# Children's Residential Home Registered Manager

> Paragon Social Care · Crook, United Kingdom · Full-time · Posted 2026-06-26

**Salary:** GBP 65,000–65,000

**Workplace:** on_site

**Department:** Karoo

## Description

### Registered Manager – Children's Residential Home

**📍 Crook, County Durham | Full-Time | Permanent**

### Lead a Brand-New Children's Home and Make a Lasting Difference

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and passionate **Registered Manager** to lead a newly established, high-specification children's residential home in **Crook, County Durham**.

This is far more than a management position—it's an opportunity to build a service from the ground up, shape an outstanding culture, and positively transform the life of a young person with complex emotional and behavioural needs.

If you're an inspirational leader with a passion for delivering exceptional outcomes for children and young people, we'd love to hear from you.

### The Opportunity

As the Registered Manager, you will have full operational responsibility for the home, ensuring the highest standards of care, safeguarding, compliance, and staff development.

You'll create a warm, safe and therapeutic environment where children can feel secure, valued and empowered to achieve positive outcomes.

Working alongside a committed and supportive organisation, you'll play a key role in establishing a home recognised for excellence in children's residential care.

### Key Responsibilities

As Registered Manager you will:

-   Provide effective leadership and day-to-day management of the residential home
-   Recruit, develop, supervise and inspire a high-performing residential care team
-   Create a safe, stable and nurturing home environment centred around the needs of the young person
-   Embed trauma-informed and child-centred practice throughout the service
-   Implement Positive Behaviour Support (PBS), PACE and therapeutic approaches where appropriate
-   Oversee care planning, risk assessments, safeguarding and regulatory compliance
-   Ensure the home consistently meets and exceeds Ofsted standards and Children's Homes Regulations
-   Build positive relationships with local authorities, education providers, health professionals and families
-   Manage complex behaviours with confidence, professionalism and compassion
-   Drive continuous improvement, quality assurance and outstanding care outcomes
-   Support the young person with daily routines, appointments, education and meaningful activities when required
-   Prepare for inspections and maintain excellent standards of governance and documentation

### About You

We're looking for someone who can combine strong leadership with genuine compassion.

You'll have:

-   Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare (or equivalent)
-   At least **2 years' experience** in a senior leadership role within a children's residential home
-   Previous experience supporting children and young people with complex emotional and behavioural needs
-   Excellent understanding of trauma-informed care and therapeutic practice
-   Strong knowledge of safeguarding legislation, Children's Homes Regulations and Ofsted requirements
-   Outstanding leadership, communication and organisational skills
-   A resilient, reflective and solution-focused approach
-   Full UK driving licence

### Why Join Us?

This is an opportunity to join a progressive organisation that genuinely invests in its people.

We offer:

-   Opportunity to lead a brand-new, purpose-built children's residential home
-   Autonomy to shape the culture, standards and success of the service
-   Supportive senior leadership team
-   Ongoing professional development and specialist training
-   Genuine opportunities for career progression within a growing organisation
-   The chance to make a life-changing difference to a young person's future

_**This position is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore all shortlisted candidates must disclose any convictions or cautions that are not protected under current filtering legislation.**_

_**We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All appointments are subject to satisfactory safer recruitment checks which includes an Enhanced DBS Check.**_

## Apply

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