Registered Manager - Children's Home

Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of vulnerable children and young people? Southampton City Council is seeking a dedicated and experienced Registered Manager.

This is an exciting and rare opportunity to help shape, develop and manage a new Southampton based high-quality children's home. This is a pivotal role where you'll ensure the home provides a safe, nurturing, and supportive environment, enabling children and young people to thrive and achieve their potential.

As the Registered Manager, you will have overall responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the home, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, delivering excellent care standards, and fostering a culture of respect, inclusion, and empowerment. The service will provide a home for four children aged 13-18 years old and will aim to provide a safe, stable environment where children's needs can be assessed and plans can be formulated to support children to return to living in the community, ideally within a family environment or independent living.

Key Responsibilities

• Leadership and Management: Lead and inspire a team of dedicated staff, ensuring effective performance management, training, and development.
• Compliance and Quality Assurance: Maintain full compliance with Ofsted regulations and other statutory requirements, achieving or exceeding "Good" or "Outstanding" ratings.
• Child-Centered Care: Develop and implement individualised care plans that meet the needs and aspirations of each child.
• Safeguarding: Ensure the home provides a safe environment and adhere to all safeguarding policies and procedures.
• Budget Management: Oversee budgets and resources efficiently to ensure the home operates sustainably.
• Partnership Working: Build strong relationships with families, professionals, and external agencies to deliver coordinated and holistic support.

About you

We are looking for an exceptional leader with:

• Qualifications: NVQ Level 5 in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare (or equivalent).
• Experience: A proven track record of managing a children's home or similar setting with demonstrable success in achieving positive outcomes for young people.
• Knowledge: Deep understanding of the Children's Homes Regulations, Quality Standards, and safeguarding practices.
• Skills: Excellent leadership, organizational, and communication skills, with the ability to motivate and develop a team.
• Commitment: A passion for improving the lives of children and young people, with a child-centered approach to care.

What we can offer you

Salary: The salary band for this role is £57,755 - £65,222. The starting salary is £57,755 with annual progression through the salary bands.

Here at SCC we offer a range of benefits:

• Excellent local government pension with 16.8% employer contribution
• Death in service benefit of x3 salary, and optional salary sacrifice shared cost AVC (additional voluntary contribution)
• Generous holiday 25-31 days, based on role and service
• Flexible working options (role-dependent)
• Family-friendly policies - Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Shared/Unpaid Parental Leave, Time off for Dependents
• Training and development, including coaching and mentoring
• Health and wellbeing support - Employee Assistance Programme, Menopause Pledge, Mental Health First Aiders and access to a variety of staff networks
• Veteran-friendly employer with the Armed Forces Covenant
• Retail discounts and savings through the Southampton City Council benefits platform
• Discounted memberships at local sports and fitness centres
• Sustainable travel benefits - low emission car scheme, cycle to work, season ticket loans
• Employee volunteering scheme with 2 paid days leave to volunteer

For further information on our benefits package please visit Employee benefits (southampton.gov.uk).

Contact details for informal discussion

For further information and details regarding the role, please contact Chris Edwards at

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For more information about SCC please visit Southampton City Council