Registered Manager - Children's Residential
Doncaster, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England
£50000 per annum
Expiry date:26 Apr 2026
Start date:26 Jan 2026
Children’s Homes
Registered Manager – Children’s Residential Home (Doncaster) Salary: From £50,000 per year | Full-time, Permanent | On-site
We’re recruiting an experienced Registered Manager to lead a Doncaster-based children’s home supporting young people with complex needs. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who sets high standards, builds strong teams, and is committed to achieving Good/Outstanding outcomes.
The role You’ll be responsible for the day-to-day running of the home, leading Team Leaders and Residential Support Workers, and ensuring safe, consistent, child-centred care.
Key responsibilities include:
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.
We’re recruiting an experienced Registered Manager to lead a Doncaster-based children’s home supporting young people with complex needs. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who sets high standards, builds strong teams, and is committed to achieving Good/Outstanding outcomes.
The role You’ll be responsible for the day-to-day running of the home, leading Team Leaders and Residential Support Workers, and ensuring safe, consistent, child-centred care.
Key responsibilities include:
- Lead, develop and inspire the staff team (induction, training, supervision, performance management, rota cover)
- Oversee daily operations: shift planning, staffing deployment, budgets, petty cash, record keeping and reporting
- Ensure key documents are robust, reviewed and up to date (care plans, risk assessments, anti-bullying plans)
- Work closely with senior leadership to achieve and sustain Ofsted Good/Outstanding
- Provide consistent support for children who may present with challenging behaviour
- Maintain unwavering professionalism, integrity, and strong safeguarding practice
- Experience supervising staff within children’s residential care
- Previous Deputy Manager experience (or equivalent senior role) in a children’s home
- Level 3/4 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent)
- Level 5 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or willingness to complete within 2 years – fully funded)
- Full UK driving licence (essential)
- Flexible approach to rota cover when required
- Level 5 Diploma fully funded
- 28 days holiday
- Enhanced pay for Bank Holidays worked
- Enhanced overtime rates option to pick up extra shifts
- Health insurance package
- Company pension scheme
- Free parking
- Casual dress
- Food available on shift access to a discretionary food bank
- Monthly recognition awards
- Company events
- Rapid progression opportunities (expanding provider)
- Refer-a-friend: £150 £350 after probation
- No visa sponsorship available
- Offers subject to satisfactory references and Enhanced DBS
- Work location: In person (Doncaster)
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.
