Dual Registered Manager Children'S Homes

Agincare Childrens' Services; North Skelton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Referral scheme up to £1,000

Career development opportunities

Blue Light discounts

Early pay on demand

Company pension scheme

Job summary

Agincare is recruiting a Dual Registered Manager to oversee two brand new children’s residential homes in Redcar and Cleveland. You will lead day-to-day operations, drive service development and ensure registration readiness while ensuring high quality care and regulatory compliance.

You will build positive team cultures, support safeguarding and Ofsted requirements, and prepare both homes for inspections from the outset.

Qualifications

• Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare (England) is required.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in children’s residential care, including at least 3 years in a managerial or leadership role.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operations of two new children’s homes in Redcar and Cleveland.
• Lead and support teams to foster a safe, positive, inclusive environment.
• Develop the service and ensure high-quality care while complying with regulations.
• Prepare homes for registration and inspection and support staff development.

Skills

Leadership experience

Safeguarding knowledge

Ofsted regulations awareness

Care planning

Behaviour support

Inspection leadership

Education

Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare (England) (or equivalent)

3+ years’ experience in children’s residential care, including managerial/leadership role

Job description

Package Description:

We have an exciting opportunity for an ambitious and dedicated leader to oversee the opening of two brand new children's residential homes within Redcar and Cleveland. Operating under a dual registration, you will have the unique opportunity to influence every aspect of service development, from creating positive team cultures and implementing outstanding care practices to preparing both homes for registration and inspection.

This is a rare chance to leave a lasting legacy by developing two services that provide exceptional outcomes for children and young people who need stability, support and the opportunity to reach their full potential.

About the Role

As the Dual Registered Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing the day‑to‑day operations of our children’s residential homes located in Redcar and Cleveland.

As an experienced manager, you will confidently lead and support dedicated teams, fostering a safe, positive, and inclusive environment where children and staff can thrive. You will play a key role in establishing and developing this new service, ensuring high-quality care delivery while maintaining full compliance with regulatory and legislative requirements.

This is a unique opportunity to help shape and embed best practice across these homes from the outset, ensuring outstanding outcomes for the children and young people we support.

What You Need to Be Successful in This Role

Essential:

• Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare (England) (or equivalent).
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in children’s residential care, including at least 3 years in a managerial or leadership role.
• In‑depth knowledge of safeguarding, Ofsted regulations, and relevant legislation in children’s services.
• Experience in planning and implementing care plans and maintaining documentation to a high standard in line with Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and Quality Standards.
• Experience supporting children and young people with learning disabilities who may display complex behaviours.
• Experience leading Ofsted home inspections.

Desirable

• Experience opening or developing new services is advantageous.

Why Join Us?

• Opportunity to earn a discretionary bonus
• A referral scheme that could earn you up to £1,000*.
• Career development opportunities.
• A variety of employee benefits including Blue Light discounts, early pay on demand, and a company pension scheme.

About Agincare

Agincare is proudly celebrating 40 years of caring for communities. As a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with more than 5,500 team members, and expanding every day, we continue to strengthen our services through recent care home developments and the launch of our new not‑for‑profit Children’s Services. Today, Agincare is one of the UK’s largest care providers, delivering care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live‑in care across more than 170 locations nationwide.

As a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant, we are committed to supporting care leavers by guaranteeing either an interview or an informal career conversation. We are proud to support the Armed Forces community through our alliance, offering guaranteed interviews to service leavers and members of the military community.

All of our services are regulated by the CQC, Our children's services by Ofsted, and Agincare is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences. At present, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship.