Registered Manager

Registered Manager Childrens Residential Home (Potters Bar) Full-time | Permanent | Competitive salary | Ofsted-registered setting An Exciting Opportunity to Lead and Shape a New Childrens Home for Young People with a Learning Disability. We are seeking an experienced and values-led Registered Manager to take the lead in opening a brand-new childrens home in Potters Bar. This is a rare and exciting opportunity to help build a home from the ground up, starting with one young person and growing to support up to four as a multi site childrens home.

You will play a central role in developing a safe, nurturing and high-quality environment where children and young people with learning disabilities and complex needs feel secure, valued and supported. Your leadership will help shape the culture of the home, ensuring that care is personalised, consistent and delivered to the highest standards. As the Registered Manager, you will oversee all aspects of the home's operation.

This includes safeguarding, compliance, staffing, team development, budget management and partnership working. You will be responsible for ensuring the home meets all regulatory and quality standards and is always ready for Ofsted inspection. You will work closely with families, local authorities, schools and health professionals to ensure each child receives care that reflects their individual needs, preferences and goals. What You Can Expect You will be joining a supportive and values-driven organisation that is passionate about delivering outstanding care.

This role offers the chance to make a lasting impact on the lives of young people, while also growing and developing your own leadership skills. You will have the autonomy to shape the service from day one, with support from a wider team that believes in your potential and shares your commitment to making a difference. If you are ready to lead a new service with purpose and integrity, and want to be part of something truly meaningful, we would love to hear from you.

"Please note, we are currently unable to offer sponsor ships as we await further guidance from the Home Office. Applications requiring sponsorship cannot be considered at this time. We appreciate your understanding." IND About you You should have at least two years experience working with children or young people with learning disabilities, along with experience in managing staff within a Childrens Home.

You must hold a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare and either have or be open to working towards the Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management (Children and Young People). A solid understanding of children's home regulations, safeguarding legislation and Ofsted requirements is essential. We are looking for someone who can lead with confidence and compassion. You should be emotionally resilient, highly organised and committed to creating a safe and stable environment for both children and staff.

Experience in Positive Behaviour Support and managing behaviours of concern is also important. A full UK manual driving licence and access to a vehicle is required. You must be willing to work flexibly, including participation in a 24/7 on-call rota covering evenings, weekends and bank holidays.

About us Mac Intyre is a national charity which supports over 1,200 people with a learning disability and/or autism. We were founded in 1966 by the visionary parent of a child with disabilities and have been growing steadily ever since. We celebrate and develop everyones unique gifts, talents and contributions. Training and Development At Macintyre we fully support your training and development.

We know it can be daunting to start a new job, and not everyone learns the same way, so throughout your probation we will provide you with a mixture of eLearning, face-to-face training and mentoring support whilst on the job. But it doesn't stop there - throughout your career with us you will have access to our own dedicated in house Learning and Development team, Quality Specialists and HR Teams.

These teams, along with your Manager, will provide you with opportunities to learn and develop professionally as well as enabling and supporting you to achieve professional qualifications and career progression opportunities - all free of charge. Pay and Rewards We provide a range of benefits to reward and thank our staff which includes:
Six weeks' annual leave including statutory public holidays Workplace Pension scheme Mac Intyre will contribute 3% of your salary to all eligible employees Mac Intyre Staff Savings Scheme Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) to support your health and wellbeing Health Cash Plan which provides money back on core health treatments such as: optical, dental, physiotherapy, chiropody (at reduced cost) Mac Intyre Sick Pay (qualifying period) Life assurance scheme offering valuable benefits to your dependents Mac Intyre Rewards Scheme which recognises and rewards staff Mac Intyre Perks which offers up to 6% discount off leading…