Registered Manager
CV-LibraryCanvey Island, EssexpermanentPosted: 27 August 2026
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Bright Selection is recruiting for an experienced Registered Manager to lead a well-established five-bed children’s residential home supporting young people with learning disabilities, autism, non-verbal communication needs and behaviours that may challenge.
The home is fully occupied, rated Good by Ofsted and has no current operational concerns. It benefits from a stable staff team, good staff retention and an experienced Deputy Manager who has worked at the service for approximately four years.
This is an opportunity to take over a settled home and continue building on its strong foundations while maintaining high standards of care, safeguarding and regulatory compliance.
The role will include:
* Leading the day-to-day operation of the home
* Maintaining the home’s Good Ofsted rating and driving continued improvement
* Ensuring robust safeguarding and regulatory compliance
* Leading, developing and supporting the established staff team
* Overseeing personalised care planning and positive outcomes for young people
* Managing budgets, rotas, recruitment and quality assurance
* Working closely with regional management and therapeutic services
Essential requirements:
* At least three years’ experience as a Registered Manager within children’s residential care
* A successful history of managing a service rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted
* Experience supporting children with learning disabilities
* Strong safeguarding and regulatory knowledge
* Level 5 Leadership and Management or Level 3/4 Children and Young People’s Workforce/Residential Childcare
* A consistent and child-focused leadership approach
The role is predominantly Monday to Friday, 9am–5pm, although flexibility will be required according to the needs of the home. There is a shared local on-call rota, approximately one week in every six to eight weeks, with regional management support available.
Benefits include:
* Performance-related bonus of up to £16,000
* 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays
* Additional leave for your birthday, volunteering, health and wellbeing, and festive shopping
* Medicash healthcare benefits and therapeutic support
* Pension scheme
* Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
* Blue Light Card
* Awards and recognition
* Training and career progression opportunities
This is an excellent opportunity to join a stable and successful service with an established team, strong regional support and opportunities for future progression.
For further information or a confidential discussion, please apply or contact Lisa at Bright Selection.
Bright Selection advertises roles on behalf of our clients. If you do not hear back from us within 3 days of your application, unfortunately you have not been successful on this occasion, however we may keep your details on our database for future roles & if we do so you will receive an email letting you know this
Bright Selection is recruiting for an experienced Registered Manager to lead a well-established five-bed children’s residential home supporting young people with learning disabilities, autism, non-verbal communication needs and behaviours that may challenge.
The home is fully occupied, rated Good by Ofsted and has no current operational concerns. It benefits from a stable staff team, good staff retention and an experienced Deputy Manager who has worked at the service for approximately four years.
This is an opportunity to take over a settled home and continue building on its strong foundations while maintaining high standards of care, safeguarding and regulatory compliance.
The role will include:
* Leading the day-to-day operation of the home
* Maintaining the home’s Good Ofsted rating and driving continued improvement
* Ensuring robust safeguarding and regulatory compliance
* Leading, developing and supporting the established staff team
* Overseeing personalised care planning and positive outcomes for young people
* Managing budgets, rotas, recruitment and quality assurance
* Working closely with regional management and therapeutic services
Essential requirements:
* At least three years’ experience as a Registered Manager within children’s residential care
* A successful history of managing a service rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted
* Experience supporting children with learning disabilities
* Strong safeguarding and regulatory knowledge
* Level 5 Leadership and Management or Level 3/4 Children and Young People’s Workforce/Residential Childcare
* A consistent and child-focused leadership approach
The role is predominantly Monday to Friday, 9am–5pm, although flexibility will be required according to the needs of the home. There is a shared local on-call rota, approximately one week in every six to eight weeks, with regional management support available.
Benefits include:
* Performance-related bonus of up to £16,000
* 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays
* Additional leave for your birthday, volunteering, health and wellbeing, and festive shopping
* Medicash healthcare benefits and therapeutic support
* Pension scheme
* Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
* Blue Light Card
* Awards and recognition
* Training and career progression opportunities
This is an excellent opportunity to join a stable and successful service with an established team, strong regional support and opportunities for future progression.
For further information or a confidential discussion, please apply or contact Lisa at Bright Selection.
Bright Selection advertises roles on behalf of our clients. If you do not hear back from us within 3 days of your application, unfortunately you have not been successful on this occasion, however we may keep your details on our database for future roles & if we do so you will receive an email letting you know this