Registered Manager - Residential Children's Home

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Registered Manager - Children's Residential Home

Location: The Drive Children's Home, Redbridge.
Salary: From £45, 510 (Pay Grade

B)

Additional allowances are paid for on-call duties.
Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent

Changing Childhoods. Changing Lives.

We're looking for a dedicated and experienced Registered Manager to lead one of our children's residential homes, providing safe, nurturing, and empowering care for children with complex needs.

This is a unique opportunity to shape a home where children feel valued, supported, and heard—and where staff are inspired to deliver outstanding care.

If you're a thoughtful leader who thrives in a team, supports others to grow, and puts children's voices at the heart of everything, we'd love to hear from you.

• "The staff are the best thing about this place" - Young person, age 14
• "I like my bedroom and the sensory room" - Young person, age 16

These voices guide our practice. You'll help ensure children's views shape the daily life and culture of the home.

• Lead and manage the day-to-day operations of the home in line with Ofsted regulations.
• Create a child-centred culture that promotes safety, emotional wellbeing, and positive outcomes.
• Model and embed DDP and PACE principles in daily practice
• Supervise and support staff to deliver trauma-informed care
• Act as the Designated Safeguarding Lead, ensuring robust safeguarding practices.
• Recruit, develop, and support a high-performing staff team.
• Drive continuous improvement and ensure compliance with Children's Homes Regulations and Quality Standards.
• Champion the voice of the child in all aspects of care and planning.

• Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare (or equivalent).
• Minimum 2 years' experience in a leadership role within a children's residential setting.
• Strong understanding of safeguarding, trauma-informed care, and regulatory compliance.
• Passionate, resilient, and committed to making a difference.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and organisational skills.

• Comprehensive training and development
• Access to regular supervision and wellbeing support
• A values-driven organisation with a commitment to excellence
• Opportunities to grow into senior leadership roles
• A chance to help shape an Outstanding future for children

If you're ready to support with purpose and lead with compassion, we'd love to hear from you.

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.

We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values. We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.

For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay.

Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band - this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours. More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application.

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