Registered Manager - Dual - Ofsted Children's Home

Job Title: Dual Registration Manager - New Home

Location: Melksham
Salary: £70,000 - £75,000 per annum + £12,000 welcome bonus
Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week (full-time)
Employment Type: Permanent
Service: New Children's Residential Home (4-bed)
Service Users: Children and young people aged 7-17 with EBD
Qualifications Required: Level 3 Children & Young Persons Workforce (essential) and QCF Level 5 Leadership/Management (or prepared to study)

The Home

This is a brand-new 4-bed children's residential home in Melksham, supporting young people aged 7-17 with EBD. As a new service, this is a key leadership role with the opportunity to shape the home's culture, standards, and practice from day one.

As Dual Registration Manager, you will play a central role in ensuring the service opens safely, meets regulatory expectations, and delivers high quality, child centred outcomes.

Who we are looking for

We are seeking a confident, experienced, and values led leader who can take full responsibility for the home's registration and operational delivery.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the full set up and opening journey of the home, ensuring it is safe, compliant, and inspection ready

• Driving strong safeguarding practice and ensuring full compliance with Children's Homes Regulations and Ofsted expectations

• Recruiting, developing, and motivating a skilled staff team to deliver consistent, therapeutic, child centred care

• Managing referrals, placement stability, care planning, risk management, and outcomes

• Working in partnership with key stakeholders, including local authorities and external professionals

• Overseeing staffing, rotas, budgets, and resources effectively

• Embedding a positive culture focused on stability, accountability, and continuous improvement

Requirements

• Significant leadership experience within Ofsted registered children's residential care

• Strong knowledge of safeguarding, legislation, and regulatory compliance

• Level 3 Children & Young Persons Workforce (essential)

• QCF Level 5 Leadership/Management (or willingness to work towards this)

• Confident leadership, communication, and organisational skills

• Comfortable leading a new home's opening journey and setting standards from day one

Who you will be working for

A well established provider within children's residential care and education, with strong senior leadership support and the infrastructure needed to open and develop high quality services.

Benefits

• £12,000 welcome bonus

• Senior salary band: £70,000 - £75,000

• Strong senior leadership and operational support

• High quality CPD and ongoing professional development

• Comprehensive induction programme (face to face training, online modules & shadowing)

• Employee Assistance Programme - free, confidential support

• Strong focus on staff wellbeing and supportive leadership

Sponsorship is not available

How to apply

If you are ready to lead the opening and registration journey of a new 4 bed home in Melksham supporting young people aged 7-17 with EBD, apply today.

To apply, click the apply button or contact us for more information.