Registered Manager - Bredbury Green children's home

This is an exciting opportunity to lead one of Stockport Council’s children’s homes as part of a growing, ambitious and genuinely child‑centred residential service. We are looking for someone who can create a warm, nurturing and stable home where children and young people feel safe, cared for, listened to and able to thrive.

Alongside leading the day‑to‑day running of the home, you will help develop a reflective and supportive staff team that keeps relationships, safeguarding and positive outcomes at the heart of practice. You may already be an experienced Registered Manager, or perhaps a Deputy Manager or Senior Residential Worker ready for the next step in your career. We would also warmly welcome applications from colleagues currently working within the private sector who are looking to move into a stable, supportive and values‑led local authority service where the focus is firmly on children rather than profit.

In return, you will be part of a strong and supportive wider team of Registered Managers, Deputies and residential colleagues who are helping to shape and develop high‑quality children’s homes across Stockport. We are passionate about creating homes where children experience warmth, stability, good memories and the kind of care that genuinely changes lives.

About You

We are looking for someone who brings warmth, resilience, creativity and strong leadership to residential childcare. You will care deeply about children and young people and understand the importance of relationships, stability and thoughtful, trauma‑informed care. You may already be a Registered Manager or an experienced Deputy or Senior Residential Worker ready for the next step. Most importantly, we want someone who is reflective, emotionally intelligent and able to build positive relationships with children, families, colleagues and partner agencies. We are looking for people who share Stockport’s values, work well as part of a team and want to help shape a high‑quality, ambitious and caring local authority residential service where children genuinely come first.

About Us

Stockport Council is continuing to grow and invest in its children’s residential services with a clear ambition to care for more of our children and young people within the borough, close to their communities, schools, relationships and support networks. We are proud to be developing high‑quality local authority homes that are warm, stable and rooted in thoughtful, trauma‑informed care. Our focus is firmly on children, relationships and long‑term outcomes rather than profit, with a strong commitment to creating homes where children feel safe, valued and able to thrive.

As part of our residential services, you will join a supportive and ambitious wider team that is committed to developing remarkable homes and achieving the very best for children and young people across Stockport.

If you would like to find out more about the role please contact William Kidd, Service Lead for Childrens Residential and Support Services, william.kidd@stockport.gov.uk or 07773 878753 for an informal discussion about the role.

The successful applicant’s appointment will be subject to satisfactory pre‑employment clearances including a Disclosure and Barring Service check. Stockport Council holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not currently qualify.

Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex‑military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will therefore be guaranteed to be shortlisted for Assessment if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria.

If you have completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme, please indicate this within the ‘About You’ or ‘Supporting Statement’ section of your application. Please also email recruitment@stockport.gov.uk.

Stockport Council is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce culture - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities to join our workforce. We want our employees to have a good work life balance and in many job roles we can offer a range of flexible/hybrid working arrangements. We also have inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support our diverse workforce. We will listen to, learn from, and develop our workforce.