Registered Manager - Children's Residential Home
Location: Canvey Island, Essex
Salary: £51,000-£59,600 plus up to £16,000 annual bonus
Bright Selection is recruiting for an experienced Registered Manager to lead a well-established five-bed children's residential home supporting young people with learning disabilities, autism, non-verbal communication needs and behaviours that may challenge.
The home is fully occupied, rated Good by Ofsted and has no current operational concerns. It benefits from a stable staff team, good staff retention and an experienced Deputy Manager who has worked at the service for approximately four years.
This is an opportunity to take over a settled home and continue building on its strong foundations while maintaining high standards of care, safeguarding and regulatory compliance.
The role will include:
- Leading the day-to-day operation of the home
- Maintaining the home's Good Ofsted rating and driving continued improvement
- Ensuring robust safeguarding and regulatory compliance
- Leading, developing and supporting the established staff team
- Overseeing personalised care planning and positive outcomes for young people
- Managing budgets, rotas, recruitment and quality assurance
- Working closely with regional management and therapeutic services
Essential requirements
- At least three years' experience as a Registered Manager within children's residential care
- A successful history of managing a service rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted
- Experience supporting children with learning disabilities
- Strong safeguarding and regulatory knowledge
- Level 5 Leadership and Management or Level 3/4 Children and Young People's Workforce/Residential Childcare
- A consistent and child-focused leadership approach
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.
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Registered Manager in Castle Point employer: Bright Selection Ltd
Bright Selection is an exceptional employer, offering a unique opportunity to shape a new children's residential home dedicated to supporting young people affected by complex childhood trauma. With a strong emphasis on employee growth, the company provides extensive benefits including additional leave for personal well-being, a performance bonus, and opportunities for career progression, all within a supportive and child-focused work culture that prioritises holistic care and therapeutic approaches.
