Registered Children's Home Manager
Posted 15 days 2 hours ago by Purosearch Ltd
Children's Home Registered Manager
Salary: From £55,000 per annum, depending on experience (+ bonus package)
Relocation support available for the right candidate
Newcastle
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
- Resilient and confident leader with strong emotional intelligence
- Committed to a child-centred, therapeutic approach where children feel safe and respected
- Detail-oriented with a strong focus on compliance, documentation, and inspections
- Strategic yet hands-on, able to balance vision with operational delivery
- Strong communicator with staff, young people, professionals, and regulators
- Committed to equality, diversity, and inclusive practice
- Competitive salary from £55,000 plus bonus potential
- Relocation package available for the right candidate
- Opportunity to lead a small, dedicated staff team in a family-like environment
- A service where children come first and ethos drives practice
- Ability to shape and develop the home, putting your own stamp on its future success
If interested please call Tom at Purosearch on OR click APPLY!