Registered Manager Therapeutic Children's Homes
Location: Camberley, Surrey
Salary: Circa £65,000 per annum
Contract: Full-Time, Permanent
An exceptional opportunity has arisen for an experienced and values-driven Registered Manager to join a highly respected therapeutic children's care provider. This unique role offers responsibility across two children's homes, providing the chance to lead services that are genuinely focused on healing, recovery, and achieving life-changing outcomes for children who have experienced trauma.
This organisation has built a strong reputation for creating nurturing, relationship-led environments where children are supported to feel safe, valued, and empowered. Their approach is rooted in therapeutic practice, compassion, and a belief that every child deserves the opportunity to thrive.
As Registered Manager, you will provide strategic leadership across the homes, ensuring outstanding care, regulatory compliance, and the continued development of a highly skilled and dedicated staff team.
The Role
As the Registered Manager, you will:
Hold overall responsibility for the effective operation of two children's homes
Ensure full compliance with Children's Homes Regulations 2015 and Quality Standards
Lead and embed a therapeutic, trauma-informed culture throughout the services
Oversee safeguarding practice, notifications, investigations, and escalations
Manage, support, supervise, and develop staff teams to the highest standards
Lead on quality assurance, audits, and continuous service improvement
Oversee care planning, ensuring children's voices remain central to all decisions
Manage budgets and resources effectively, ensuring sustainability and value for money
Develop strong relationships with local authorities, families, education providers, and partner agencies
Drive positive outcomes for children across education, wellbeing, independence, and emotional development
Ensure services remain inspection-ready and strive towards Good and Outstanding Ofsted outcomes
About You
To be considered, you will ideally have:
Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People's Services (or equivalent)
A relevant degree-level qualification
Minimum two years' experience within children's residential care
At least one year's experience in a leadership or management position
Strong understanding of Ofsted regulations, safeguarding, and children's residential legislation
Experience managing budgets, quality assurance processes, and service development
A genuine passion for therapeutic and trauma-informed care
Excellent leadership, communication, and relationship-building skills
A creative, resilient, and child-centred approach to leadership
Full UK Driving Licence
Enhanced DBS clearance
Experience of attachment-based or therapeutic approaches would be highly advantageous.
What's On Offer?
Salary circa £65,000 per annum
33 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
Ethical workplace pension scheme
Structured training and professional development opportunities
Blue Light Card discounts
Comprehensive wellbeing package including Employee Assistance Programme, online GP access, counselling support, health benefits and retail discounts
Access to coaching, personal supervision and leadership development support
Bespoke reward and recognition programme following successful completion of probationary period
Career progression opportunities within a growing organisation
Home-cooked meals, endless tea, fresh fruit, and a genuinely supportive team culture
This is an opportunity to join a provider where relationships, compassion, and positive outcomes sit firmly at the heart of everything they do. If you're an experienced Registered Manager who believes children deserve more than care alone and wants to help create homes where they can truly heal, grow, and thrive we'd love to hear from you.
At RJS Resourcing, we partner with values-driven organisations across the UK and work on a continuous stream of exciting opportunities within the children's residential care sector. If this role isn't quite right but you're considering your next move, we'd still love to hear from you to discuss our wider portfolio of vacancies. INDP
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