Solent Child Care
Registered Manager
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Solent Child Care
Solent Child Care is a small, independent provider that has been supporting children and young people since 2015. The organization has built a strong reputation with commissioners and educators, driven by the emotional, behavioral, and educational progress achieved by the children in its care. Solent Child Care focuses on creating safe, nurturing environments that promote stability, personal growth, and positive outcomes. Team members work collaboratively with external professionals and families to help children reach their full potential.
Role Description
The Registered Manager is a full-time, on-site role based in Sway, Lymington, responsible for the day-to-day leadership and management of a children’s residential service. This role includes:
- Overseeing care planning, safeguarding, and compliance with relevant regulations and standards
- Ensuring high-quality support for children with diverse emotional and behavioral needs
- Leading and developing the staff team
- Managing rotas
- Supervising and appraising team members
- Promoting a positive, inclusive culture
- Handling budgeting, reporting, and liaison with commissioners, social workers, and education providers, ensuring effective communication and continuity of care
- Maintaining accurate records
- Preparing for inspections
- Continuously improving service delivery
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Qualifications
- Strong leadership and management skills, with experience supervising teams in a social care or residential setting
- Knowledge of children’s residential care regulations, safeguarding practices, and quality standards
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and relationship-building skills with children, families, and professionals
- Proven ability in service planning, risk assessment, recordkeeping, and report writing
- Relevant qualification in social care or management (e.g., Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare or equivalent, or willingness to work towards it)
- Experience working with children and young people with emotional and behavioral needs, and an understanding of trauma-informed practice
- Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritize and make sound decisions under pressure
- Comfort using digital tools for documentation, communication, and reporting
- Commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusive practice, with a child-centered approach to care
- Ability to work flexible hours, including participation in an on-call rota as required
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