staff team to deliver outstanding care, provide positive role models, and create a safe, nurturing home where children can thrive. Youll play a key role in shaping the homes culture, ensuring regulatory excellence, and supporting children through trauma-informed and therapeutic practice. To attract the very best leaders, our client is offering a £5,000 relocation bonus for candidates willing to move for the role. This role also includes a competitive base salary of £47,500£55,000 , plus the opportunity to earn up to £18,000 in annual bonuses , paid quarterly. Bonus eligibility is linked to achieving high occupancy levels and securing Good or Outstanding ratings with Ofsted. What Were Looking For You will need: Minimum 5 years experience within residential childcare At least 2 years experience supervising or managing staff NVQ Level 3 in Children & Young Peoples Workforce (or equivalent) Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management for Residential Childcare (England) A track record of achieving Good or Outstanding in recent Ofsted inspections What Makes Our Client Different Our client stands out in the sector for their therapeutic, child-centred approach and exceptional organisational support, including: A designated psychologist for each home and surrounding community A bespoke education service providing tailored learning support Industry-leading training, guidance, and reflective practice with experienced psychologists Opportunities for direct therapeutic work with children Membership with Community of Communities , supporting best practice Beautifully decorated, child-centred homes with generous budgets A reliable, supportive on-call system Extensive central support from IT, HR, Marketing and bespoke systemsgiving you more time to focus on the children and your team Why Work for Our Client? Alongside a competitive salary and bonus structure, you will receive an excellent benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, career development, and long-term success: Up to £5,000 relocation package 224 hours annual leave , rising to 248 hours after 4 years Additional 3.5 days leave (birthday, wellbeing day, volunteering day, festive half day) Long-service awards: £200 (2 years), £400 (5 years), £600 (10 years) Up to £500 special recognition awards for outstanding practice Full support during Ofsted inspections Progression and training opportunities, including Level 7 qualifications and therapeutic training Team-building events, engagement days, and home holidays A full staffing structure, including your choice of Deputy Manager, Senior Support Workers, and Support Workers MediCash cashback for dental, optical, physio, and wellbeing appointments Group Life Assurance : 3 salary after successful probation Additional Information Appointments are subject to satisfactory references and an Enhanced DBS check. Our client is committed to diversity, equality, and inclusion. If youre a passionate leader ready to make a meaningful difference in childrens lives, apply today and help shape a brighter future with our client. TPBN1_UKTJ

Foster Carer We are an independent fostering agency with a registered office based at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire. From this central location, we are able to co-ordinate local services for our foster carers across the region. We are actively seeking foster carers to join our team from across the West and East Midlands. Working together with foster carers, we are passionate about enhancing the lives of children and young people, ensuring they are supported to enjoy their childhoods and believe that every child should have a safe and nurturing place to grow and achieve. As a foster carer, you will look after children in your own home on either a short- or long-term basis, fulfilling care plans for children in conjunction with a wider team of professionals, transporting children to nursery or school and building relationships with teachers and key staff, supporting them to spend time with their birth family members and promoting their activities and interests. Our foster carers come from different backgrounds and have different experiences knowledge and interests. Some experience of working with children and young people is required, whether on a personal or professional basis. Relevant professions include, teaching, nursing, support worker, and carer. We are committed to finding individuals and families who reflect the diverse communities in which we live. Your sexual orientation, marital status, age, religion, culture, and ethnicity are not determining factors and will be explored further as part of the fostering assessment process. We understand that becoming a fostering family is a life changing decision, and from experience we believe that the first step in this is choosing the right people to work with. Getting this right will mean that you and your family are supported through your journey. So If you want to make a difference to the lives of children, and you are looking to join a family friendly, embracing and professional agency, apply today. Essential Criteria: Have a spare bedroom You must be over 21 years old An ability to drive or access to good public transport links A commitment to training and professional development Some of the benefits of joining our team. Competitive fostering allowances Your own experienced social worker who will support you with regular telephone calls, support visits and monthly supervision meetings. We are a small and experienced team of social workers, and you will get to know us all well. We offer support 24 hours a day, every day of the year. Comprehensive training package with a mixture of face to face and online teaching & learning. Regular social events with other foster carers and their families as well as children in placement. National Trust or English Heritage membership. TPBN1_UKTJ

About the Role - Support one child with emotional and behavioural difficulties - Create a safe, nurturing, home-from-home environment - Build positive relationships and provide consistent care - Promote routines, boundaries, education and emotional development - Work as part of a small, dedicated t