Registered Manager

🧑🏫 Registered Manager – Children’s Residential Home
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Location:

Wesham, Preston, Lancashire
💷 Salary: £44,982 – £50,605 per annum (DOE) + 10% discretionary bonus
📅 Contract Type:
Permanent
🛌 Sleep-ins:
Not required
🚫 Sponsorship:
Not available

Join a high-quality children’s residential home supporting young people with Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties (EBD) and Learning Disabilities (LD), often shaped by experiences of trauma, neglect, CSE, CCE, and PSB.

• Homes range from 2–3 beds
• High staffing ratios – typically 1:1
• Services span Cumbria, Lancashire, Yorkshire, St Helens, and Scotland
• Ofsted ratings vary, with ongoing focus on continuous improvement

We’re looking for a passionate and driven Registered Manager to lead a therapeutic children’s home. You’ll champion a nurturing, safe, and structured environment where young people can thrive. You’ll be a confident leader with strong safeguarding knowledge, capable of embedding therapeutic practices and motivating teams.

To be considered, you must have:

• A minimum of 2 years’ experience in a children’s residential home (within the last 5 years)
• At least 1 year’s experience in a supervisory or leadership role (within the last 5 years)
• Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management (England) or SCQF Level 10 (Scotland), or be willing to work towards it
• Applicants with only CQC experience or without Ofsted-regulated children’s home experience cannot be considered

This is more than just a job — it’s a career pathway in an organisation that truly invests in you.

👣 Career Progression & Development

• Clear pathways into Cluster Manager, Area Manager, Quality Assurance, Clinical and L&D roles
• Industry-leading induction & training, including Therapeutic Parenting and +Proactive strategies
• Funded qualifications and ongoing CPD

🎁 Benefits Package Includes:

• Private Medical Insurance
• Medicash (Dental, Optical, Counselling, 24/7 GP, Gym Discounts)
• Life Assurance x2
• 33 Days Annual Leave
• Pension Scheme (Scottish Widows)
• Enjoy Benefits platform – salary sacrifice options for tech, cars & more
• Blue Light Card
• Funded DBS/PVG & professional memberships
• Referral bonuses

💜 Company Ethos: The company operates like a family — built on accountability, collaboration, compassion, and ambition. You’ll be joining a team that believes every child deserves a happy home where nurture is present and hope is possible.

SGS is recruiting on behalf of one of the UK’s most respected and expanding providers of therapeutic residential care:

• Over 22 years of experience
• 56 homes across the North and Scotland
• Integrated services including independent schools and therapeutic support teams
• Excellent reputation for staff retention and support

If you're ready to step into a role where your leadership truly makes a difference — apply now!

Click Apply or email us at to arrange a confidential chat.

👨👩👧👦 SGS – Specialists in Children’s Home Recruitment & Retention 🏡