Registered Manager - children's Residential Service

Residential Children's Home Manager - Lead with Impact! 

Location: Central Bristol Salary: £55,000 - £65,000 per annum (plus performance-related bonuses). 

Are you a passionate, inspirational leader ready to take strategic and operational oversight of multiple Children's Residential Homes and drive them to 'Outstanding' in Central Bristol? Vetro Recruitment is seeking a dedicated and experienced Residential Children's Home Manager to champion the welfare and development of young people across two specialist services.

The Opportunity: Strategic & Operational Oversight

This is a high-level, pivotal role where you will take overall responsibility for two specialist 2-bed services in the Bristol area, each with established Service Managers in post. Your remit is to ensure the delivery of exceptional care and achieve full regulatory compliance, leveraging your extensive knowledge of Ofsted registration and standards to ensure both services excel. You will provide strategic leadership, fostering an environment where young people can thrive and reach their full potential.

Key Responsibilities:

• Multi-Site Operational Leadership: Take overall responsibility for the smooth and compliant running of two x 2-bed services, working closely with the Service Managers.

• Regulatory Excellence: Drive continuous improvement, leveraging your extensive knowledge of Ofsted registration to achieve and maintain positive Ofsted inspection outcomes across both homes.

• Care Plan Implementation: Oversee the implementation of bespoke care plans, ensuring individual needs are met with a child-centred approach.

• Team Inspiration: Inspire, mentor, and strategically manage staff across both teams, cultivating a high-performing environment to deliver outstanding care and support.

• Safeguarding Champion: Ensure the highest safeguarding standards are upheld and incidents are managed swiftly and appropriately across both services.

• Financial Management: Manage financial performance, reporting, and resources efficiently within the home budgets.

• Culture Building: Foster a strong, positive culture of respect, inclusion, and achievement within both settings.

What You Will Bring:

• Essential Qualification: Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare (or equivalent).

• Proven Leadership: Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a leadership/management role within children’s residential care.

• Expert Knowledge: Extensive knowledge of Ofsted registration processes, children’s home regulations, and safeguarding legislation is essential.

• Strategic Oversight: Experience managing multiple sites or having a broader operational remit is highly desirable.

• Child-Centred Commitment: A deep commitment to achieving the best possible outcomes for young people.

• Personal Qualities: You are resilient, approachable, and possess the ability to quickly build trust with Service Managers, staff, and young people.

Salary & Benefits:

• Competitive Salary: £55,000 - £65,000 per annum.

• Performance Bonus: Attractive performance-related bonus scheme linked to regulatory outcomes and operational excellence.

Vetro Recruitment acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Vetro is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merit alone.