Registered Manager

Registered Manager – 3-Bed EBD Children’s Home (B24, Birmingham) Salary: £55,000 per annum
Setting: 3-bedded home | EBD/SEMH | Established service (running since 2016) | Full staff team in place
Role purpose This is an opportunity to lead a well-established 3-bed EBD children’s home in B24 that has been operating successfully since 2016, with a full staff team already in place. As Registered Manager, you’ll provide strong operational leadership, embed trauma-informed practice, and ensure the home remains fully compliant with Children’s Homes Regulations 2015, the Quality Standards, and Ofsted expectations—driving excellent outcomes for children and young people.
Key responsibilities

• Operational leadership: Full accountability for day-to-day running of the home, rota management, staffing levels, and safe, consistent care.
• Ofsted compliance: Maintain readiness for inspection at all times; drive continuous improvement and strong outcomes.
• Safeguarding: Act as DSL for the home, ensuring robust safeguarding practice, risk management, and incident response.
• Care planning & outcomes: Oversee high-quality placement planning, matching, admissions, and transition processes; ensure children have clear goals and progress plans.
• Team leadership: Lead, coach, and develop the staff team; embed strong practice, supervision, appraisals, and performance management.
• Quality & governance: Ensure care records, policies, audits, Regulation 44/45 actions, and internal QA processes are completed and evidenced.
• Multi-agency working: Build strong relationships with social workers, education, CAMHS, YOT, and other professionals; manage professional challenge when needed.
• Culture & standards: Maintain a stable, therapeutic environment with clear boundaries, routines, and a child-centred ethos.

Essential requirements

• Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management for Residential Childcare (or equivalent) – achieved or working towards (as required by the provider).
• Recent management experience in a children’s residential setting (EBD/SEMH highly desirable).
• Strong knowledge of Children’s Homes Regulations 2015, Quality Standards, safeguarding, and Ofsted frameworks.
• Proven ability to lead a team, manage risk, and improve outcomes for children with behaviours that challenge.
• Confident with staff supervision, rotas, recruitment, audits, and report writing.
• Full UK driving licence (preferred/if required).

Desirable

• Experience improving Ofsted outcomes / delivering a “Good” or “Outstanding” standard.
• Therapeutic/trauma-informed practice experience (e.g., PACE, Team Teach/PMVA, CPI).
• Strong local authority relationship management and referrals/occupancy experience.

What you’ll get

• £55,000 salary
• Established home operating since 2016
• Full staff team already in place
• Supportive leadership structure and resources to run the home properly
• Training, development, and progression opportunities (details to confirm)

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