Job Title: Registered Manager - Children's Home
Location: Knowsley, Merseyside, North West
Salary: £50,000 per annum
Employment Type: Permanent
Job Description
Registered Manager - Children's Home is an exciting opportunity to lead a small, nurturing children's residential setting in Knowsley, Merseyside. This is a hands-on leadership role where you will take ownership of the home's development, embedding outstanding safeguarding practice and creating a stable, positive environment for young people.
Key Responsibilities
- Providing strong, values-led leadership to ensure safeguarding, risk management, and child-centred care are at the heart of every decision.
- Driving compliance and quality standards in line with Children's Homes Regulations, Quality Standards, and inspection readiness (including audits, policies, and evidence of outcomes).
- Recruiting, coaching, and developing a capable team, including supervision, training plans, performance management, and rota planning to ensure safe staffing.
- Building effective relationships with professionals (e.g., social workers and commissioners) while maintaining strict confidentiality and client anonymity.
- Overseeing care planning, incident management, and clear reporting to support stability, progress, and a safe admissions process.
Requirements & Qualifications
- Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare (or strong consideration for Level 4 with clear progression towards Level 5).
- A minimum of 2 years' experience within children's residential care, ideally with experience supporting inspection readiness and regulatory compliance.
- Enhanced DBS Check and a robust commitment to safeguarding and safer recruitment standards.
Benefits & Work Environment
- £50,000 per annum with a clear expectation of impact and leadership ownership.
- Ongoing training and development to support registration, compliance excellence, and long-term progression.
- Autonomy and influence in shaping the service culture, standards, and outcomes for young people.
Vetro Recruitment acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Vetro is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merit alone.
Registered Manager - Children's Home in Knowsley employer: Vetro Recruitment
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