Senior Registered Manager

Annual Salary: £49,311.08 per year and opportunities for additional pay-out of extra hours worked.

Employment Type: Full Time

At Safe Places, we invest in you as much as you invest in the young people we support. We believe exceptional care starts with empowered, skilled, and valued professionals – and we’ve built our organisation around that belief.

We offer clear, structured career pathways, including progression into Senior Registered Manager roles, supported by mentoring, leadership development, and genuine opportunities to advance as our organisation continues to grow.

You’ll receive a fully paid, comprehensive three-week induction programme, designed to help you feel confident, capable, and supported from day one. This includes shadow shifts and specialist training in:

• Safeguarding
• Health & Safety and Fire Safety
• Regular reflective supervision
• Ongoing coaching and tailored professional development plans
• Additional wellbeing and professional support when you need it

Your wellbeing matters. Our Triple Tier Support System provides access to fully funded external counselling services, alongside internal wellbeing and professional support – because caring for others starts with being cared for yourself.

You’ll work within an innovative, child-centred therapeutic model, delivering life-changing residential care to young people across the UK and helping shape brighter futures every day. Join us at an exciting time as Safe Places continues to expand and work towards becoming one of the UK’s leading therapeutic residential care providers. Your contribution will help shape our future.

33 days of paid annual leave, Milestone Bonus (induction training, registration and 1 years’ service), 10% annual leave loading.

Our Approach to Care: At Safe Places, we provide high-quality, child-centred care in small, nurturing homes, supporting no more than two young people at a time. This allows for meaningful relationships, individualised support, and consistent therapeutic care.

You will play a vital role in supporting young people to build independence, understand their emotions and behaviours during difficult moments, and develop positive coping strategies. Our aim is to help every young person make genuine progress, preparing them for successful transitions into family-based placements, reunification, group settings, or independent living.

Our practice focuses on responding, not reacting, with calmness, hope, care, respect, consistency, and understanding at the heart of everything we do. You will work closely with professionals across health, therapy, education, and social care to support each young person’s holistic development. You will also have opportunities to coach and develop team members within your home, helping to build confident, compassionate, and skilled teams.

The Role: As Registered Manager, you will lead a high-performing children’s home where exceptional care, strong leadership, and regulatory excellence go hand in hand. This is a pivotal leadership role for an experienced professional passionate about delivering outstanding outcomes for young people while developing and inspiring others.

Deliver outstanding care and compliance:

• Lead the delivery of high-quality care in full accordance with the Minimum Children’s Home Standards (NI) and the Children’s Home Regulations (NI) 2005.
• Ensure full compliance with all organisational policies, procedures, statutory regulations, and best-practice standards.
• Uphold the highest safeguarding and child protection standards, promoting a transparent, open, and accountable culture.

Drive quality, strategy, and continuous improvement:

• Champion quality assurance processes in partnership with the Quality and Systems Team, embedding best practice throughout the service.
• Deliver coaching and mentoring, supporting Professional Development Plans and ongoing competency assessments.
• Create a culture where staff feel supported, motivated, accountable, and proud of the care they provide.

Identify and coordinate appropriate internal and external services to support best childcare practice and promote the emotional and physical wellbeing of young people and staff.

Oversee day-to-day operational management of the home and participate in the on-call rota for a minimum of four days per week.

To support both effective leadership and consistent care delivery, this role offers a balanced structure combining protected management time with hands-on practice:

• 32 non-contact hours per week dedicated to Registered Manager duties, including leadership, compliance, quality assurance, and team development.
• 6 shift hours per week to maintain a strong presence within the home and support the team and young people directly.
• 0.5 sleepover per week, providing continuity of care and leadership when required.

Flexibility is essential in residential care, and shift work (including sleepovers) will be required in line with the needs of the service. Any additional shift or sleepover hours are added to our Hours Bank system. You will also participate in the on-call rota for a minimum of four days per week, with any additional hours worked paid at enhanced rates.

As Registered Manager, you will be a visible role model, championing our values and creating a culture where both young people and staff can thrive.

Complete all required documentation and reporting to a high standard, including Shift Reports, Critical Information Reports, and other internal records.

Communicate clearly, professionally, and effectively with colleagues and a wide range of multi-disciplinary professionals involved in each young person’s care.

Manage and resolve interpersonal challenges in line with organisational policies and procedures, actively engaging in supervision, meetings, and mandatory annual training.

Model the qualities we value most – enthusiasm, professionalism, responsiveness, unity, and supportiveness – fostering strong team cohesion and helping young people progress towards their goals.

A minimum of 2 years’ experience supporting traumatised children and young people displaying challenging and pain-based behaviours within a residential setting.

A recognised qualification in Social Work (Degree or Diploma) and a minimum of 2 years post-qualification experience.

At least 1 years’ experience supervising staff, including coaching, oversight, and facilitating team meetings.

A full UK or Irish driving licence held for more than one year, with no more than three penalty points. Willingness to register with (or already be registered with) the Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC) – Part 1.

All applications must be submitted via our website.

Referral programme, Sick pay, Applicant is Social Work Qualified, Driving Licence (required).