Children's Home Registered Manager
Salary : From £55,000 per annum, depending on experience (+ bonus package)
Relocation support available for the right candidate
Newcastle
Overview
Our client is seeking an experienced and passionate Registered Manager to lead a small, nurturing children s home. With a strong child-first ethos, the home provides a safe, family-like environment where young people feel valued, supported, and able to thrive. Operating with a therapeutic, trauma-informed approach (including PACE), the service focuses on resilience, growth, and positive outcomes.
This opportunity is suited to an established Registered Manager or a proven Deputy Manager ready to step up and take ownership of a service, bringing leadership, expertise, and vision.
Core Responsibilities
- Oversee day-to-day management of the home including staffing, rotas, budgets, health and safety, and regulatory compliance
- Ensure a safe, nurturing, and therapeutic environment for young people
- Lead on care planning and placement reviews, guaranteeing individualised, child-centred support
- Manage safeguarding and risk proactively across complex situations
- Build a can-do culture, supporting staff to use de-escalation, positive reinforcement, and restorative practice
- Recruit, develop, and motivate a skilled staff team aligned with the home s ethos
- Drive quality assurance processes including Regulation 44 visits, Regulation 45 reports, Ofsted readiness, and continuous improvement
- Maintain strong multi-agency relationships with local authorities, health, education, and therapeutic partners
Person Specification
Resilient and confident leader with strong emotional intelligenceCommitted to a child-centred, therapeutic approach where children feel safe and respectedDetail-oriented with a strong focus on compliance, documentation, and inspectionsStrategic yet hands-on, able to balance vision with operational deliveryStrong communicator with staff, young people, professionals, and regulatorsCommitted to equality, diversity, and inclusive practiceWhy Apply?
Competitive salary from £55,000 plus bonus potentialRelocation package available for the right candidateOpportunity to lead a small, dedicated staff team in a family-like environmentA service where children come first and ethos drives practiceAbility to shape and develop the home, putting your own stamp on its future successIf interested please call Tom at Purosearch on (phone number removed) OR click APPLY!
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