Registered Manager- Children’s Home (Disability Service)

Salary: £42,624 – £44,223 per annum (dependent on skills and experience) Max job rate: £49,566 (performance related) Hours: 37 hours per week Location: Long Stratton, Norfolk

Overview

Are you ready to lead a small but mighty team in a home where every child is supported to heal, build confidence, and look forward to a brighter future? We’re looking for a passionate and experienced Registered Children’s Manager to lead one of our Disability homes in Long Stratton. At Break, our children’s homes are more than just places to live — they are warm, welcoming environments where young people feel safe, cared for, and truly valued. We believe every child deserves the opportunity to thrive, and we’re seeking a leader who shares that belief wholeheartedly.

Responsibilities

• Join the experienced Care Management Team, alongside sixteen other managers, including four managing solo or dual homes, and lead a team passionate about nurturing each child’s potential.
• Lead and develop a team using your experience and Break’s model of trauma-informed, child-centred care that underpins everything we do.
• Collaborate with Break’s Therapeutic Team who provide advice, tools and support to embed trauma-informed nurturing care. You’ll also have the opportunity to access regular clinical supervision.
• Provide effective support to staff, including reflective supervision, guidance and annual appraisals, using Break’s extensive specialist workforce training programmes to grow and develop your team.
• Work in partnership with children and young people, their families and friends, other colleagues and external agencies to ensure the best possible outcomes for each child.
• Work collaboratively with Break’s Staying Connected service to support smooth transitions when young people leave care, benefiting from our lifelong commitment to them.
• Benefit from over 50 years of Break’s innovative practice, an experienced Head of Service, strong peer support and excellent learning and development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in children’s residential care and leadership.
• Minimum relevant qualification (childcare related Diploma at Level 3).
• Strong understanding of trauma-informed practice and therapeutic parenting approaches.
• Commitment to creating a safe, stable, and homely environment where children feel they belong.
• Excellent partnership working with colleagues, external professionals and families.
• Passion for continuous improvement and supporting teams to deliver the highest level of care.

Benefits

• Free, career-enhancing qualifications.
• A “golden hello” scheme: £2,500 paid one month after start and another £2,500 at six-month mark (not available to agency referrals; subject to conditions).
• A referral scheme offering £1,000 if you recommend a contact who becomes employed by Break in care services (subject to conditions).
• 33 days annual leave per year (including bank holidays).
• Annual leave purchase.
• Additional service-related holiday from 2 years.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Company funded medical cash plan.
• Enhanced sick pay and family friendly leave.
• Pension salary sacrifice.
• Life assurance to the value of 3x your annual salary.
• Access to the Blue Light benefits platform enabling discounts across a range of shops, venues and services (membership fee reimbursed).
• Access to multiple wellbeing initiatives.
• The opportunity to influence Break’s strategy and direction through Staff Consultation Forum.
• Cycle to Work and Tech scheme.
• And more.

Additional Information

People are our biggest asset. We value a diverse workforce and welcome applications from all backgrounds. The first interview will be a Safe Care/Warner style interview, followed by a formal interview if successful. An enhanced DBS check is required for the role and will be funded by Break. To comply with OFSTED requirements, you will be asked to provide details of your full employment history. We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the application or recruitment process. If there are adjustments you would like to request, please contact contactrecruitment@break-charity.org. We also offer reasonable adjustments in the workplace. All prospective employees must provide evidence of eligibility to work in the UK as per UKVI guidelines. Further details will be provided if you are invited to interview. For more information on this job opportunity, please initially email the Recruitment Team via contactrecruitment@break-charity.org. Your application may be considered for other roles within Break. We reserve the right to interview suitable candidates as they apply. This means the role may close at short notice and without prior warning.