Registered Children’s Residential Home Manager
Job Reference: bradfordcft/TP/653/564HOL
Number of Positions: 1
Contract Type: Full Time / Permanent
Working Hours: 37
Location: Low Moor, Bradford
Closing Date: 31/05/2026
Job Category: Corporate Parenting
Region / Division: Bradford
Business Unit: Residential, Fostering & Placements
Job Introduction
We are recruiting for an innovative and aspirational Registered Children’s Homes Manager. Someone who is dedicated, creative, highly professional, and caring, with the passion to provide exceptional care for residential childcare in Bradford.
Children’s Social Care is changing, developing, and improving and we are investing, and developing our estate of Children’s Homes.
What we expect from you
- Level 5 diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare (England) (or working towards it). If you have an equivalent qualification, you must be willing to undertake (and complete within 18 months) the Level 5 diploma once in post.
- Experience of working with looked after children and young people, in a residential setting.
- Experience of managing and supervising staff.
- The knowledge, experience and confidence to successfully register with OFSTED.
- The ability to manage challenging, and stressful situations, remain calm whilst inspiring your children and team through the difficult situation.
- The ability to maintain good monitoring of Quality and Assurance across your service.
- The ability to provide inspirational leadership to your team, supervising and leading your team. Whilst maintaining good communication at all levels.
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team including commissioners and external professionals / parents.
- The confidence and ability to lead an Ofsted inspection, aspiring to achieve a GOOD or Outstanding outcome.
- The ability and willingness to learn to use BCFT electronic systems.
- The ability to nurture and support your team to achieve excellence for the children.
What you can expect from us
- The opportunity to give children and young people a childhood that they deserve
- Enhancements for sleep-ins, waking nights, and bank holiday in addition to salary
- Regular supervision to support development
- Generous employer contributions in a Local Government Pension Scheme
- Competitive salary and pay progression structure
- Real living wage as the minimum rate of pay
- Supportive carer and parental policies
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Access to Occupational Health and confidential counselling services
- Supportive staff networks
- Access to Blue Light Card discounts
- Enhanced annual leave entitlement
- Retention Payment Applicable – as part of this role you will be eligible for our annual retention payment, paid in 12 monthly instalments. This is non contractual (reviewed annually).
Bradford Children and Families Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment.
If shortlisted, you will be required to disclose relevant information regarding criminal history prior to interview.
An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check including a check against the Children’s barred list, will be carried out on preferred candidates.
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