Registered Children’s Home Manager
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 03 Mawrth 2026 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £55,836 i £61,604 bob blwyddyn |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 02 Ebrill 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | North Somerset, South West England |
| Gweithio o bell: | Hybrid - gweithio o bell hyd at 3 ddiwrnod yr wythnos |
| Cwmni: | North Somerset Council |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | SCHA0995 |
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We currently have a fantastic opportunity to join North Somerset Children’s Services as we embark on our exciting journey with the setting up of our own children’s residential homes.
We are opening our second new children’s home which will provide up to 3 beds for children/young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties aged 8 -17years. The home will provide medium to long term placements. This role will require you to register with Ofsted.
We aim to provide a high-quality home placement based on family-based ethos and values supporting children and young people to achieve feel safe remain in their local area and fulfil their full potential.
The home will have access to therapeutic input and support from a psychologist who will support managers and teams in terms of matching and contribute to the children’s care planning.
We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Children’s Residential Home Manager to join our Children’s Care Team. The Children’s Care Team are responsible for providing warm, relational therapeutic care to our children and young people residing in our residential homes.
In this role, you will; develop and lead a passionate team of children’s home care staff, to outstanding practice. Lead on delivering a positive learning and support culture and deliver objectives of a residential children’s home using a therapeutic approach, whilst also ensuring that Ofsted requirements are met.
Key Responsibilities:
As the Registered Manager, you will
Support the Residential Lead and lead a team of staff ensuring that children and young people are well cared for and are making progress.
Be accountable for ensuring overall service delivery with responsibility for ensuring the home meets with the requirements.
Be accountable to Ofsted through inspections.
Be required to supervise staff, complete audits, develop the workforce and most of all ensuring that the children and young people in your care is paramount.
About You
We are looking for an individual who is passionate about ensuring children living within a residential care environment receive outstanding support and care with an emphasis of delivering family focused care that thrives on relational led practice with evidential positive outcomes for children.
Essential Criteria:
You'll need to have:
Proven success as a Children’s Residential Home Manager/Deputy Manager.
Experience supporting children and young people with who have experienced trauma and required a therapeutic caring approach.
Understanding of the Children’s Home Regulations & Inspection Framework.
Experience of managing a team/supervising staff.
Experience of working with partners.
Minimum Level 3 Health & Social Care Children & Young People or equivalent. You will be required to complete the Level 5 in Leadership & management if not already achieved
Minimum of 3 years management experience in a children’s home.
Desirable Criteria:
Experience of setting up a new children’s home
Experience of managing more than one children’s home at a time
You will be required to be part of an on-call rota and depending on service need, you may be required to provide cover for our other homes.
Experiencing of managing and working in a multi-disciplinary team
Knowledge of Supported Lodgings provision of post 16 care and transitions into adulthood
Experience with supporting reunification and supporting children into fostering placements.
Contact Information
For further information about the role, please contact Diana Griffiths, Sufficiency Lead , at Dianah.Griffiths@N-somerset.gov.uk or 07783761443.
We are opening our second new children’s home which will provide up to 3 beds for children/young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties aged 8 -17years. The home will provide medium to long term placements. This role will require you to register with Ofsted.
We aim to provide a high-quality home placement based on family-based ethos and values supporting children and young people to achieve feel safe remain in their local area and fulfil their full potential.
The home will have access to therapeutic input and support from a psychologist who will support managers and teams in terms of matching and contribute to the children’s care planning.
We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Children’s Residential Home Manager to join our Children’s Care Team. The Children’s Care Team are responsible for providing warm, relational therapeutic care to our children and young people residing in our residential homes.
In this role, you will; develop and lead a passionate team of children’s home care staff, to outstanding practice. Lead on delivering a positive learning and support culture and deliver objectives of a residential children’s home using a therapeutic approach, whilst also ensuring that Ofsted requirements are met.
Key Responsibilities:
As the Registered Manager, you will
Support the Residential Lead and lead a team of staff ensuring that children and young people are well cared for and are making progress.
Be accountable for ensuring overall service delivery with responsibility for ensuring the home meets with the requirements.
Be accountable to Ofsted through inspections.
Be required to supervise staff, complete audits, develop the workforce and most of all ensuring that the children and young people in your care is paramount.
About You
We are looking for an individual who is passionate about ensuring children living within a residential care environment receive outstanding support and care with an emphasis of delivering family focused care that thrives on relational led practice with evidential positive outcomes for children.
Essential Criteria:
You'll need to have:
Proven success as a Children’s Residential Home Manager/Deputy Manager.
Experience supporting children and young people with who have experienced trauma and required a therapeutic caring approach.
Understanding of the Children’s Home Regulations & Inspection Framework.
Experience of managing a team/supervising staff.
Experience of working with partners.
Minimum Level 3 Health & Social Care Children & Young People or equivalent. You will be required to complete the Level 5 in Leadership & management if not already achieved
Minimum of 3 years management experience in a children’s home.
Desirable Criteria:
Experience of setting up a new children’s home
Experience of managing more than one children’s home at a time
You will be required to be part of an on-call rota and depending on service need, you may be required to provide cover for our other homes.
Experiencing of managing and working in a multi-disciplinary team
Knowledge of Supported Lodgings provision of post 16 care and transitions into adulthood
Experience with supporting reunification and supporting children into fostering placements.
Contact Information
For further information about the role, please contact Diana Griffiths, Sufficiency Lead , at Dianah.Griffiths@N-somerset.gov.uk or 07783761443.
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