Registered Manager Residential Childrens Home Location: Dromore Area Service: Meadow Views Lifestyles Residential Services Salary: £50,000 Contract: Full-time, Permanent About Us Meadow Views, part of Lifestyles Residential Services, is a therapeutic, trauma-informed childrens home offering medium- to long-term placements for up to two children aged 611. Our Dromore home provides a safe, stable, carefully structured environment where children can heal, grow, and thrive through nurturing relationships, consistent routines, and an integrated model of care rooted in attachment, trauma understanding, positive behaviour support, and multidisciplinary collaboration. We are proud of our excellent facilities, strong organisational culture, and our commitment to staff development, reflective practice, and child-centred care. The Role We are seeking an exceptional Registered Manager to lead our Dromore home and ensure the highest standards of care, compliance and safeguarding for the children we support. As Registered Manager, you will: Provide strong, compassionate, values-based leadership to a skilled staff team Ensure the home operates in line with The Childrens Homes Regulations (NI) 2005, Minimum Standards for Childrens Homes (2023), NISCC Codes of Practice and our organisational policies Maintain a safe, nurturing, trauma-informed environment consistent with our ethos and therapeutic model Work collaboratively with Social Workers, Trust personnel, families, schools, and our multidisciplinary team (including Clinical Psychology, OT, and therapeutic consultants) Lead on placement planning, reflective practice, staff supervision, and quality assurance Oversee the homes rota, reporting systems, budget management and regulatory documentation Drive continuous improvement and uphold a strong safeguarding culture Represent the service at LAC reviews, professional meetings and regional forums Ensure all staff uphold our organisational values and positive behaviour support approach, including TCI de-escalation and trauma-informed practice This is a vital leadership role for someone who shares our belief that residential care, done well, changes lives. What Were Looking For Essential Criteria: Degree in Social Work NISCC registration Full UK valid Driving Licence Minimum 3 years post social work qualification Minimum 5 years experience working in residential childcare or a closely related social care setting Minimum 2 years experience in a leadership role (managing a team) Additional Essential Criteria (to be demonstrated at interview) Strong understanding of trauma-informed practice, safeguarding and positive behaviour support Experience supervising staff and leading teams Sound knowledge of regulation, inspection frameworks, risk management and quality assurance Ability to build relationships with Trust partners and external professionals Excellent communication, organisational and problem-solving skills Desirable Criteria: Experience as Deputy Manager or Registered Manager in a childrens home Experience delivering or participating in multidisciplinary planning Knowledge of TCI or similar behaviour support frameworks Why Join Us? At Meadow Views, staff wellbeing and development are prioritised. You will benefit from: A supportive senior management and compliance structure Regular structured reflective practice facilitated by clinical psychology Comprehensive CPD pathway, including leadership development Access to wellbeing supports such as counselling and the private medical care through Benenden Health A strong, values-led organisational culture and consistent operational support Lifestyles adheres to the Access NI Code of Practice; a copy of the policy be made available to you upon request. An enhanced Access NI disclosure check will be required for this post. Having a criminal record will not necessarily debar you from working within Lifestyles. A copy of Lifestyles Ex-Offenders Recruitment Policy can be made available upon request. A copy of Lifestyles Secure Handling of Storage and Retention of Disclosure Information Policy is also available upon request. Apply Now If you are a motivated, child-centred leader who wants to shape a new, high-quality therapeutic service from the ground up, we would love to hear from you. Skills: Social Work NISCC Management Residential Benefits: Medical Aid / Health Care Parking