Children's Home Manager
Rochdale, Greater Manchester, North West, England
£58000 - £60000 per annum
Expiry date:15 Dec 2026
Start date:16 Sep 2026
Children’s Homes
Registered Manager – New Children's Home Location: Rochdale
Salary: £50,000–£60,000 DOE
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Service: New specialist children's home
The Opportunity We are recruiting an experienced Registered Manager to lead the opening and development of a brand-new children's residential home in Rochdale.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced children's residential leader who wants genuine ownership of a service. You will be involved from the outset, supporting the Ofsted registration process, recruiting your team and establishing the culture, standards and practice of the home.
The service will specialise in supporting children through a pre-permanence pathway, helping them develop the stability, relationships, confidence and life skills needed to successfully transition from residential care towards fostering.
Your Role As Registered Manager, you will:
Package
Health Recruit Network are a trusted supplier of NHS and Private healthcare services. We supply work to Registered General Nurses (RGN), Mental Health Nurses (RMN), Learning Disabilities Nurse (RNLD) and Healthcare Assistants (HCA). We are one of the fastest growing recruitment agencies in the UK and supply Nationwide. Health Recruit Network are acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy.
Salary: £50,000–£60,000 DOE
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Service: New specialist children's home
The Opportunity We are recruiting an experienced Registered Manager to lead the opening and development of a brand-new children's residential home in Rochdale.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced children's residential leader who wants genuine ownership of a service. You will be involved from the outset, supporting the Ofsted registration process, recruiting your team and establishing the culture, standards and practice of the home.
The service will specialise in supporting children through a pre-permanence pathway, helping them develop the stability, relationships, confidence and life skills needed to successfully transition from residential care towards fostering.
Your Role As Registered Manager, you will:
- Lead the development, registration and opening of the new children's home
- Recruit, lead and develop a stable, high-performing staff team
- Establish a safe, nurturing and consistent environment for young people
- Take overall responsibility for the day-to-day running and performance of the home
- Ensure excellent standards of safeguarding, care planning and regulatory compliance
- Maintain strong readiness for Ofsted inspection
- Manage staffing, occupancy, quality and budgets effectively
- Support young people to develop emotional resilience, relationships, routines and independence
- Build strong working relationships with local authorities, social workers, fostering professionals and families
- Ensure transitions into fostering are carefully planned and child-centred
- Significant experience within children's residential care
- Strong management experience within an Ofsted-regulated children's home
- A proven track record of achieving positive Ofsted outcomes, ideally Good or Outstanding
- Strong knowledge of the Children's Homes Regulations, Quality Standards and Ofsted expectations
- Experience recruiting, developing and retaining staff teams
- Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare, or the ability to achieve the qualification within the required timeframe
- The experience and suitability required to register with Ofsted
- A genuine commitment to safeguarding and achieving positive outcomes for children
Package
- £50,000–£60,000 salary, depending on experience
- Performance-related annual bonus
- Long-term profit share scheme
- Generous annual leave and pension
- Ongoing training and professional development
- Support from an experienced leadership team
- Career progression as the organisation continues to grow
- Opportunity to shape a specialist service from day one
Health Recruit Network are a trusted supplier of NHS and Private healthcare services. We supply work to Registered General Nurses (RGN), Mental Health Nurses (RMN), Learning Disabilities Nurse (RNLD) and Healthcare Assistants (HCA). We are one of the fastest growing recruitment agencies in the UK and supply Nationwide. Health Recruit Network are acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy.
