Job Summary / Advert - Registered Manager:
Location:
Hemel Hempstead.
Job title:
Registered Manager (Ofsted Registered).
Service:
Ofsted Regulated Residential Children's Home, Regulated for the care of EBD (Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties) and / or LD (Learning Disability) children – 3 bedroomed children's home.
Salary:
Earnings between £45,000 - £60,000.
Salary Depending on Experience (sliding scale) - £45,000 (1st time post) to £60, year Manager experience).
Additional rates for on-calls (£20 per day) and sleep in's (£70 per night) are also applicable.
Bonus Scheme:
Registration Bonus - £1000.
Ofsted Grading Bonus - £1000 (Good), £3000 (Outstanding).
Hours:
40 hours per week. Generally, office hours; however, the service is 24/7/365 and there may be times when the manager is expected to work outside of office hours.
Annual leave:
33 days per year (inclusive of bank holidays).
Start Date:
Monday 05th January 2026.
Essential Criteria:
* QCF Level 3 Residential Childcare / Level 3 Diploma Children and Young People's Workforce (or equivalent).
* Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People's Services in the children and young people's residential management pathway (either obtained or currently / willing to work towards).
* Experience at Registered Manager / Deputy Manager level specifically within a residential home for children.
Experience of working within Ofsted Regulated Residential Children's Home's is essential for this post.
We aspire to do things 'differently', to genuinely improve the life opportunities for our children in our ever changing and evolving world.
This is an opportunity to lead and manage a new and ambitious service.
As a company we have high aspirations and are eager to provide the best quality and standards for all of our staff, and children who live with us.
We are seeking only the highest quality and calibre of staff; those that genuinely want to make a difference in the lives of the children whom we care for, and those can be the ideal role models for our children. We are eager to create a nurturing and therapeutic culture within our services and want our leaders to aspire to a therapeutic model of care.
We are ideally looking for someone with experience managing an Ofsted rated Good or Outstanding children's home, but if you're a Deputy Manager who's ready to take a step up, we'd love to hear from you You will need to hold a Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare (England) or equivalent or at least be working towards this qualification. Enthusiastic, resilient, and good with people, you will have the autonomy to make key decisions. You will be able to inspire and develop exceptional teams and the leaders of tomorrow.
A full UK driving license is desirable for this role.
Delivering positive outcomes and exceptional care is our ambition. That 'swhy we need a committed and enthusiastic individual, who starts every day with a fresh outlook and the passion to make a difference. We will give you the chance to build an exciting career in a fast-growing company, where you are free to achieve your full potential.
We are ambitious to be one of the best providers in the sector. We also aim to offer the best salary and benefits packages. As we grow, we will reward accordingly.
We inspire to be a great employer, we recognise that pay is important but so is security and work life balance, which is why we 33 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays).
As a Registered Manager you will have the following:
* The skills and passion to safeguard, motivate, and inspire your staff team, and children in your care.
* Good communication skills to work effectively with colleagues, in addition to working closely alongside other external professionals.
* The characteristics and personality to handle challenging behaviour effectively and professionally.
* The skills required to lead and supervise your colleagues.
* The confidence to make good decisions, based upon risk assessment and the needs of the children and your colleagues.
* A sound and in depth of industry regulations and standards, including Ofsted, the SCCIF, CHR2015, Working Together to Safeguard 2023 etc.
* The skills to work collaboratively with various multi agencies, such as Social Services, the NHS, specialist health services etc. in order to collaboratively create the best outcomes for our children.
Additionally, for the purpose of our home's that are not registered with Ofsted, and / or, applying for registration, the post holder is expected to confidently guide the home through its Ofsted Registration process in a timely fashion.
The position also requires the post holder to successfully register with Ofsted as the 'Registered Manager' of the specific home / s – this is a pre-requisite of the role.
The benefits you can expect as a Registered Manager working for Leverstock Childrens Care are:
* Competitive rate of pay, including a progressive pay scale based on experience, qualifications, and performance.
* Generous annual leave allowance.
* Access to an employee assistance programme.
* The opportunity to contribute towards staffing decisions and staffing incentives.
* Specialist CPD certified training and accredited qualifications free of charge.
* Establishing and working in a brand-new home with the autonomy to shape the service.
* The opportunity to evolve and to progress your career with an ambitious and growing company.
* A robust support structure consisting of an experienced and skilled Responsible Individual, plentiful operational support, and consultancy expertise / support for the children and staff.
* Innovative reporting and recording systems, and HR systems.
* Full wraparound HR support.
* A deputy manager to assist with managing the home and the staff team.
* Your birthday off work, paid.
* A free local gym / health club membership.
We appreciate that the role is emotionally challenging, and we want to ensure that our leaders have plentiful support via committed directors, external consultancy, and innovative HR systems.
Leverstock Childrens Care reserve the right to close this advert at any time, please apply at your earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £45,000.00-£60,000.00 per year
Benefits:
Additional leave
Company events
Company pension
Free parking
Gym membership
On-site parking
Experience:
leadership or management experince in a childrens home: 2 years (required)
Work Location: In person