Registered Manager - Job Description
Provider: Havenwell Homes
Location: Luton
Salary: £60,000 per annum + company car + performance-related bonus (payable once the home has opened)
Home Capacity: 3 children (ages 11-15)
1. Job Purpose
The Registered Manager (RM) will lead Havenwell Homes' new 3-bed children's home in Luton, providing high-quality, child-centred residential care for young people aged 11-15 with various emotional and behavioural needs.
The RM is responsible for leading the Ofsted registration process, establishing a stable team, and ensuring full compliance with the Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and the Quality Standards. They will shape the home's culture, ensuring therapeutic, trauma-informed practice and consistently positive outcomes for children.
2. Key Responsibilities
Leadership & Management
1. Lead the home through Ofsted pre-registration, interviews, and initial inspection.
2. Develop and embed a child-centred, trauma-informed culture.
3. Provide strong leadership to the team, including induction, supervision, and performance management.
4. Maintain effective staffing levels and create the staff shift pattern (TBC).
5. Model positive,...