lancaster, Lancashire, United Kingdom
£45000 - £55000
Permanent
Job Title: Residential Registered Manager
Location: Lancaster, Lancashire
Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent
Job Description
Are you an experienced, ambitious leader ready to take the next step in your residential career? We are seeking a Residential Registered Manager for an established children’s home in Lancaster.
This role offers the opportunity to lead a dedicated team in a supportive environment, delivering high-quality care to children with social, emotional, and behavioural needs.
Key Responsibilities
As a Residential Registered Manager based in Lancaster, your daily duties will include:
- Leading and managing the day-to-day operations of the children’s home, ensuring a safe, nurturing, and child-centred environment
- Overseeing staff supervision, mentoring, and training to promote best practice and professional development
- Maintaining robust safeguarding procedures, risk assessments, and multi-agency collaboration to ensure the welfare of all children in care
Requirements & Qualifications
To be successful as a Residential Registered Manager, you will need:
- A Leadership and Management qualification, or willingness to work towards one
- NVQ Level 3 in Caring for Children or equivalent
- Strong knowledge of safeguarding, the Children Act 1989, Care Standards Act 2000, and the Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015
- Proven experience managing staff teams within a children’s residential setting
- Excellent communication skills, resilience, and a genuine passion for improving outcomes for children
Benefits & Work Environment
- Competitive salary with regular reviews and bonus opportunities, including a £3,000 Ofsted bonus for achieving an Outstanding inspection
- Company pension scheme and wellbeing programmes
- Regular professional supervision and ongoing training
- Supportive leadership team with extensive experience in children’s residential care
- Genuine career progression and development opportunities
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.
