CFS Care
Registered Childrens home manager
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Company Description
CFS Care provides a comprehensive range of services for children, young people, and families, including supported accommodation for vulnerable 16+ young people and care leavers. The organization focuses on safeguarding, welfare, and helping young people develop essential life skills for independent living, such as personal safety, education, employment, housing, and household management. CFS Care also operates a child-focused Fostering Service that prioritizes stable, positive relationships and meaningful care, supported by experienced professionals. In addition, the company delivers quality and compliance services, consultancy support for providers seeking regulatory excellence, and evidence-based family support services from its central Hub in Bolton. Across all services, CFS Care is committed to partnership working and empowering individuals and families to achieve and sustain positive futures.
Role Description
The Registered Children’s Home Manager is a full-time, hybrid role based in Chorley. The manager will provide leadership and operational oversight of a registered children’s home, ensuring high standards of care, safeguarding, and regulatory compliance. Day-to-day responsibilities include:
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- Managing and supervising the staff team
- Overseeing care planning, risk assessments, and behavior support strategies
- Ensuring children and young people receive individualized, child-centered support
- Maintaining accurate records
- Preparing for inspections
- Liaising with external agencies and families
- Promoting a safe, nurturing environment that supports education, health, and emotional wellbeing
- Budget management
- Staff recruitment and development
- Continuous improvement of service quality in line with organizational values and statutory requirements
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Qualifications
- Demonstrated leadership and people management skills, including team supervision, performance management, and staff development.
- Strong knowledge of children’s residential care, safeguarding practice, and relevant legislation and regulatory frameworks (e.g., Ofsted standards).
- Experience in care planning, risk assessment, and developing individualized support plans for children and young people.
- Excellent communication and partnership-working skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with families, local authorities, and external professionals.
- Robust organizational, planning, and record-keeping skills, with attention to detail and a focus on quality and compliance.
- Ability to work in a hybrid model, maintaining a consistent presence at the home in Birmingham while managing some tasks remotely.
- Relevant professional qualification in social care or a related field (e.g., Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare or equivalent).
- Previous experience in a senior role within a children’s residential setting; experience as a Registered Manager is highly desirable.
- Commitment to trauma-informed, child-centered practice and to promoting positive outcomes for children and young people.
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