Registered Manager 
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Registered Manager – Supported Living & Domiciliary Care Salary: From £40,000 per annum (DOE and reviewed after 6 months) Location: East of England (Hertfordshire) Service: Supported Living for adults and Domiciliary Care Regulated Activities: Personal Care and Treatment of Disease, Disorder or Injury We are seeking an experienced Registered Manager to lead regulated care services across Supported Living and Domiciliary Care. The service supports older people, people living with dementia, learning disabilities/autism, mental health needs, physical disabilities, children and young people, and people receiving end of life or palliative care. The Registered Manager will be responsible for the safe, compliant and person-centred delivery of care, ensuring the service meets CQC requirements, safeguarding duties, contractual standards and quality expectations. Key Duties •Act as the CQC Registered Manager for the service. •Lead day-to-day operations across Supported Living and Domiciliary Care. •Ensure care is safe, person-centred, outcome-focused and compliant. •Oversee care plans, risk assessments, medication, incidents and safeguarding. •Recruit, supervise, train and support care staff. •Maintain accurate records, audits and inspection-ready evidence. •Work with families, commissioners, social workers and health professionals. •Drive service quality, growth, compliance and continuous improvement. Essential Requirements •Experience as a Registered Manager, Deputy Manager or senior care leader. •Strong understanding of CQC regulations and regulated care. •Experience in Supported Living and/or Domiciliary Care. •Knowledge of safeguarding, risk management and person-centred care. •Ability to lead staff, manage quality and maintain compliance. •Excellent communication, organisation and record-keeping skills. •Enhanced DBS, or willingness to complete one. Desirable •Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care, or willingness to work towards it. •Experience supporting people with complex needs, dementia, autism, mental health needs, physical disabilities or palliative care needs. •Experience with local authority or NHS/ICB contracts. Ideal Candidate The ideal candidate will be calm, organised, compliance-focused and confident leading regulated care services. They will understand CQC expectations, support staff well, build strong relationships with professionals and families, and ensure people receive safe, dignified and high-quality care.

Registered Manager – Children's Home (EBD / Physical Disability) Salary: From £48,000 per annum (plus KPI-linked incentive scheme) Location: North West England Service: Children's residential home – currently single occupancy, transitioning to two-resident Regulation: Ofsted (Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015) We are seeking a decisive, experienced Registered Manager to lead a single children's home from its current unregistered solo placement through to full Ofsted registration, and in time to a stable two-resident provision. The home is already up and running, with the registration application drafted and ready to progress. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who can combine genuine sensitivity to a young person's needs with the clarity and firmness required to lead a behaviourally challenging environment. The resident primarily presents with a physical disability, with behaviour as the main day-to-day challenge and a low-level element of learning difficulty. A balanced approach across both EBD and physical disability is essential. Key Duties •Act as the Ofsted Registered Manager for the home. •Provide strong, decisive, on-site leadership to a 3:1 support staff team. •Maintain and stabilise the current placement, building on progress already made. •Apply established organisational practices and procedures, adapting them meaningfully to this home. •Progress the home from unregistered to fully Ofsted-registered. •Prepare the service to safely introduce a second resident once stable. •Deputise for the wider service's Registered Manager during periods of leave or sickness. •Ensure full compliance with the Children's Homes Regulations 2015, Quality Standards and safeguarding duties. Essential Requirements •Demonstrable experience managing an EBD children's home. •A balanced background across behaviourally challenging environments and physical disability. •A direct, decisive leadership style paired with genuine sensitivity to resident needs. •Flexibility to deputise across the wider provision when required. •Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare, or willingness to work towards it. •Sound knowledge of the Children's Homes Regulations 2015 and Ofsted expectations. •Strong safeguarding knowledge and commitment to young people's welfare. •Enhanced DBS, or willingness to complete one. Desirable •Experience taking a home through the Ofsted registration process. •Experience setting up or transitioning a home to multi-occupancy. •Some exposure to learning difficulty alongside EBD and physical disability. •Experience supporting a young person with a complex placement history. Ideal Candidate The ideal candidate will be confident, organised and decisive, able to hold a firm line while remaining attuned to the resident's needs. They will understand Ofsted expectations, adopt and adapt established methodology, support a small staff team well, and take a strategic view that delivers stability, registration and growth — giving a young person who has experienced significant instability a genuinely stable, long-term home.

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