Children'S Home Manager

Registered Children's Home Manager | Ofsted Registered Manager | Children's Residential Home
Registered Children's Home Manager - Lead an Outstanding Children's Residential Service
Are you an experienced Registered Children's Home Manager, Ofsted Registered Manager, or an ambitious Deputy Children's Home Manager ready to take the next step in your career?
Balfor Recruitment is proud to be working in partnership with a well-established children's residential care provider to recruit a passionate and dedicated Registered Children's Home Manager for a three-bedroom Children's Residential Home in Erdington, Birmingham.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead a specialist home supporting children and young people with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties (EBD) and Learning Disabilities (LD). You'll have the opportunity to build and develop a high-performing service that delivers exceptional, therapeutic, child-centred care while achieving positive outcomes for every young person.
If you're passionate about safeguarding, leadership, Ofsted compliance, and making a lasting difference to children's lives, we'd love to hear from you.
The Role
As the Registered Children's Home Manager, you will have overall responsibility for the operational management, leadership, and regulatory compliance of the home. You will lead the service through registration (where applicable), ensuring the home consistently meets and exceeds Ofsted Children's Homes Regulations, the Quality Standards, and all safeguarding requirements.
Working closely with senior leadership, you will recruit, inspire, and develop a dedicated team committed to delivering outstanding residential childcare.
Key Responsibilities
Lead the day-to-day management of the Children's Residential Home.
Prepare the home for Ofsted registration, inspections, and ongoing regulatory compliance.
Ensure compliance with the Children's Homes Regulations, Quality Standards, safeguarding legislation, and company policies.
Deliver outstanding, child-focused, trauma-informed, and person-centred care.
Create a safe, nurturing, and therapeutic environment where children can thrive.
Recruit, lead, motivate, supervise, and develop a high-performing care team.
Complete staff supervision, appraisals, training, and performance management.
Develop individual care plans, behaviour support strategies, and placement plans.
Promote excellent safeguarding practices and ensure the welfare of every child remains paramount.
Monitor incidents, risk assessments, medication management, and health and safety compliance.
Maintain accurate records, reports, audits, and statutory documentation.
Build positive relationships with Local Authorities, Ofsted, families, education providers,healthcare professionals, and external agencies.
Manage occupancy, referrals, admissions, and placement matching.
Promote continuous quality improvement across the service.
Participate in the management on-call rota.
Essential Requirements
We're looking for someone who has:
At least 2 years' management experience within a Children's Residential Home.
Experience as a Registered Manager or an experienced Deputy Manager ready to progress.
Excellent knowledge of Ofsted regulations, Children's Homes Regulations, and Quality Standards.
Strong understanding of safeguarding, child protection, and children's legislation.
Experience supporting children with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties (EBD) and/or Learning Disabilities (LD).
Level 3 or Level 4 qualification in Residential Childcare, Children & Young People, or equivalent.
Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management for Residential Childcare (or willingness to complete).
Excellent leadership, communication, and organisational skills.
Full UK Driving Licence.
Desirable Experience
Experience opening or registering a new Children's Home.
Knowledge of attachment theory, trauma-informed practice, and therapeutic care.
Experience managing budgets and financial performance.
Understanding of Local Authority referral and placement processes.
Previous experience achieving Good or Outstanding Ofsted inspections.
Flexible approach to working hours and operational needs.
Why Join Us?
We believe exceptional care starts with exceptional leaders.
In return, we offer:
Competitive salary of £50,000 - £60,000
Excellent opportunities for career progression
Ongoing professional development and funded training
Supportive senior leadership team
Opportunity to shape and develop a new or growing service
Free on-site parking
Discounted food and refreshments
Casual dress environment
Positive, collaborative working culture
Apply Today
If you're an experienced Registered Children's Home Manager, Children's Residential Manager, Ofsted Registered Manager, or a talented Deputy Children's Home Manager looking to progress your career, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today and play a pivotal role in transforming the lives of children and young people by leading a high-quality residential childcare service where every child is supported to achieve their full potential.
Balfor Recruitment is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Successful applicants will be subject to enhanced DBS checks, satisfactory references, and all safer recruitment requirements. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed