Registered Children Home Manager
Job Summary
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
19/10/2026
Advert End Date:
08/11/2026 23:59
Salary:
£44,253 - £ 47,665
Allowances:
£2,500 Market Supplement
Job Category:
Social Work - Children Service
Employment Location:
Children's Home in Darlington
Further Information
We are looking for exceptional, enthusiastic and creative child focused person to work within our Children’s Homes to work with young people with complex and additional needs.
The ideal candidate must also be able to effectively extend these skills to the young people’s families/carers and professionals.
This post is based in one of our Residential Homes who care for children who are looked after by the local authority.
The overall aim of the Registered Manager is to manage, develop, deliver and be responsible for services to young people in one of the Service’s Children’s Homes, and to act as a Corporate Parent for Children Looked After. To ensure young people are nurtured, happy, healthy and safe from harm, able to develop, thrive and fulfil their full potential. The Registered Managers will ensure the smooth running of the Children’s Home in line with the Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations including the Quality Standards
In line with the Children’s Homes Regulations, regulation 28 the Registered Manager will need to ensure they have the appropriate experience, qualifications and skills in order to pass a fit person interview with Ofsted. Applicants should have 5 years’ experience of working with children and young people in residential care of which some must be within the last 2 years and management and supervisory experience of at least one year in residential care or related settings within the last 2 years. Applicants should have Health, Social Care and Leadership qualifications in line with requirements of the children’s homes quality standards and regulations. This post also involves shift work, sleep overs and weekend working.
The successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
For a further informal discussion, please contact Phil Austen, Service Manager, on phil.austen@darlington.gov.uk
An online application form and further information are available from www.darlington.gov.uk/jobs. Alternatively, you can contact Xentrall Recruitment Services, Tel: (01642) 526992 or email: recruitment@xentrall.org.uk