Job Title: Children’s Home Registered Manager (EBD)
Location: Woking, Surrey, South East
Salary: £54,000 – £60,000 per annum + £4,000 annual quality & retention bonus
Employment Type: Permanent (Full-time)
Job Description
Children’s Home Registered Manager (EBD) is an exciting opportunity to lead a newly refurbished therapeutic residential service in Woking, Surrey. This role suits a confident, values-led leader who can build a nurturing home environment and develop a high-performing team supporting young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties.
Key Responsibilities
- Leading the home through registration and inspections, ensuring robust compliance with Children’s Homes Regulations 2015 and strong safeguarding practice
- Creating a therapeutic, trauma-informed culture (including attachment-aware care and positive behaviour support) in partnership with internal clinical/therapeutic support
- Recruiting, inducting, coaching, and performance-managing the staff team through regular supervision, appraisals, and structured team meetings
Requirements & Qualifications
- Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management for Residential Childcare (or Level 3 Residential Childcare with commitment to complete Level 5)
- Minimum 2 years’ residential childcare experience within the last 5 years, including at least 1 year supervising/managing staff
- Full UK Driving Licence and eligibility for an Enhanced DBS (Adult & Child Barred List)
Benefits & Work Environment
- £4,000 annual bonus linked to quality outcomes and team stability
- 30 days holiday + bank holidays (plus your birthday off) and funded training with reflective practice and workplace pension
Vetro is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merit alone.
Children’s Home Registered Manager (EBD) in Woking employer: Vetro Recruitment
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