Registered Children's Home Manager | Children's Residential Service | Rawtenstall

Salary 46142 - 51357 Per Annum Permanent Full Time 37 Hours Per Week Rawtenstall Rossendale

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Childrens Home Registered Manager

Rawtenstall Rossendale

Salary up to 51357

We are currently recruiting

Are you a passionate and experienced leader ready to make a lasting impact on the lives of children and young people

Lancashire County Council is seeking a dedicated Registered Managerto lead one of our Childrens Residential Homes based in Rawtenstall. You will be based at a 6-Bedroom Mainstream home with a long-standing record of excellence. The home is fully staffed with an experienced long standing cohesive team. This is a unique opportunity to shape a nurturing safe and empowering environment for young people while driving excellence in care and leadership.

At Lancashire County Council we believe that every child deserves more than just a place to stay they deserve a loving home filled with compassion understanding and endless possibilities. If youre a passionate and dedicated individual with a heart for childrens well-being we want to welcome you to our growing family!

We are keen to hear from both experienced Assistant Managers and those looking to take that next step where we can support you into your first management position. Are you a residential or social worker wanting to progress your career Then this could be the opportunity you have been waiting for. We would love to hear from you!

What Youll Be Doing...

• Lead the home in line with theChildrens Homes Regulations and Quality Standards 2015
• Act as the legallyRegistered Managerunder the Care Standards Act 2000
• Ensure the home operates according to itsStatement of Purpose meeting the assessed needs of young people
• Champion safeguarding care planning and continuous improvement
• Recruit mentor and manage a high-performing staff team
• Drive quality assurance and performance management across the service
• Promote young peoples rights and ensure their voices are heard

What Were Looking For...

• QCF Level 5 or NVQ Level 4 in Health & Social Care(or equivalent)
• Aformal management qualificationand experience in residential childcare
• Proven leadership in managing staff and delivering high-quality care
• Strong knowledge of childrens legislation and safeguarding protocols
• Excellent communication analytical and problem-solving skills
• Commitment to equality diversity and health & safety

Why join us

Benefits:Theres fabulous flexibility and the opportunity to create a work life balance youll love - with up to 32 days annual leave plus bank holidays 2 additional days at Christmas plus 20 additional days leave that you can purchase. We also have a generous local authority pension with shared contribution AVCs available and a benefits package that will exceed your expectations from a 24/7 Employee Assistance Program to a range of discounts with our new Vivup benefits platform including retail leisure and entertainment discounts plus salary sacrifice for white goods electronics cars bicycles and much more!

Development:We are an expanding service and with this comes an expanding variety of addition to our 50 free training courses we also offer professional qualifications (to degree level) as part of our apprenticeship scheme. There will be time for supportive reflection and supervision for yourself and opportunities to carve out your individualised and defined career pathway. We offer multidisciplinary initiatives mentoring the opportunity to make a difference feel valued and achieve the job satisfaction youve always wanted.

Inclusivity:We dont have a one size fits all idealism we embrace diversity and that includes around personal and family requirements so were happy to offer an array of flexible working are committed to creating and sustaining a diverse and inclusive working environment for all of our team. Our aim is to ensure that everyone is equally valued and respected and that our organisation is representative of all members of society working in an environment where individual differences are celebrated. To support this we would especially welcome applications from those from a diverse background who would enhance our service by joining us and we have some great support groups and forums available for anyone to join.

How to apply

We would love to hear from you so please feel free to contact us for an initial informal and confidential chat

For any enquiries please contact Senior Manager Michael Nunn -

Closing Date:24^th November 2025

Please ensure you have uploaded and attached your supporting statement to evidence how you meet the criteria for the role. The panel may be unable to shortlist you for interview without this evidence.

The post you are applying for is covered by theRehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a disclosure. Further information can be found on the Our Recruitment Process tab.

You will be required to provide a car for use in connection with the duties of this post and must be insured for business use. However we may consider you if you cannot drive because of a disability.

In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits which can be found on LCC Vacancies website.

We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early before the closing date if we receive sufficient applications.

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