Urgent Requirement: Dual Registered Children’s Home Manager
Location: Cannock, Staffordshire
Salary: £65,000 – £70,000 per annum (DOE)
Contract: Permanent | Full-time
Start: Immediate / Short notice (maximum 2 weeks)
The Opportunity
Kindsight Recruitment is working on an urgent senior leadership appointment for an experienced Dual Registered Children’s Home Manager to oversee two established children’s residential services supporting young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties (EBD).
This is a high-responsibility, multi-site role requiring a confident, inspection-proven Registered Manager who can stabilise, lead, and drive quality across both homes.
Due to operational need, we are only able to consider candidates who are immediately available or able to start within two weeks.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide strategic and operational leadership across two children’s residential homes
- Ensure both services remain fully compliant with Children’s Homes Regulations 2015 and SCCIF
- Maintain and improve Ofsted outcomes, embedding strong quality assurance frameworks
- Lead, support, and challenge Registered/Deputy Managers and staff teams
- Oversee safeguarding, care planning, staffing, rotas, and performance management
- Act as a visible, credible leader across both services, supporting stability and consistency
- Liaise with external professionals, placing authorities, and internal stakeholders
Essential Criteria (Non-Negotiable)
Please read carefully — applications that do not meet the below criteria will not be progressed.
- Proven experience as a Registered Manager within children’s residential care
- Good or Outstanding Ofsted outcome at most recent inspection (URN required)
- Demonstrable experience managing multiple services or operating at multi-site level
- Strong, working knowledge of Children’s Homes Regulations 2015 and SCCIF
- Experience within EBD residential services
- Ability to start immediately or within a maximum of two weeks
We cannot consider:
- Deputy Managers looking to step up
- Candidates without inspection credibility
- Candidates without multi-site or dual-service experience
What’s on Offer
- £65,000 – £70,000 salary, dependent on experience
- Senior leadership role with real operational influence
- Opportunity to lead and stabilise two established services
- Immediate impact role with clear expectations and authority
Interested?
If you are an established Registered Manager with proven inspection outcomes and multi-site leadership experience, and you’re available at short notice, we want to speak with you urgently.
Apply confidentially via Kindsight Recruitment
Immediate shortlisting in progress
