Registered Manager

Brook Street; Wythenshawe; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Brook Street is recruiting for a Registered Manager (Children's Residential - Learning Difficulties) in Wythenshawe, Manchester. The role leads a therapeutic, 1-bed home, ensuring safe, high-quality care and progress towards Ofsted registration.

You will oversee a team delivering individualised support to children and young people with complex needs, coordinating with families, professionals, and the local community to achieve positive outcomes.

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Qualifications

• At least 2 years managing a children's residential home with proven Ofsted ratings.
• Strong understanding of Children’s Homes Regulations 2015 and quality standards.
• Experience with behavioural change programmes in a therapeutic setting.
• Experience with children and young people with complex needs; able to lead through challenge.
• Leadership experience within a supervisory/management role.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a committed team to deliver therapeutic, individualised support for children and young people.
• Ensure high-quality care within a safe, nurturing environment day to day and in the bigger picture.
• Work with colleagues, families, and community partners.
• Contribute to the home’s standards, ethos, and aims with your leadership.
• Drive positive outcomes through strong leadership and clear direction.
• Support the registration journey with Ofsted as the home moves toward registration.

Skills

Leadership experience

Ofsted knowledge

Behavioural change

Management experience

Adaptability

Education

Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare

Residential Childcare / Children, Young People and Families Practitioner

Job description

Registered Manager (Children's Residential - Learning Difficulties)
Location: Wythenshawe, Manchester (M23)
Salary: £50,000 - £65,000 DOE
Setting: 1 bed home

If you're an experienced Registered Manager who thrives on making a genuine difference to young people with complex needs, this could be your next step. Our Client runs therapeutic children's homes, and we're hiring for a reputed client in Wythenshawe where your leadership will help create safety, stability, and real momentum for long-term outcomes.

What you'll be doing:

• Lead and develop a committed team to deliver therapeutic, individualised support for children and young people
• Ensure high-quality care within a safe, nurturing environment-day to day and in the bigger picture
• Work collaboratively with colleagues, professional partners, families, and wider community stakeholders
• Proactively contribute to the home's standards, ethos, and aims, using your knowledge of quality expectations
• Drive positive outcomes through tenacious leadership, confidence-building and clear direction
• Support the registration journey with Ofsted, as the home moves from unregistered to registered status

What you'll bring:

• At least 2 year's experience managing a children's residential home, with proven Ofsted ratings
• A strong understanding of the Children's Homes Regulations 2015 and associated quality standards
• Experience of behavioural change programmes and working in a therapeutic environment
• Experience with children and young people with complex needs-so you're comfortable leading through challenge
• Leadership experience within a supervisory or management capacity
• A flexible, adaptable approach-especially important during a registration transition
• Qualification alignment: Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare (or studying towards), and/or Level 3 or 4 qualification relevant to the care of looked after children (e.g., Residential Childcare / Children, Young People and Families Practitioner)

Additional information:

• Current context: the home is unregistered with Ofsted; registration is being progressed, with a future CQC pathway expected around age 18
• Salary: £50,000-£65,000 (DOE and qualifications)
• Hours: Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm (on-call responsibilities to be confirmed)
• Safer recruitment checks will apply, including Enhanced DBS, references, and driving licence checks

Ready to lead a therapeutic home and make a lasting difference for one young person and the wider team?