Registered Children's Home Manager

• Location: Tewkesbury / 2 bed EBD home
• Salary: £53,300 (negotiable based on experience)
• Hours: 40 per week, Full-Time
• Line Manager: Responsible Individual

We are a family-run provider of integrated services for children who have experienced trauma, often resulting in emotional and behavioural difficulties. Our provision includes both long-term and crisis-intervention placements, focused wholly on delivering quality care that embraces the concept of family values.

We are seeking an experienced and dedicated Registered Children's Home Manager to lead our 2-bed EBD home. You will be responsible for providing leadership, managing staff, and ensuring exceptional care is delivered in line with our family values and all regulatory standards.

• Leadership & Management: Provide guidance, motivation, and creativity to the staff team; manage rotas, holidays, timesheets, sickness, and oversee the staff training plan, supervision, and annual appraisals.
• Child Welfare & Development: Support children/young people to enjoy and achieve, develop positive relationships, gain resilience for adulthood, and participate in decision-making.
• Compliance & Administration: Ensure full compliance with the Children's Homes Regulations 2015 and Quality Standards; apply to Ofsted for registration within 28 days of employment; manage the home's financial budget; oversee placement plans and risk assessments; and maintain accurate records.
• Safeguarding: Recognise, respond, record, and refer all safeguarding concerns; manage risk assessments and behaviour management plans; and liaise with the Designated Safeguarding Lead.
• Communication: Lead Home and Team Meetings, and maintain professional liaison with external agencies (e.g., Local Authorities, YOS, Police).

• Attainment of the Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare (or equivalent).
• Thorough working knowledge of the Children's Homes Regulations 2015.

• 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
• 10 days company sick pay (per annum)
• Private Medical Insurance - Axa Healthcare
• Employee Assistance Programme - Health Assured
• On-call responsibilities on a rota basis

Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.