Registered Manager - Children

🌟 Registered Manager – Children’s Residential (LD / Trauma-Informed Care)

📍 Bournemouth, BH9
💷 £45,000 – £50,000 (DOE)
📈 Clear progression to Dual Registered Manager (5 beds total) with salary increase (up to 70k OTE) 
🏠 2-Bed Children’s Home (Learning Disabilities)
🕒 Full-Time | Permanent

We are recruiting for an experienced Ofsted Registered Manager to lead a well-presented 2-bed children’s home in Bournemouth (BH9), supporting young people with Learning Disabilities within a trauma-informed framework.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join at an early stage, with a structured growth plan to expand into a Dual Registered Manager role overseeing an additional new 3-bed home (5 beds total), with a corresponding salary uplift.

🏡 The Role

As Registered Manager, you will have full operational responsibility for the 2-bed service, ensuring high-quality care delivery and regulatory compliance.

🔑 Key Responsibilities

Full leadership and operational management of the home

Ensure compliance with Children’s Homes Regulations & Quality Standards 2015

Lead on safeguarding, care planning and quality assurance

Develop and embed trauma-informed and therapeutic practice

Oversee recruitment, supervision and workforce development

Maintain strong relationships with Local Authorities and commissioners

Produce Reg 44 / Reg 45 documentation and internal monitoring

📈 Progression Plan

There is a clear pathway to progress into a Dual Registered Manager position overseeing a second 3-bed home (new service), bringing total oversight to 5 beds.

This will include:

Strategic oversight across both homes

Support with mobilisation and setup of the second service

Salary increase aligned with expanded responsibility

✅ Requirements

Previous experience as a Registered Manager within children’s residential

Strong knowledge of Ofsted regulations and safeguarding frameworks

Experience supporting Learning Disabilities (LD)

Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management for Residential Childcare (or working towards)

Full UK Driving Licence

🎯 What We’re Looking For

Confident, compliance-led leader

Passionate about trauma-informed care

Able to build stable, aspirational teams

Commercially aware with a focus on sustainable growth

If you are an experienced Registered Manager looking for genuine progression and the opportunity to grow with a developing provider, this is an excellent next step.

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