Children's Home Registered Manager

Agincare; Center (OH); On-site; USD 69,000 - 84,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Referral scheme up to £1,000

Blue Light discounts

Early pay on demand

Company pension scheme

Job summary

Agincare is seeking an Ofsted Registered Manager for a brand new children’s LD residential home in York. You will lead and develop the service, manage teams of Support Workers and Senior Support Workers, and uphold outstanding regulatory standards.

You will ensure high-quality care delivery, implement care plans, and maintain documentation to a high standard while ensuring safeguarding and compliance with England regulations.

Qualifications

• Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare (England) (or equivalent).
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in children’s residential care, including at least 3 years in a managerial role.
• In-depth knowledge of safeguarding, Ofsted regulations, and relevant legislation in children’s services.
• Experience planning and maintaining care plans and documentation to a high standard under regulations.
• Experience supporting children and young people with learning disabilities with complex behaviours.
• Experience leading Ofsted home inspections.
• Experience opening or developing new services is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operations of the residential home in York.
• Lead and support teams, fostering a safe, positive, and inclusive environment.
• Develop and embed best practices across the home from the outset.
• Ensure high-quality care delivery and regulatory compliance with England standards.

Skills

Safeguarding knowledge

Ofsted regulations knowledge

Care plans planning

Leadership and staff development

Regulatory compliance

Education

Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare (England) (or equivalent)

Job description

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Up to £58,000 Depending on Skills and Experience

Working Hours:

40

Location:

York

Closing Date:

10/10/2026

Department:

Operations & Management

Region:

North

Business Unit:

Children's Services

Job Introduction

We have an exciting opportunity within our brand new not-for-profit Children’s Services Residential Home in York. This service is a need-led children’s LD residential home, and we are now looking for an Ofsted Registered Manager to lead and develop the provision, setting the stage for a truly impactful service .

The successful applicant will lead, manage and support teams of Support Workers and Senior Support Workers across the home, while acting as a corporate parent to the children we care for, helping, supporting and ensuring they thrive in their day-to-day lives .

About the Role

As the Registered Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of our children’s residential home located in York, supporting children and young people with learning disabilities (LD) and other additional complex needs .

As an experienced manager, you will confidently lead and support dedicated teams, fostering a safe, positive, and inclusive environment where children and staff can thrive . You will play a key role in establishing and developing this new service, ensuring high-quality care delivery while maintaining full compliance with regulatory and legislative requirements.

This is a unique opportunity to help shape and embed best practice across this home from the outset, ensuring outstanding outcomes for the children and young people we support .

What You Need to Be Successful in This Role

• Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare (England) (or equivalent).
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in children’s residential care, including at least 3 years in a managerial or leadership role.
• In-depth knowledge of safeguarding,Ofstedregulations, and relevant legislation in children’s services.
• Experience in planning and implementing care plans and maintaining documentation to a high standard in line withChildren’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015and Quality Standards.
• Experience supporting children and young people with learning disabilities who may display complex behaviours.
• Experience leading Ofsted home inspections.
• Experience opening or developing new services is advantageous.

Why Join Us?

• Opportunity to earn a discretionary bonus
• A referral scheme that could earn you up to £1,000*.
• A variety of employee benefits including Blue Light discounts, early pay on demand, and a company pension scheme.

About Agincare

Agincare is proudly celebrating 40 years of caring for communities. As a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with more than 5,500 team members, and expanding every day, we continue to strengthen our services through recent care home developments and the launch of our new not-for-profit Children’s Services. Today, Agincare is one of the UK’s largest care providers, delivering care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across more than 170 locations nationwide.

As a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant, we are committed tosupporting care leavers by guaranteeing either an interview or an informal career conversation. We are proud to support the Armed Forces community through our alliance,offering guaranteed interviewsto service leavers and members of the military community.

All of our services are regulated by the CQCand Agincare is proud to be anequal opportunities employerand encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences.At present, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship.