Deputy Manager or Registered Manager Children's Home
28 days ago
Sutton
Children’s Home Registered Manager or Children’s Home Deputy Manager (Step-Up Opportunity) Location: Sutton, Surrey Hours: Full-time, 40 hours (Monday–Friday) Salary: £55,000 – £60,000 Screening: Enhanced DBS We are seeking an experienced Children’s Home Registered Manager, or a confident Children’s Home Deputy Manager ready to step up into a Registered Manager role, to lead a newly opening 5-bed children’s home in Sutton, Surrey, supporting young people aged 11–18 with emotional and behavioural needs. This Children’s Home Registered Manager / Children’s Home Deputy Manager opportunity allows you to shape a home from the ground up, build your own team, and deliver outstanding, relationship-based care within a warm, family-style environment. The role – Children’s Home Registered Manager / Deputy Manager • Lead and manage the day-to-day running of the children’s home, • Recruit, develop, and support a high-quality residential care team, • Ensure safeguarding, care planning, and regulatory compliance, • Prepare for and lead inspections as Children’s Home Registered Manager, • Build strong relationships with children, families, and professionals, • Opportunity for a Children’s Home Deputy Manager to step up into a Registered Manager role, • Chance to open and shape a new children’s home from the very beginning, • Strong support from an experienced leadership team and Responsible Individual, • £55,000–£60,000 salary plus competitive benefits, • Children’s Home Registered Manager or an experienced Children’s Home Deputy Manager ready to step up, • Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Care (or equivalent), • Proven leadership experience within residential childcare, • Confident in safeguarding, inspections, and team leadership, • Passionate about relationship-based, trauma-informed care, • Resilient, reflective, and committed to high standards