Registered Children's Home Manager

Autonomy Plus Limited; Chippenham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A children's care provider in Chippenham is seeking a Registered Manager to lead a dedicated team in delivering high-quality care and support. The role involves ensuring regulatory compliance and embedding a positive safeguarding culture while developing leadership capabilities among staff. Candidates must have a Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management for Residential Childcare and experience in a similar environment.

Benefits

Access to trauma-informed practice training

Supportive senior leadership team

Qualifications

• Experience as a Registered Manager or Deputy within a children's residential home.
• Strong knowledge of Ofsted's Social Care Common Inspection Framework (SCCIF).
• Understanding of trauma, attachment, and child development.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a resilient, skilled staff team to deliver high-quality care.
• Ensure full regulatory compliance and manage incident documentation.
• Deliver evidence-based interventions aligned with children's care plans.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Regulatory reporting

Commercial awareness

Education

Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management for Residential Childcare

Job description

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a resilient, skilled staff team to deliver high-quality care and relational practice
• Ensure full regulatory compliance, including robust safeguarding, incident management and documentation
• Deliver evidence-based interventions, aligned with children's care plans and positive behaviour support
• Prepare for and confidently manage Ofsted inspections, audits, and multi-agency collaboration
• Create a culture of learning, reflection and continuous improvement, using supervision, coaching and restorative feedback
• Participate in management on call

Qualifications

• Experience as a Registered Manager or Deputy within a children's residential home
• Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management for Residential Childcare
• Strong knowledge of Ofsted's Social Care Common Inspection Framework (SCCIF)
• Understanding of trauma, attachment and child development
• Proven ability to embed a positive safeguarding culture and proactively manage risk
• Excellent leadership, people management and regulatory reporting skills
• Commercial awareness with financial acumen and experience of managing budgets

What We're Offering

• A home that is fully committed to achieving and sustaining Ofsted Outstanding
• A values-led working culture
• Access to trauma-informed and restorative practice training
• Supportive senior leadership team and dedicated Responsible Individual

Ready to Apply?

Haresfield, near Chippenham, is a vibrant home dedicated to supporting children and young people. It offers more than just a place to live - it's a place where they can truly flourish. Our team creates a safe, nurturing and empowering environment where they are all encouraged to discover their strengths, develop new skills and build confidence for the future.

Your Purpose

As the Registered Manager, your leadership will be the foundation for a service that delivers Outstanding care, support, and outcomes in line with:

• The Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015
• The Quality Standards
• And Ofsted's framework for inspection.

You will be at the heart of creating a home that is:

• Safe and nurturing, with clear routines, high aspirations and restorative boundaries
• Therapeutic and trauma-informed, with emotionally attuned care at its core
• Child-centred and participatory, where young voices shape the decisions that affect them