Registered Manager

Baltimore Consulting Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Baltimore Consulting Limited is seeking a Registered Manager to step into a settled 1-bed children’s home and provide strong leadership during a key regulatory period.

You will oversee safeguarding, care planning and Ofsted readiness, ensuring high-quality care and positive education and family engagement outcomes for a young person with progress and reduced restrictions. Immediate start on a 6-month contract.

Qualifications

• Experience as Registered Manager in children's residential services.
• Knowledge of Children’s Homes Regulations and Ofsted requirements.
• Experience managing inspection preparation and compliance activity.
• Ability to provide stable leadership and maintain positive outcomes for young people with complex histories.
• Level 5 Leadership and Management qualification or equivalent residential childcare management experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead a 1-bed children’s home and maintain high-quality care standards.
• Drive Ofsted readiness and ensure compliance ahead of inspection activity.
• Provide effective leadership, support and oversight to the staff team.
• Maintain positive outcomes around education engagement, family contact and agreed free time arrangements.
• Ensure robust safeguarding, care planning and regulatory practice remain embedded.

Skills

Leadership

Ofsted knowledge

Regulations knowledge

Staff supervision

Education

Level 5 Leadership and Management qualification

Job description

Registered Manager

6 Month Contract | Immediate Start

£500 per day

Inside IR35 (via umbrella)

SE England

CVs are being reviewed immediately and interviews will be taking place ahead of a key regulatory inspection from the 23rd November onwards.

Are you an experienced Registered Manager who can step into a settled service and provide strong leadership during an important period? This is an excellent opportunity for a Registered Manager to oversee a single occupancy children’s home supporting one young person who has made significant progress, with greatly reduced restrictions and positive outcomes across education, family engagement and behaviour.

As Registered Manager, you will inherit a stable environment with no recent incidents, no restraints and no missing episodes. The focus will be on maintaining standards, evidencing good practice and ensuring inspection readiness. This is an ideal assignment for a Registered Manager who can quickly build confidence with staff and stakeholders while continuing the positive journey already underway.

Your Role as Registered Manager:

• Lead a 1-bed children’s home and maintain high-quality care standards
• Drive Ofsted readiness and ensure compliance ahead of inspection activity
• Provide effective leadership, support and oversight to the staff team
• Maintain positive outcomes around education engagement, family contact and agreed free time arrangements
• Ensure robust safeguarding, care planning and regulatory practice remain embedded

Your Previous Experience as Registered Manager:

• Previous experience as a Registered Manager within children’s residential services
• Strong knowledge of Children’s Homes Regulations and Ofsted requirements
• Proven experience managing inspection preparation and compliance activity
• Ability to provide stable leadership and maintain positive outcomes for young people with complex histories
• Level 5 Leadership and Management qualification or equivalent residential childcare management experience

This assignment offers the opportunity to join a service at a positive point in its journey, with a young person demonstrating significant improvement and reduced restrictions. If you can provide immediate impact and confident leadership during an important period, we’d love to hear from you.

Our clients are passionate about creating and evolving a diverse workforce and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant. Recruiting decisions are based on your experience and skills. Any reasonable adjustments in the workplace will be fully supported during the application and hiring process.

Due to the fast-paced nature of interim recruitment, applications are reviewed as received and client requirements may change during the recruitment process.

Whilst we endeavour to review all applications, we may not be able to respond individually to every candidate.

Submission of an application, expression of interest or right to represent does not guarantee submission to a client, interview, placement, or engagement. Recruitment decisions ultimately remain subject to client requirements, availability, suitability, and selection processes.

Baltimore Consulting is committed to fair and inclusive recruitment practices, and all applications are considered based on the requirements of the role and the information available at the time of review.