Ofsted Registered Manager

Location: Cromford, Derbyshire

Salary: Competitive (dependent on experience)

Contract: Full-Time | Permanent

Are you an experienced Ofsted Registered Manager looking for your next opportunity? Do you have the leadership skills, passion, and commitment to create outstanding outcomes for children and young people?

We are seeking an exceptional Registered Manager to lead our established Children's Residential Home in Cromford, Derbyshire, supporting children and young people with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties (EBD).

This is an excellent opportunity to take the lead in a well-established home with an experienced team, where your focus will be on driving quality, developing staff, and ensuring children receive the highest standard of care in a safe, nurturing, and therapeutic environment.

As the Registered Manager, you will have overall responsibility for the leadership, management, and day-to-day operation of the home, ensuring full compliance with the Children's Homes Regulations 2015, Quality Standards, and Ofsted requirements.

You will inspire your team to deliver exceptional, child-centred care while maintaining a strong culture of safeguarding, continuous improvement, and positive outcomes for every young person.

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• Register with Ofsted as the Registered Manager for the home.
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• Provide effective leadership, management, and supervision of the staff team.
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• Ensure the home consistently meets or exceeds the Children's Homes Quality Standards.
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• Promote outstanding safeguarding practices and maintain a strong safeguarding culture.
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• Drive positive outcomes for children and young people through high-quality care planning and effective placement management.
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• Monitor and improve the quality of care through robust auditing and quality assurance systems.
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• Recruit, develop, mentor, and retain a high-performing staff team.
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• Manage budgets and resources effectively.
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• Build strong relationships with local authorities, social workers, education providers, health professionals, and other stakeholders.
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• Ensure all statutory requirements, policies, and procedures are implemented and maintained.
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• Prepare for and lead Ofsted inspections, ensuring the home remains inspection ready at all times.
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You will be an experienced leader with a proven track record within children's residential care and a genuine passion for improving the lives of children who have experienced trauma.

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• Previous experience as a Registered Manager or Deputy Manager within a children's residential home.
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• Strong working knowledge of the Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and Quality Standards.
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• Experience working with children and young people with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties (EBD).
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• Demonstrable experience of leading, motivating, and developing teams.
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• Excellent understanding of safeguarding and child protection.
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• Strong leadership, organisational, and communication skills.
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• Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare (or equivalent), or willingness to complete within required timescales.
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• Minimum Level 3 qualification in Residential Childcare (or equivalent).
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• Competitive salary.
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• Performance-related bonus scheme (where applicable).
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• Supportive senior leadership team.
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• Ongoing professional development and funded training.
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• Opportunities for career progression.
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• Pension scheme.
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• Generous annual leave entitlement.
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• Employee wellbeing support.
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• Free on-site parking.
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• A genuine opportunity to shape and develop an already established home.
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Our home provides a safe, stable, and nurturing environment for children and young people with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties. We are committed to delivering trauma-informed, child-centred care that helps young people build confidence, resilience, and brighter futures.

We believe great outcomes start with great leadership. As our Registered Manager, you'll have the autonomy to lead an established home while being supported by an experienced senior management team committed to achieving excellence.

If you're an ambitious leader who shares our values and is ready to make a lasting impact on the lives of children and young people, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today and help us continue providing exceptional care where children can feel safe, valued, and empowered to achieve their full potential.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, online checks in line with safer recruitment guidance, and all other pre-employment checks required by Ofsted. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of background.