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Future Registered Manager - Children's Residential Services
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Newcastle-under-Lyme
£34,000 per annum + £40 Sleep-In Payment
169 Contracted Hours Per Month
Registered Manager Development Programme
Ready to Take the Next Step Towards Becoming a Registered Manager? Are you an experienced Residential Childcare professional with ambitions to progress into leadership?
We are seeking a motivated, compassionate and ambitious individual to join our structured Registered Manager Development Programme, designed to support the next generation of leaders within Children's Residential Services.
This is a unique opportunity to develop the skills, knowledge and confidence required to become a Registered Manager, with full mentoring, leadership training and ongoing support from an experienced senior management team.
If you're passionate about improving outcomes for young people and are ready to take the next step in your career, we'd love to hear from you.
Why Join Us?
- Clear pathway into a Registered Manager position
- Structured Management Development Programme
- Dedicated mentoring and leadership support
- Opportunity to gain or complete your Level 5 Leadership and Management qualification
- Supportive and experienced senior leadership team
- Ongoing professional development and specialist training
- Opportunity to shape and influence the development of a specialist service
- Work alongside psychologists, therapists and fostering professionals
- Therapeutic and trauma-informed working environment
- Bonus structure linked to progression and development
- Excellent long-term earning and career progression opportunities
About The Service
Your journey will begin within our established children's home in Newcastle-under-Lyme, which is currently transitioning into a specialist therapeutic bridging service.
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This innovative service will support children and young people who are preparing to move from residential care into fostering placements but may have experienced difficulties progressing due to trauma, attachment challenges or placement instability.
Working within a therapeutic and psychologically informed environment, you will play a key role in helping young people develop the confidence, resilience and emotional security needed to transition successfully into family-based care.
This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development of a specialist service while building your management career within a forward-thinking organisation.
The Role
As part of the Registered Manager Development Programme, you will gain hands-on experience across all aspects of children's residential care and service leadership.
You will work closely with experienced managers, supporting the day-to-day operation of the home while developing the skills required to lead and manage a service of your own in the future.
Key Responsibilities Will Include
- Supporting the delivery of high-quality care and positive outcomes for children and young people
- Promoting therapeutic, trauma-informed and relationship-based practice
- Supporting the implementation of care plans, risk assessments and safeguarding procedures
- Assisting with staff supervision, leadership and development
- Working collaboratively with families, social workers and external professionals
- Supporting compliance with Ofsted regulations and quality standards
- Contributing to the development and ongoing improvement of the service
- Developing your leadership and operational management skills through mentoring and training
Who We're Looking For
We are looking for individuals who are passionate about children's care and ready to progress into a management career.
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You May Currently Be Working As a
- Senior Residential Support Worker
- Team Leader
- Deputy Manager
- Assistant Manager
- Experienced Residential Childcare Practitioner and be seeking a clear route into leadership and future registration.
Essential Requirements
- Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent)
- Previous experience within Children's Residential Care
- Good understanding of safeguarding legislation and procedures
- Knowledge of trauma-informed and child-centred practice
- Commitment to completing, or currently working towards, a Level 5 Leadership and Management qualification
- Full UK Driving Licence
- Right to work in the UK
The Person
You will be:
- Passionate about improving the lives of children and young people
- Ambitious and eager to develop your leadership career
- Compassionate, resilient and emotionally intelligent
- Committed to delivering high standards of care and safeguarding
- Motivated to learn, develop and progress within the organisation
Start Your Journey Towards Registered Manager
This is an outstanding opportunity for an aspiring leader to join a supportive organisation that invests in its people and creates genuine opportunities for progression.
If you're ready to take the next step in your residential childcare career and work towards becoming a Registered Manager, we'd love to hear from you.
To find out more, contact Anna Ashley at Safer Hand Solutions or submit your application today.
Please note, SaferHandCare are acting as an employment agency on behalf of a client and by applying you agree to register with us and for us to hold your details on file. Due to the volume of applications, we will only contact applicants who have been successfully shortlisted but may contact you in regards to any other suitable vacancies.
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