Job Title: Registered Manager
Employer: Witherslack Group
Location: 8 Bed Children’s Home
Total Package: Up to £79,185 per annum
Salary Details: Base salary of £54,997 to £68,441 per annum
Contract Type: Permanent
Job Summary
Working in our Children’s Homes means being a part of a young person’s day-to-day life. This means being there for the highest highs and lowest lows. As a Registered Manager, you will make sure that the home environment can support this by ensuring both your staff and the young people feel secure, safe, and motivated.
There will be challenges along the way but there will also be the smallest moments which feel like a huge small victory. Our homes accommodate young people with social, emotional, and mental health needs, and our aim is to create the best possible outcome for the young people in our care. This is all made possible because our service is holistic and touches on every aspect of our young people’s developmental needs, supported by psychologists, occupational therapists, and other clinical team members.
Main Duties & Responsibilities
- Manage the day-to-day operations in the home and take complete ownership of Ofsted requirements.
- Enable young people to get their childhood back and create pathways to become well rounded adults.
- Actively participate in the referral process for new young people entering the home.
- Provide a safe, stable, and highly supportive home environment within the UK’s leading provider of specialist education and care.
What You'll Bring (Requirements)
- Proven experience managing an Ofsted-rated Good or Outstanding children’s home.
- Level 5 Diploma qualification in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare (England).
- A committed and enthusiastic leader with a passion to make a difference.
- A full UK driving licence, which you have held for at least 12 months.
What We Do For You (Benefits & Package Breakdown)
- Bonuses: Annual 10% performance bonus review, approximately £2,500 on call bonus (covering around 10 weekends per year), and a £1,400 attendance allowance.
- Long Term Incentive Plan: An additional 30% bonus of your salary accrued each year and paid as a future lump sum.
- Holiday Allocation: 7 weeks of annual holiday.
- Training: A full 4-week induction delivered via our Care Academy.
- Progression: Structured career pathways with a strong history of internal promotion to regional manager roles.
- Flexible Benefits Package: Ability to increase or decrease your holiday allowance, pension, and life insurance.
- Health & Wellbeing: Private health insurance, medical cover for optician and dentist appointment cashbacks, and a dedicated employee assistance programme.
- Workplace Perks: Meals provided while you are at work, alongside beautiful working environments with top facilities.
- Referral Scheme: A recommend a friend scheme offering a £1,000 bonus per successful referral.
About Us
Here at Witherslack Group, we celebrate everyone’s differences as that is what makes us the best at what we do. Our young people come from all walks of life, diverse backgrounds, and with different needs, and our workforce reflects that diversity so that our teams can engage, encourage, and inspire our young people to be themselves. We give you the chance to build an exciting career in a fast-growing organisation, where you are free to achieve your potential.
Compliance & Safeguarding
The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (costs covered by the employer) and an online search background check. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.
