Registered Manager – Therapeutic Children’s Home
North London
Full-Time | Senior Leadership Role
Salary: Up to £80,000 (depending on experience)
We are recruiting an experienced Registered Manager to lead a therapeutic children’s home in North London.
This is a senior leadership opportunity for someone who understands that effective residential care requires more than operational management — it requires clear systems, strong leadership, and a deep commitment to improving the lives of young people in care.
Our home is built around Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) and relational care. We work with young people who have experienced trauma, instability, and repeated placement breakdowns, and we are committed to offering something different: stability, meaningful relationships, and a genuine chance to change life outcomes.
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About the Role
As Registered Manager, you will provide strategic leadership and oversight of the home, ensuring high standards of safeguarding, care quality, and team development.
Your responsibilities will include:
* Leading and developing a stable, high-performing residential team
* Maintaining Ofsted compliance and safeguarding oversight
* Embedding therapeutic and trauma-informed care approaches
* Managing systems, policies, and operational structures that support consistent care
* Supporting staff development, retention, and professional growth
* Creating an environment where young people experience safety, stability, and strong relational care
This role requires someone who can lead through systems and culture, rather than constant presence, and who can balance authority with empathy.
About the Service
The home is founded on a belief that children in residential care deserve relationships that genuinely change the direction of their lives.
The service is built around:
* DDP-informed therapeutic residential care
* Integrated therapeutic support led by a Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist
* Attachment-focused care designed to replicate healthy family relationships
* A registered school providing flexible and nurturing education
* A commitment to breaking cycles of criminalisation, homelessness, and substance misuse among young people leaving care.
* RM profile
What We’re Looking For
We are seeking a leader who brings both strategic clarity and strong relational leadership.
Essential experience includes:
* Experience as a Registered Manager (or readiness for registration)
* Experience within Ofsted-regulated children’s residential care
* Strong safeguarding leadership experience
* Experience managing or stabilising residential homes
* Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management for Residential Childcare (or working towards)
* Experience leading or preparing homes for Ofsted inspections
* Trauma-informed or therapeutic care experience (e.g. DDP, attachment-based care)
We also value candidates who can demonstrate:
* Strategic thinking and organisational leadership
* Strong staff development and retention skills
* Calm decision-making under pressure
* A values-led approach to leadership and safeguarding.
What We Offer
* Salary up to £80,000 depending on experience
* Strong senior leadership partnership and support
* Genuine autonomy and professional trust
* Access to therapeutic consultation and reflective supervision
* Flexible, outcome-focused leadership model
* Relocation support available, including temporary accommodation for the right candidate.
Why Join?
We are entering a phase of growth, with plans to expand to multiple homes in the coming years.
This role offers the opportunity to help shape a values-led organisation, build stable teams, and create environments where young people can genuinely thrive.