Home Manager/Service Manager (Children's Home)

SuperCare Residential; Uckfield; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading children's care provider in Uckfield seeks a Registered Manager to oversee a therapeutic home for young people with complex mental health challenges. You will ensure high care standards and compliance while building a skilled team and driving trauma-informed practices. This role includes competitive salary, private healthcare, and extensive training opportunities.

Benefits

Private healthcare

Monthly gym membership stipend

36+ days of CPD training per year

Qualifications

• Experience managing a children's residential setting with high-risk or EBD needs.
• Excellent understanding of safeguarding, Ofsted standards, and risk management.
• Strong working knowledge of legislation: Children's Homes Regs, Quality Standards.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for Ofsted compliance, care quality, and operations.
• Lead a skilled team of support workers and Team Leaders.
• Drive trauma-informed, therapeutic practice at all levels.
• Develop and monitor care plans and risk assessments.

Skills

Experience in children's residential setting

Understanding of safeguarding

Proven leadership skills

Emotional intelligence

Education

Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management (Residential Childcare)

Job description

Registered Manager - Children's Residential Home (Mental Health, EBD & High-Risk Behaviours)

Location: Uckfield | Full-Time | £Competitive + Bonus + Full Benefits | Ofsted-Regulated

We're recruiting an exceptional Registered Manager to lead a small, high-need therapeutic children's home in Uckfield, supporting young people aged 11-18 with complex mental health challenges, trauma, and high-risk behaviours. This is a rare opportunity to take full ownership of a service where clinical practice meets leadership vision-ideal for experienced Registered Managers or ambitious Deputies ready to take that next step.

You'll oversee a well-resourced, psychologically informed environment, supported by a forward-thinking provider committed to therapeutic excellence and staff wellbeing.

The Young People You'll Support May Present With:

• Self-harm, including ligatures and risk of serious injury
• Suicidal ideation, dissociation, and crisis dysregulation
• Histories of CSE (Child Sexual Exploitation) and trafficking
• Sexualised behaviour, aggression, and boundary issues
• Substance misuse and overdose risks
• Conditions including PTSD, emerging personality disorder, ADHD, autism, and attachment trauma

Your Role as Registered Manager

• Be fully responsible for the home's Ofsted compliance, care quality, and safe operations
• Build and lead a skilled team of support workers, Team Leaders and Deputies
• Drive trauma-informed, therapeutic practice at every level of the home
• Maintain a culture of high expectations, emotional safety, and accountability
• Develop and monitor care plans, risk assessments, audits and serious incident reviews
• Build strong partnerships with social care, CAMHS, schools and families
• Create an environment where staff are supported, valued, and retained
• Actively contribute to service growth, quality assurance, and safeguarding strategy

What We're Looking For

• Experience managing (or deputising in) a children's residential setting with high-risk or EBD/mental health needs
• Excellent understanding of safeguarding, Ofsted standards, and risk management
• Proven leadership skills and a therapeutic, values-driven approach
• Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management (Residential Childcare) - or willingness to complete
• Strong working knowledge of legislation: Children's Homes Regs, Quality Standards, Working Together to Safeguard Children, etc.
• Emotional intelligence, professional resilience, and confident decision-making
• Full UK driving licence (essential due to rural location)

What You'll Receive

• Salary significantly above national average
• Private healthcare and 24/7 GP access
• Monthly gym membership stipend
• Support from experienced senior leadership and clinical advisors
• 36+ days of CPD training per year, plus peer support and leadership mentoring
• Internal promotions pipeline to Operations/Regional roles
• Pension scheme and protected time for management duties

Safer Recruitment Commitment

This provider is committed to robust safeguarding and Safer Recruitment practices. Offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS, referencing, and full identity and background checks.

Ready to lead with purpose and leave a lasting legacy in the lives of vulnerable young people? Apply now to take on a leadership role where trauma-informed care isn't just a buzzword-it's a practice, culture, and mission.