Registered Children's Home Manager
| Company: | senploy |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £70,000 - £70,000 |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | DAGENHAM, GREATER LONDON |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Closing date: | 15 Sept 2026 |
Summary
Registered Manager
Dagenham
Monday to Friday (FT), may have flexibility
Pay: £55,000.00 - £70,000.00 per year
Immediate Start
Job description:
Our partner care group are dedicated to providing bespoke, client-centered services aimed at caring and supporting vulnerable children and young people. With a focus on delivering targeted accommodation, care and support. They work with over 30 London Boroughs and multiple district councils across England delivering quality care and support to children and young people.
We are seeking a dedicated Registered Manager to oversee and coordinate the care of children in their 2 bed EBD residential children's home in Dagenham. You must be ready to start within one month. We are passionate about making positive difference in the lives of children and young people. The service provide person-centred care to children with emotional and behavioural difficulties (EBD). And are committed to their safeguarding and promotion of their welfare.
Responsibilities:
- Working directly with children, including overseeing key-works and active involvement in providing care and support.
- Working in partnership with children, their social worker and carers and other relevant agencies.
- To co-ordinate, monitor and review Care Plans for all allocated children and young people.
- Successfully register with Ofsted and ensure compliance with all regulations and standards
- Promote the culture of high-quality care delivery and outcomes for young people.
- Develop staff team's understanding of safeguarding and child protection practices.
- Taking responsibility for the upkeep of the establishment with regard to health and safety and primary care issues, as well as making autonomous decisions about individual young people's requests and behaviour.
- To lead and coordinate the development, implementation and delivery of the service user's Care
- Plan across the integrated services; communicating and setting goals, supporting practice development and ensuring progress is monitored effectively.
- Managing the residential home on a day-day basis, ensuring it is compliant in meeting all relevant legislative and contractual requirements, including the health and educational needs of young people.
- Coaching supporting and developing staff, including supervision to maximise their performance and ensure high standards of care, values, standards, equality and diversity, policies and procedures, legislation and inspection framework.
- Have good communication skills, both verbally and written.
Skills and Qualifications
- Level 5 qualification in leadership and management in residential childcare.
- Knowledge of psychological child development and the impact disabilities and trauma can have on the child's development.
- A detailed knowledge of childcare legislation, particularly Children's Home regulation 2015, SCIFF
Immediate interview for start by mid September.