Designated Responsible Person

Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd; Warrington; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Bonus scheme

Comprehensive induction

Leadership Academy

Long Service Awards

Employee Assistance Service

Wellbeing Programme

Recommend a Friend scheme

Team Rewards with discounted venues

Job summary

CareTech's Embrace Services in Warrington and Widnes is seeking a Responsible Individual to oversee three solo children's residential homes, ensuring high-quality care and regulatory compliance.

The role requires trauma-informed leadership, extensive knowledge of employment legislation and children's services law, and a track record of managing complex settings. You’ll work with professionals to achieve positive outcomes for young people and contribute to service development.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Employment legislation
• Strong understanding of Children’s services law Experience
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Management of Children’s services and part of tis time as a Responsible Individual.

Responsibilities

• Be the Responsible Individual for 3 solo Children's Residential homes in Warrington & Widnes.
• Support the Embrace services expansion and provide leadership for complex needs.
• Collaborate with professionals to identify outcomes and ensure safe, therapeutic care.

Skills

Employment legislation

Children's services law

Management experience

Job description

£60,000 to £70,000 per year, Competitive

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hours:

Full time

Disability Confident:

No

Closing Date:

26/09/2026

About this job

Responsible Individual Responsible to: Service Director Main purpose of the role: To be the Responsible Individual for 3 solo Children's Residential homes in the Warrington & Widnes area.

We are expanding our Embrace services, specialised residential care homes and therapeutic service packages for children and young people with complex needs, trauma, and behavioural challenges.

Embrace Services Overview Our vision is to provide an individualised package of care in an environment where the young people are genuinely cared for, feel safe and understood as individuals.

At the same time encouraging the young person to develop the academic, practical and social skills needed to thrive and achieve to their full potential.

We aim to provide 28 week placements, dependant on need, we will be available to support high acuity young people who have had a breakdown in their previous placement or be transitioning to a more suitable placement or care settings.

We will work collaboratively with all professionals to identify the desired outcomes and next steps from the start of the placement.

Within this time we aim to stabilise and work with young people to acknowledge their risks and behaviours whilst being supported by our Embrace team.

Core Features Therapeutic Approach: Trauma-informed care plans integrated with embedded clinical and educational support.

Staffing Ratios: High staffing levels, typically starting at a minimum of 1:1 or 2:1 support depending on individual risk and needs.

Outcomes: Aimed at building practical, social, and academic life skills to help young people transition toward independence.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Employment legislation
• Strong understanding of Children’s services law Experience
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Management of Children’s services and part of tis time as a Responsible Individual.

What We Offer

Sector leading entry Salary depending on experience.

Annual quality and commercial bonus.

As a member of the CareTech leadership team you will participate in a Management Incentive Plan that will enable you to share in the long term success of the Company.

Comprehensive Induction To set you up for success.

Continuous development from our in-house Leadership Academy.

Whose courses provide our existing and future leaders the time and psychological space to explore the expectations of a leader, with a focus on core behavioural skills.

To motivate, empower, inspire and stretch leaders to develop their knowledge and skills in leadership and management, by reflecting on themselves and how they interact and work with their teams, their networks and the wider business.

Additional Benefits

Competitive pay, pension scheme, and a range of benefits including:

• Employee Assistance Service
• Wellbeing Programme
• Recommend a Friend scheme
• Team Rewards with discounted restaurants and family days out
• Long Service Awards

Why Cambian?

As part of the CareTech family, To be part of the most exciting Children's care team in the UK, to make a difference each day every day for the young people we support.

All of our colleagues

Care & Support Workers, Educators, Clinicians, Therapists, Fostering and Support Services are fully committed to CareTech’s goals.

They understand the challenges and rewards of working with our Service Users, Children and Young People and know that every day they will achieve things that really matter.

• A career in Care can be life-changing.

The chance to make a real, positive difference every day and the opportunity to build experience, skills and recognised qualifications in a friendly, empowering environment, where people are at the heart of everything we do.

• As one of Europe’s largest Care & Special Needs Education providers, you will be able to grow and develop your career at CareTech
• a place where we can offer job satisfaction and long-term career prospects.

CareTech is a Disability Confident Employer and an Equal Opportunities Employer.

We value the wisdom that comes from life experience and are committed to promoting the safeguarding and welfare of all in our care.

All applicants must undergo an enhanced DBS check and provide at least

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