Overview
CareTech Stoke-On-Trent, England, United Kingdom
Location: Stoke-on-Trent
Contract: Full Time • Role Type: Permanent • Working hours per week: 40
Closing Date: Thursday 30 October 2025
Position
Registered Manager – 4 bedroom Children’s Home (EBD services)
Are you passionate about transforming the lives of young people? Join Cambian as a Registered Manager in Stoke and make a lasting impact to young people as part of our specialist EBD services.
About Us
At Cambian we are dedicated to providing exceptional care and support to our children’s residential homes across the UK. Cambian is part of the CareTech family, where we work collectively to support every child to have an extraordinary day every day.
What We Offer
* Salary £50,000 - £60,000 per annum DOE.
* Annual quality and commercial bonus from £5,000.
* Management Incentive Plan with long-term company benefits.
* Comprehensive Induction to set you up for success.
* Management Development Training Programme and leadership development from our in-house Leadership Academy.
* Additional Benefits: Competitive pay, pension scheme, and a range of benefits including Employee Assistance Service, Wellbeing Programme, Recommend a Friend scheme, Cycle to work, Team Rewards with discounts, Long Service Awards.
As a Registered Manager our expectation is that your home will be rated at least “Good” by Ofsted. In this 4-bedroom Children’s Home you will need to:
Responsibilities
* Develop Comprehensive Care Plans: ensure each young person has a tailored plan addressing care, education, social, emotional, cultural, therapeutic, and health needs.
* Develop a great team: support recruitment, induction, and personal development plans to retain a stable team for the young people.
* Foster Consultation: develop systems to consult young people about the care they receive.
* Allocate Key Workers: assign a Key Worker to each young person to implement their care plan.
* Maintain High Standards: establish and monitor high-quality care standards in line with the quality standards and the Home’s Statement of Purpose.
* Handle Complaints and Concerns: address complaints or child protection concerns.
* Collaborate with Stakeholders: work with parents, carers, and other professionals to promote welfare of young people.
* Participate in Meetings: attend and contribute to care planning and review meetings as appropriate.
* Embrace a safe culture: ensure the children in your service are cared for to the highest standard.
* Effective Commercial Management: manage the home aligned to budget expectations.
Essential Requirements And Experience
* Passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people in care.
* Relevant Experience: at least 2 years in residential care of children, with at least 1 year in a supervisory role within the last 5 years.
* Qualifications: Level 3 in Children's Residential Care is essential. Level 5 in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare is preferred at point of application; if not held, you must be enrolled on Level 5 within 6 months of starting.
* Knowledge: Understanding of The Quality Standards, SCCIF, childcare legislation, and regulatory requirements.
* Skills: Planning, organizing, budget control, resource allocation, and team leadership.
* Communication: Confident in effective spoken and written communication.
* Understanding Trauma: Knowledge of needs of children with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties, including managing challenging behaviour.
* Driving License: Full UK required.
Why Cambian?
* As part of the CareTech family, join a leading children’s care team to make a difference every day.
* All colleagues are committed to CareTech’s goals and the welfare of service users.
* A career in Care can be life-changing with opportunities to grow and develop.
* CareTech is one of Europe’s largest Care & Special Needs Education providers with long-term career prospects.
CareTech is a Disability Confident Employer and an Equal Opportunities Employer. All applicants must undergo an enhanced DBS check and provide at least two references covering the past two years. Applicants must also provide information for all positions related to working with children and the vulnerable and details of employment going back to full-time education.
If you are ready to make a difference and meet the needs of children in a nurturing environment, apply now and join our dedicated team!
Job Description: Childrens_Residential_Home_Manager_1124_West_1_.pdf
Additional information
* Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
* Employment type: Full-time
* Job function: Sales and Business Development
* Industries: Hospitals and Health Care
Referral messages and nearby locations are listed on the original posting, not required for this refined description.
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