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Children’s Home Manager

Job Description

🏡 Children’s Home Manager – Open Your Own Home! 📍 Location: Leicester, Leicestershire
💷 Salary: Up to £50,000 + Bonuses
🎁 Welcome Bonus: £5,000
📊 Performance Bonus: Up to 21% of Annual Salary
🏠 Home Type: Brand-New 3-Bed EBD Children’s Home
📌 Job Type: Full-Time | Permanent
🔢 Ref: CHM-LEIC-0625

Lead from the Start. Build a Home. Change Lives. We’re recruiting on behalf of Our client, one of the UK’s leading providers of care and education for children and young people. This is your chance to launch and manage a brand-new 3-bed EBD (Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties) children’s home in Leicester—with the full backing of an award-winning care organisation.

If you're a passionate and experienced care professional ready to take ownership of your own service, this is a career-defining opportunity.
🔑 What You’ll Be Doing
  • Opening and leading a new residential children’s home from the ground up
  • Building and managing a skilled, compassionate team
  • Delivering high-quality, trauma-informed care for children with EBD
  • Ensuring full compliance with safeguarding and Ofsted standards
  • Managing budgets, staffing, training, and strategic planning
  • Acting as a positive leader and mentor to both staff and young people
  • Collaborating with local authorities, professionals, and families
✅ What You’ll Need
  • 3+ years in a senior role within children’s residential care
  • Level 3 or 4 in Children & Young People’s Workforce
  • Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health & Social Care (or working towards)
  • Strong working knowledge of Children’s Homes Regulations, Children Act 1989, and safeguarding principles
  • Budgeting, staff development, and leadership experience
  • Full UK driving licence
  • Flexibility to take part in the on-call rota
  • Above all: a genuine passion for improving young lives
💡 Why Join?
  • 💰 Competitive Salary – up to £50,000
  • 🎉 21% Performance Bonus – based on quality and leadership KPIs
  • 🎁 £5,000 Welcome Bonus
  • 📆 32 Days Annual Leave (including bank holidays)
  • 📈 Career Progression – structured development and promotion pathways
  • 🔐 DBS Paid For – including renewals
  • 📚 Award-Winning Training – access to industry-leading L&D
  • 💷 Pension Scheme
  • 🧠 Wellbeing Support – 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
  • 👥 Referral Bonus – earn £500 when you refer a friend
  • 🛍️ Retail & Lifestyle Discounts – save up to 50% with Blue Light Card & HAPI App
  • 🏆 EPIC Awards – monthly prizes and recognition for outstanding contributions
💬 Be the Manager Who Makes a Difference This is more than just a management job—it’s your opportunity to shape a new home from day one, lead with heart, and provide a safe, supportive space where young people can truly thrive.
📥 Apply now with your CV and let’s build something extraordinary together.