Care Manager - Children's Residential Service

SuperHiring; Eastbourne; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Pension scheme

Company bonus structure

Monthly gym membership stipend

36+ days CPD and leadership training

Job summary

SuperHiring is seeking an experienced Care Manager for a Children’s Residential Service in Eastbourne. You will provide clinical and operational oversight, ensuring high standards of care, safeguarding, and trauma-informed support for children with complex needs across multi-site homes.

The role requires Deputy Manager level experience, strong regulatory knowledge, and the ability to lead teams while maintaining exceptional care documentation and reporting. A full UK driving licence is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in children’s residential care at deputy manager level or above.
• Strong understanding of safeguarding and regulatory standards.
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Spend a minimum of one day per week in each home.
• Attend weekly meetings with the Registered Manager to review care quality and safeguarding.
• Provide line management and supervision to Deputy Managers.
• Oversee the Care Co-ordinator role across satellite services.
• Support assessment and admission planning for new young people.
• Contribute to professional meetings for all young people across homes.
• Support audits, action plans and quality improvement following feedback.
• Monitor and quality-check approvals and care documentation.

Skills

Deputy Manager level or above

Safeguarding

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Driving licence

Tools

Word

Excel

Care management systems

Job description

Care Manager - Children's Residential Service (BBBH244) Eastbourne, England

Salary: pension, private healthcare, bonuses

Care Manager – Children’s Residential Services

Location:Eastbourne (multi-site)
Hours:Full-Time, Monday–Friday, 9:00am–5:00pm

We’re recruiting an experiencedCare Managerto provide clinical and operational oversight across a specialist children’s residential provision in Eastbourne. The service operates a blended model, where young people have their own individual living spaces alongside access to shared communal areas.

This is a senior, practice-led role suited to candidates who have operated at Deputy Manager level or above and are confident overseeing care quality, compliance, and team performance across multiple services.

You’ll work closely with the Registered Manager and Deputy Managers to ensure high standards of care, strong safeguarding practice, and consistent delivery of trauma-informed support for children with learning disabilities, complex mental health needs, trauma histories, and high-risk behaviours, ensuring care is consistent, safe, and outcome focused.

The Young People You’ll Support May Present With:

• Significant emotional dysregulation and trauma histories
• Learning disabilities, autism, ADHD, and attachment difficulties
• Mental health needs including self-harm and crisis behaviours
• High-risk and challenging behaviours
• Poor placement stability and complex care needs

Your Role as Care Manager

• Spenda minimum of one day per week in each home, maintaining visibility with young people, staff teams, and leadership
• Attendweekly meetings with the Registered Managerto review care quality, safeguarding, and regulatory priorities
• Attend and supportweekly planning meetings with Deputy Managers
• Provideline management and supervisionto Deputy Managers across both homes
• Oversee and support theCare Co-ordinator role(including satellite services)
• Support theassessment and admission planningof new young people
• Attend and contribute toprofessional meetings for all young peopleacross the homes
• Support the Registered Manager withaudits, action plans, and quality improvementfollowing RI or regulatory feedback
• Monitor and quality-checkClearCare approvals and care documentation
• Work collaboratively with the Registered Manager onregulatory compliance, safeguarding, and best practice
• Maintain high standards of recording, reporting, and professional accountability

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience inchildren’s residential careatDeputy Manager level or above
• Strong understanding ofChildren’s Homes Regulations, Quality Standards, and safeguarding
• Confident supervising senior staff and maintaining oversight across multiple services
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills
• Comfortable usingWord, Excel, and care management systems
• Able to balance operational oversight with relationship-based practice
• Emotionally resilient, professional, and values-led in approach
• Full UK driving licence (essential due to multi-site working)

What You’ll Receive

• Monday–Friday working pattern (9am–5pm)
• Private healthcare and 24/7 GP access
• Monthly gym membership stipend
• Pension scheme and company bonus structure
• 36+ days of CPD and leadership-focused training per year
• Support from experienced Registered Managers and senior leadership
• Opportunity to influence and shape care quality across multiple services

Safer Recruitment Commitment

SuperCare is committed to robust safeguarding and Safer Recruitment practices. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS, referencing, and full background checks.