Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you enjoy the rewards and challenges of working with children & young people and positively impacting their lives? We have an exciting opportunity for a dedicated and passionate individual to lead our Emotional Well-being Home as the Registered Manager, on a full-time permanent basis.
Location of the post: Braunstone, Leicestershire.
Service Overview: Barnardo's, the UK's largest Children's Charity are currently on an exciting and innovative Journey alongside Leicestershire County Council to deliver a range of Children's homes for the most vulnerable children & young people in Leicestershire.
Although this home will be your base location, you must be flexible to travel throughout the locality to support other homes should the need arise. Our homes are located in Braunstone, Hinckley, Coalville, Syston, Mountsorrel and Market Harborough.
Our beautiful Emotional Well-being Home supports children & young people between 8-18 years with a complex range of risk and behaviours. The service provides up to 3 service users at any one-time opportunities to enjoy different experiences, establish friendships and develop confidence, independence and social/emotional skills.
Some of the responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to:
- Managing a team of Residential workers and coordinating staffing rotas.
- Working together with the Local Authority to ensure effective matching and placement of young people.
- To create a culture and ethos where the complex needs of the individual young people and the group are met.
- Quality assure transition plans and to ensure that these are aspirational in terms of supporting the children to achieve.
- To ensure that the physical environment of the home always remains at a high standard.
- Hold team meetings in order to share information, practice development and share any arising issues with the management team for resolution.
- Attend a variety of formal meetings in order to represent the Service and/or on behalf of the Children's Services Manager.
- Contribute to service development.
- This role includes an expectation of on call, rota cover and out of hours working.
Essential requirements to evidence in your written application:
- Must hold a valid UK drivers' licence.
- Must hold a Level 3 qualification relevant to Residential Childcare.
- Must hold ORbe willing to work towards the Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health & Social Care and Children & Young People's services.
- At least 3 years' experience working with children (within the last 5 years) and at least 1 year at Senior level supervision or management experience working with children/young people in a residential setting.
- Sound knowledge and experience of working with OFSTED Regulations and Quality Standards of Children's homes with the ability to support the service to achieve a rating of outstanding.
- Sound knowledge and experience of recording and reporting to enable safeguarding and protection of children & young people.
For more information about this role, please contact - Kelly Walker kelly.walker@barnardos.org.uk
We are committed to being an inclusive employer and cultivating a culture where everyone can belong and thrive through inclusion and connectivity. We want our workforce to be reflective of the communities we work with, and for equality, diversity and inclusion to be embedded in everything we do. We are a Disability Confident Leader, are progressing our ambition to be an anti-racist organisation with Anti‑Racism Commitments and actions in place and have networks for colleagues who are disabled, LGBT+, Black and Minoritised Ethnic and Women. We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minoritised Ethnic and/or disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. For disabled applicants, we offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.
*T&C's apply based on contract
- Reference number:23719
- Job Title:Registered Manager - Emotional Well-being Home
- Location:Braunstone
- Locality:Leicestershire Residentials
- Contract type:Permanent
- Hours:37
- Salary:£44,807 - £50,741
- Closing Date:30 November 2026
- Interview Date:TBC
Additional Info
- Barnardo's Workplace Offer Visual Summary.pdf (27.58 KB)
- Recruitment of Ex-Offenders Policy Dec 2024.pdf (164.07 KB)
- Registered Manager - Leicestershire Residential Services - Job Description and Person Specification.pdf (221.50 KB)
- Additional Information Sheet - Registered Manager aka Team Manager.pdf (107.94 KB)
- Leicestershire candidate briefing pack.pdf (2.10 MB)
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