At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a residential home, ensuring outstanding care for young females facing mental health challenges.
- Company: Join Priory, the UK's leading provider of mental health and social care services.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexible benefits, enhanced maternity pay, and your birthday off as extra leave.
- Other info: Access to professional development and career growth opportunities in a supportive environment.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in young people's lives while developing your leadership skills.
- Qualifications: Experience in children's residential care and a Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management required.
The predicted salary is between 44822 - 54782 £ per year.
Full-time | 37.5 hours per week | Site based
Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management for Residential Childcare (or working towards) required.
Located just outside Stroud town centre in Gloucestershire, The Lighthouse is a welcoming 5-bedded residential home supporting young females aged 13–18 who are experiencing mental health difficulties. With excellent transport links, including a local bus station, train station, and just a 10-minute walk from the town centre, The Lighthouse provides a supportive and nurturing environment where young people can thrive.
As Registered Manager, you will have full responsibility for the leadership, development, and day-to-day management of the residential children’s home. You will ensure that children receive outstanding care in a safe, nurturing environment, enabling them to make progress in all aspects of their lives. You will work closely with a highly supportive senior leadership team and play a key role in shaping the service's culture, achievements, and success.
- Lead on the day-to-day operations of the children’s home
- Ensure full compliance with Ofsted regulations and Children’s Home Regulations 2015
- Create a positive, child-centred, trauma-informed and therapeutic culture within the home
- Lead, develop, and support the staff team
- Safeguard and promote the welfare of all children
- Ensure high-quality care plans, risk assessments, and behaviour support strategies are in place and effectively implemented
- Build and maintain strong relationships with local authorities and external professionals
- Ensure positive outcomes for children across education, independence and wellbeing
- Prepare for and lead Ofsted inspections, achieving ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ outcomes
- Support an effective team through recruitment, staff development, and team retention
Your natural empathy will help you support others through both the highs and lows.
Previous experience within children’s residential care at management or deputy level.
Strong understanding of Ofsted regulations and safeguarding practices.
Child-focused, resilient, and values-driven approach.
They are integral to driving a positive high performing culture where we strive to deliver the best care and outcomes for the people we support. You will be well supported with regular career conversations. We also offer full training and numerous pathways into leadership and qualified clinical positions to help you shape your career with us.
- Free on-site parking
- Birthday Holiday - Your Birthday as an extra days annual leave
- Enhanced maternity pay
- Contributory pension scheme
- Flexible benefits including reduced rates and access to new schemes including gym membership, IT technology (laptops / tablets / smartphones) and Healthcare Cash Plan (Simply Health Scheme)
- Access to development opportunities
- Sponsorship of professional qualifications through our Individual Professional Development (IPD) panel
- Leadership & management development
- Long service award
- Refer a friend bonuses
About Priory
Priory is the UK’s leading independent provider of mental health and adult social care. With 12,000 colleagues and a network of 270 services, we support over 24,000 people each year to live their lives as fully and independently as possible. We treat more than 70 conditions – including depression, anxiety, eating disorders and children’s mental health – and provide residential and supported living care for autistic adults, people with a learning disability, Prader–Willi Syndrome, brain injuries and older people.
All roles are subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check.
Head of Care - Children's Services in Stroud employer: Priory
At Priory Hospital Bristol, we pride ourselves on being an excellent employer, offering a supportive work culture that prioritises employee well-being and professional growth. Our new acute ward provides a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the lives of adults facing mental health challenges, while benefiting from ongoing career development and a collaborative multidisciplinary team environment.
