Children's Registered Manager
3 days ago
Birmingham
📍 Birmingham 💷 £55,000 - £70,000 We are recruiting an experienced Children's Registered Manager to lead a children’s residential service in Birmingham. This is a key leadership role with full responsibility for safeguarding, compliance, team performance, and the delivery of high-quality care within a regulated setting. This opportunity would suit a manager with a strong background in service improvement and operational transformation, who can strengthen practice, embed quality standards, and drive positive outcomes for children and young people. You will join a well-established provider with a strong regional presence and a commitment to developing outstanding homes across the Midlands. About the role You will lead the day-to-day operation of a children’s residential home, ensuring it is safe, stable, nurturing, and fully compliant with Ofsted and Children’s Homes Regulations. You will play a central role in improving performance, supporting your team, and delivering a service that achieves strong outcomes for children with emotional and behavioural needs. Key responsibilities • Lead the daily operation of a regulated children’s residential service, • Act as the Ofsted Registered Manager, • Ensure full compliance with Children’s Homes Regulations 2015 and Quality Standards, • Drive continuous improvement across safeguarding, care planning, and behaviour support, • Oversee staff recruitment, supervision, training, appraisals, and rota management, • Maintain robust systems for incident reporting, risk assessments, and documentation, • Work closely with local authorities, social workers, families, and external professionals, • Monitor service performance using audits, action plans, and compliance frameworks, • Lead the home through inspections and implement improvement plans where required, • Support the development of a positive, child-centred culture across the service Requirements • Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children & Young People’s Services, or willingness to complete, • Eligible to register with Ofsted, • Significant management experience within a children’s residential setting, • Strong understanding of safeguarding, compliance, and inspection readiness, • Experience using care management systems, compliance trackers, and electronic recording platforms, • Confident leading teams through change, improvement, or stabilisation periods, • Strong communication, leadership, and decision-making skills, • Full UK driving licence preferred Benefits • Salary of £55,000 - £70,000, • Opportunity to lead improvement within a growing residential provider, • Support from experienced senior leadership and operational teams, • Strong focus on safeguarding, quality, and outcomes, • Clear progression opportunities across a leading organisation in the Birmingham region, • Ongoing training and professional development 📩 Apply now by submitting your CV and a brief summary of your Registered Manager experience.