Therapeutic Children's Home Manager – Learning Disabilities

Hollybank Trustees Ltd; Leominster; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary up to £60,000 per annum

Bonus scheme

Paycare Employee Assistance Programme

Pension

Job summary

Family Care Group is recruiting a Registered Manager for a 2-bed children’s residential home in Leominster, Herefordshire, supporting children with learning disabilities, autism and complex needs. You will lead a compassionate team, delivering therapeutic, child-centred care in a compliant setting.

You will champion trauma-informed practice, safeguarding and high-quality care planning, working with multidisciplinary professionals to achieve outstanding outcomes and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Experience leading or deputising in a children’s residential home.
• Strong safeguarding knowledge and experience managing safeguarding concerns.
• Excellent communication, organisational and leadership skills.
• Commitment to trauma-informed, therapeutic practice.
• Ability to build positive relationships with children, families and professionals.

Responsibilities

• Lead, inspire and develop a high-performing residential team.
• Create a positive culture around safeguarding, inclusion and outstanding childcare practice.
• Ensure compliance with Children’s Homes Regulations 2015, Quality Standards and Ofsted requirements.
• Recruit, supervise, develop and retain a skilled workforce.
• Manage staffing levels, rotas and participate in on-call management.
• Oversee safeguarding investigations, serious incident management and statutory notifications.
• Oversee care planning, risk assessments, behaviour support plans and placement planning.
• Lead the home through Ofsted inspections and continuous service improvement.
• Manage budgets, resources and operational performance.

Job description

Family Care Group is recruiting a Registered Manager for a 2-bed children’s residential home in Leominster, Herefordshire, supporting children with learning disabilities, autism and complex needs. You will lead a compassionate team, delivering therapeutic, child-centred care in a compliant setting.

You will champion trauma-informed practice, safeguarding and high-quality care planning, working with multidisciplinary professionals to achieve outstanding outcomes and regulatory compliance.