Registered Manager - Tier 4 Step Down - Children's Services
26 days ago
Sutton
Registered Manager / Service Manager – Tier 4 Step-Down Sutton | £80,000 – £100,000 per annum This isn’t a “keep things ticking over” kind of role. This is where leadership really matters. We’re recruiting for a specialist Tier 4 step-down children’s home supporting young people transitioning from inpatient CAMHS — or preventing admission altogether. It’s complex, high-stakes, and incredibly rewarding. What You’ll Do You’ll lead from the front — creating a safe, structured, and therapeutic home for young people with: • Complex mental health needs, • Emotional dysregulation, • Self-harm behaviours, • Trauma histories and placement instability You will: • Hold Ofsted registration and ensure full regulatory compliance, • Lead a skilled team delivering trauma-informed, psychologically informed care, • Balance risk management with real relationships, • Drive the home as a genuine step-down pathway back into the community What You’ll Own Everything that matters: • Compliance & safeguarding, • Operations & quality, • Team leadership & culture, • Outcomes & financial oversight Must-Haves (no wiggle room here) • Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management for Residential Childcare, • Experience in high-complexity residential or therapeutic settings, • Strong grasp of CAMHS pathways and risk, • Leadership that’s calm, credible, and human Why This Role? Because this is the work others shy away from — and you don’t. You’ll shape a service, lead a strong team, and make a genuine difference where it’s needed most. Also, let’s be honest — the salary reflects the challenge: £80k–£100k. If you want easy, this isn’t it. If you want meaningful — let’s talk