Senior Children's Home Manager

Tadworth, Surrey, South East, England
£52000 - £59500 per annum
Expiry date:18 May 2026
Start date:17 Feb 2026
Children’s Homes
🌟 Children’s Home – Senior Registered Manager 🌟 We are recruiting an experienced and passionate Senior Registered Manager to lead a therapeutic children’s home, providing outstanding care, leadership, and stability for young people who need it most.

This is an opportunity to create a safe, nurturing home environment, lead a skilled staff team, and deliver exceptional outcomes for children and young people. If you are a motivated leader who truly believes in putting children first, this role could be the perfect next step in your career.

About the Role As Senior Registered Manager, you will:
  • Lead, inspire, and develop a high-performing staff team
  • Create a warm, safe, and structured home environment
  • Deliver high-quality, child-centred care
  • Drive continuous improvement and outstanding practice
  • Achieve and maintain Good or Outstanding Ofsted outcomes
  • Work closely with therapeutic professionals, education services, and external agencies
  • Ensure full compliance with regulations, safeguarding standards, and policies
You will have full operational responsibility for the home, supported by a strong leadership structure, dedicated therapeutic professionals, and comprehensive organisational support.

šŸ‘¤ About You We are looking for an experienced leader who is passionate about improving the lives of children.

You will have:
  • Minimum 5 years’ experience working in residential childcare
  • At least 2 years’ experience managing and supervising staff
  • NVQ Level 3 in Children and Young People’s Workforce (or equivalent)
  • Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management for Residential Childcare (England)
  • A proven track record of achieving Good or Outstanding Ofsted inspections
  • Strong leadership, communication, and organisational skills
  • A child-centred, therapeutic approach
šŸ’· Salary & Benefits This role offers an excellent salary and benefits package, including:
  • Competitive base salary
  • Performance bonuses of up to Ā£18,000 per year, paid quarterly
  • Ā£5,000 relocation package (for candidates willing to relocate)
  • 26 days annual leave bank holidays, rising to 28 days after 2 years
  • Extra 3.5 days paid leave (birthday, wellbeing, volunteering & festive time)
  • Service awards up to Ā£600 Ā£500 special recognition awards
  • Full support through Ofsted inspections
  • Level 7 & therapeutic training opportunities
  • Medical cashback scheme for dental, optical, physiotherapy & wellbeing
  • Group life assurance (3x salary)
  • Engagement days, team building events & house holidays
  • Dedicated HR, IT, education, and therapeutic support teams
🌟 Why This Role Stands Out
  • Direct access to psychological and therapeutic support
  • Dedicated education services for children
  • Industry-leading training and development
  • Strong on-call support system
  • Beautifully designed homes with child-centred budgets
  • The opportunity to truly make a lasting difference
šŸ“© Interested? If you're an experienced residential childcare leader ready to take the next step and transform lives, we’d love to hear from you.

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