Registered Manager – Children's Residential Home

📍 Croydon, South London

💰 Up to £65,000 per annum (dependent on experience) [1, 2, 3]

🎁 Performance-related bonus scheme & comprehensive benefits package

🕒 Full Time | Monday – Friday | 09:00 – 17:00 (plus on-call escalation)

Connective Careers Pathways is recruiting on behalf of a children's residential care provider for an experienced and dedicated Registered Manager. You will lead a high-quality children's residential service in the Croydon area, ensuring vulnerable young people receive outstanding, person-centred care. This is an exceptional opportunity for an established manager with a strong track record of regulatory compliance to shape, develop, and lead a premier care service.

The Role

As Registered Manager, you will hold overall legal and operational responsibility for the smooth running of the home. You will ensure the highest standards of safeguarding, care quality, and regulatory compliance are maintained at all times. You will lead, inspire, and develop your staff team while creating a safe, nurturing, and therapeutic environment that enables young people to thrive.

Key responsibilities:

• Holding legal responsibility for the home's daily operations and managing the service budget.
• Achieving and maintaining a minimum "Good" or "Outstanding" Ofsted rating.
• Leading, supervising, and developing a highly effective residential care team.
• Ensuring strict adherence to the Children’s Homes Regulations 2015 and Quality Standards.
• Managing referrals, admissions, and care planning to ensure placement stability.
• Collaborating with local authorities, social workers, and multi-agency professionals in the Croydon and wider London area.
• Managing the management on-call rota and handling service escalations.

Essential Requirements:

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• Previously successful in obtaining registration with Ofsted as a Registered Manager.
• Proven track record of managing a children's residential home with positive inspection outcomes.
• Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare (or equivalent).
• Minimum 2 years' experience in a management or supervisory position within children's residential care.
• Deep knowledge of the Children’s Homes Regulations 2015, safeguarding protocols, and care standards.
• Strong leadership, financial acumen, organisational, and communication skills.
• Full UK Driving Licence (highly desirable).

Working Hours:

• Monday to Friday, 09:00 – 17:00.
• 40 hours per week.
• Flexibility required to meet the operational needs and emergencies of the home.
• Participation in the senior management on-call escalation rota

What's on Offer:

• Competitive salary of up to £65,000 per annum (negotiable based on experience).
• Performance-related bonus scheme.
• Comprehensive company pension and healthcare benefits.
• Excellent senior leadership support and administrative backing.
• Extensive ongoing professional development and corporate career progression pathways.

Apply Today

For more information or to apply, contact:Connective Careers Pathways

📞 01223 944049📧

info@connectivecareers.co.uk

With over 30 years of combined industry experience, Connective Careers Pathways connects exceptional care professionals with outstanding employers across the Health & Social Care and Education sectors.