Job Description

Children’s Home Registered Manager or Children’s Home Deputy Manager (Step-Up Opportunity)

Location: Sutton, Surrey

Hours: Full-time, 40 hours (Monday–Friday)

Salary: £55,000 – £60,000

Screening: Enhanced DBS

We are seeking an experienced Children’s Home Registered Manager, or a confident Children’s Home Deputy Manager ready to step up into a Registered Manager role, to lead a newly opening 5-bed children’s home in Sutton, Surrey, supporting young people aged 11–18 with emotional and behavioural needs.

This Children’s Home Registered Manager / Children’s Home Deputy Manager opportunity allows you to shape a home from the ground up, build your own team, and deliver outstanding, relationship-based care within a warm, family-style environment.

The role – Children’s Home Registered Manager / Deputy Manager

• Lead and manage the day-to-day running of the children’s home
• Recruit, develop, and support a high-quality residential care team
• Ensure safeguarding, care planning, and regulatory compliance
• Prepare for and lead inspections as Children’s Home Registered Manager
• Build strong relationships with children, families, and professionals
• Create a safe, stable, and child-centred home culture

What this role offers

• Opportunity for a Children’s Home Deputy Manager to step up into a Registered Manager role
• Chance to open and shape a new children’s home from the very beginning
• Strong support from an experienced leadership team and Responsible Individual
• £55,000–£60,000 salary plus competitive benefits
• 36 days’ holiday (inclusive of bank holidays), rising to 38 days after xbpsjku 2 years and 41 days after 5 years

About you – Children’s Home Registered Manager / Deputy Manager

• Children’s Home Registered Manager or an experienced Children’s Home Deputy Manager ready to step up
• Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Care (or equivalent)
• Proven leadership experience within residential childcare
• Confident in safeguarding, inspections, and team leadership
• Passionate about relationship-based, trauma-informed care
• Resilient, reflective, and committed to high standards