Salary: £51,000–£59,600 plus up to £16,000 annual bonus
Bright Selection is recruiting an experienced Registered Manager for a children’s residential home supporting young people aged 12–17 who have experienced complex childhood trauma.
The home requires a confident and consistent manager who can provide strong leadership, bring stability to the staff team and ensure the service continues delivering safe, therapeutic and child-focused care.
You will receive strong regional, operational and therapeutic support from an established national children’s services provider.
The role will include:
- Leading the day-to-day operation of the home
- Providing clear and consistent leadership to the staff team
- Maintaining excellent standards of safeguarding and care
- Ensuring compliance with Ofsted and the Children’s Homes Regulations
- Supporting, supervising and developing residential care staff
- Overseeing care planning, risk assessments and positive outcomes
- Building effective relationships with families, local authorities and other professionals
- Managing budgets, staffing levels and operational performance
- Creating a safe and therapeutic environment tailored to each young person’s needs
About you
You will be either:
- An experienced Registered Manager within children’s residential care; or
- An experienced Deputy Manager with the confidence, leadership ability and regulatory knowledge to step into registration
You will also need:
- Experience working within a children’s residential home
- Experience supporting young people affected by complex childhood trauma
- Strong safeguarding and regulatory knowledge
- Experience leading and developing residential care teams
- Level 5 Leadership and Management or Level 3/4 Children and Young People’s Workforce/Residential Childcare
- The ability to work flexibly according to the needs of the home
The role is predominantly Monday to Friday, 9am–5pm, although flexibility will be required according to the needs of the home. There is a shared local on-call rota, approximately one week in every six to eight weeks, with regional management support available.
Benefits include:
- Performance-related bonus of up to £16,000
- 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays
- Additional leave for your birthday, volunteering, health and wellbeing, and festive shopping
- Medicash healthcare benefits and therapeutic support
- Pension scheme
- Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
- Blue Light Card
- Awards and recognition
- Training and career progression opportunities
This is an excellent opportunity to join a stable and successful service with an established team, strong regional support and opportunities for future progression.
For further information or a confidential discussion, please apply or contact Lisa at Bright Selection.
Bright Selection advertises roles on behalf of our clients. If you do not hear back from us within 3 days of your application, unfortunately you have not been successful on this occasion, however we may keep your details on our database for future roles & if we do so you will receive an email letting you know this.
Registered Manager in Colchester employer: Bright Selection Careers
Bright Selection is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive and stable work environment for a Registered Manager in a well-established children's residential home. With a strong focus on employee growth, competitive benefits including a performance-related bonus, and a commitment to maintaining high standards of care, this role provides the opportunity to lead a dedicated team while making a meaningful impact in the lives of young people. The culture promotes work-life balance with a predominantly Monday to Friday schedule and additional leave for personal wellbeing.
