Tiverton, Devon
Permanent
Full Time 37 hours per week
Are you a current registered manager or senior leader looking for your next opportunity?
Are you motivated by making a difference in children’s lives?
Do you have the drive and focus to strive for outstanding outcomes for all children?
Do you relish the challenge of leading a team to achieve its full potential?
We have an exciting opportunity for a Registered Manager based in our Children’s Home in Tiverton, Devon. You will be joining a passionate and committed service in Children’s Social Care in Devon. Our Residential Services Team focuses on promoting independence, social inclusion, choice, and robust individual support to children and young people.
What you’ll be doing
You will be responsible for one of eight Children’s Homes, providing a stable home for children, in line with individual needs and care plans. The Home specialises in supporting young people with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties and Neurodiversity.
You will lead and develop our fantastic team of staff within the home and work closely with colleagues and other agencies to secure inspiring outcomes for our young people.
What we’re looking for
We are seeking a proven manager in the following areas:
You will have a strong experience of managing a children’s home and will take pride in creating a warm and welcoming environment for our young people and staff.
As the Registered Manager you will have day to day responsibility for the home, and be able to understand high quality care, quality assurance and have a child centred approach.
You will be able to manage, support and develop a team to ensure they demonstrate the vision and goals of the organisation.
You must have excellent leadership, management skills and strong organisational skills.
You will have passion, drive, resilience, and ambition to maintain and exceed expectations for children with disabilities and always want to strive to improve the home.
You must have up-to-date knowledge of Childcare legislation, Ofsted regulations and Quality Standards and Children’s Homes Regulations 2015.
Holding a QCF Level 5 or equivalent is preferred although not essential if you have the right experience and a willingness to undertake this qualification.
Please note that the ability to drive with access to your own vehicle, a valid UK driving licence and business insurance is essential to the role.
Our offer to you
We offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, working as part of a team who are passionate about the work they do to improve the lives of young people and their families in Devon.
We offer training and development opportunities, with supportive management. As well as this, we have some fantastic employee benefits available:
We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.
Generous annual leave allowance.
Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee wellbeing services.
Auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.
A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain a cycle for work and health screenings
DBS information
This post requires a criminal background check via the Disclosure procedure.
We reserve the right to close this advert before the closing date if a sufficient amount of applications have been received, so we recommend applying early.
Note: We do not sponsor Visa’s for this post. UK Right to Work is required.
The interviews for this post will take place on 8th September 2026
Does the job role include personal care?: Yes
Working Patterns:
Full Time 37 hours per week