Registered Manager – Children’s Home

Company: Shire Healthcare
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Location: Runcorn
Job Description:

Registered Manager – Children’s Home

Location: Runcorn, Cheshire

Salary: Up to £70,000 (DOE) + Registration bonus

Contract: Permanent, full-time

Overview

We are supporting a forward‑thinking, innovative children’s residential provider who are seeking a strong Registered Manager to oversee a 1 bed EBD home in Runcorn. This is a great opportunity to lead an established service within a dynamic and supportive organisation.

Duties & Responsibilities

  • Leading the day‑to‑day management of a 1‑bed EBD children’s home.
  • Ensuring each young person has an individualized care plan reflecting their emotional, educational, social, cultural, therapeutic and health needs.
  • Regularly reviewing and updating placement plans.
  • Allocating Key Workers and overseeing the effective delivery of care plans.
  • Building strong working relationships with families, carers, local authorities and external professionals.
  • Overseeing budgets and ensuring cost‑effective service delivery.
  • Ensuring staffing levels and staff competencies meet the needs of the young people.
  • Ensuring all new staff receive a full induction and ongoing personal development plan.
  • Maintaining up‑to‑date knowledge of legislation, regulations and best practice in residential childcare.
  • Providing strong leadership, professional supervision and support to the staff team.

Benefits

  • Generous bonus scheme
  • 33 Days annual leave
  • Flexible working hours (start/finish times)
  • Opportunity to grow within a small, ambitious provider
  • Autonomy to shape the ongoing culture and development of the home

Referral Bonus

Not the right role for you? If you are registered with Shire and refer a friend or colleague, you could receive a cash bonus for every successful referral.

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Posted: April 11th, 2026