REGISTERED
MANAGER
Dual Registered Manager
2 Solo Placement Children’s Homes
Chaddesden, Derby DE21
£60,000 to £70,000 per year
Both Homes Registered - 1x Outstanding & 1x Good
If you’re an experienced Registered Manager in children’s residential care and you’ve been thinking about what your next step looks like, this role could be it. It’s just as relevant if you’re registered now and feel ready to take on a dual registration. You’d lead two well-established solo placement children’s homes in Derbyshire, based in Chaddesden, Derby (DE21), on a salary of £60,000 to £70,000 a year depending on experience. One home is rated Outstanding by Ofsted, and the other is rated Good with Outstanding for Leadership and Management.
The role at a glance
Job title: Dual Registered Manager, holding the Ofsted registration for two solo placement children’s homes
Location: Chaddesden, Derby DE21, with the second home also in Derbyshire
Salary: £60,000 to £70,000 per year depending on experience, permanent and full time
The homes: two solo placement children’s homes, each caring for one young person with emotional and behavioural needs (EBD) who is happy and settled in their home
The teams: established staff teams in both homes who know their young person well and work closely together
Ofsted: one home rated Outstanding, and the second rated Good with Outstanding for Leadership and Management
Qualification: Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Residential Childcare, or a recognised equivalent
What makes this role stand out
Plenty of Registered Manager roles across the East Midlands right now involve opening a brand new home or leading a big rebuild. This one offers something quite different, because the groundwork in both homes is already done and your focus is on building on success that’s already there.
Solo placements mean each young person has a whole staff team built around them, with care shaped entirely around their needs, routines, interests and goals. The relationships run deep and progress is easy to see. Your leadership shows up directly in that young person’s everyday life.
As a Dual Registered Manager across two solo placements, you get the breadth of leading two services while staying close enough to know each young person properly. To be honest, that balance is one of the most rewarding ways to lead in residential childcare.
Being trusted with an Outstanding home and a home with Outstanding leadership says a lot about how much this organisation will value the manager they appoint. It also gives you two chances to show inspectors what great care looks like.
Dual registration could fast-track your career. It puts two Ofsted-graded services, two staff teams and two sets of outcomes for young people on your record, and that’s the experience that opens doors to Responsible Individual, Operations Manager and Head of Service roles.
Why managers choose to work here
This is a privately owned children’s residential care provider that has cared for young people since 2018. They’ve grown thoughtfully across the Midlands, and their workforce more than doubled in a single year, so there’s room to grow with them.
The leadership is visible and hands-on. The Director of Operations is personally involved in finding the right manager, so you’ll know the people you report to and they’ll know your homes and your young people.
The ethos puts children first and you can see it in their decisions. Leaders are happy to keep a home as a solo placement when that’s what a young person needs to feel safe, secure and able to thrive.
Ofsted outcomes across the group are consistently Good and Outstanding. Inspectors have described managers as “an excellent role model” and “a passionate advocate for the child in his care”, and have praised the “high level of care and consistency from a motivated and experienced team of staff”.
Young people in their solo placements have made measurable progress in self-esteem, social skills and emotional wellbeing. One young person even found the confidence to sing on stage in front of an audience.
There’s proper support behind the Registered Manager. Senior managers carry out regular audits and unannounced visits, so you always have a second pair of eyes and someone in your corner.
You’ll work alongside psychologists, occupational therapists and education colleagues, so the care you lead is joined up around each young person.
Care carries on across the group. When the time is right, young people can move between the organisation’s homes and keep familiar faces and relationships around them.
What you’ll be doing as Dual Registered Manager
Holding the Ofsted registration for both solo placement children’s homes and leading each one in line with the Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015, the Quality Standards and each home’s Statement of Purpose
Keeping each young person’s care plan alive and meaningful, covering their education, health, emotional, cultural and therapeutic needs, and reviewing it regularly with the young person’s voice at the centre
Making sure each solo placement feels like a real home, where the young person is involved in decisions about their care, their routines and the life of the house
Acting as safeguarding lead across both homes, so each young person is safe, protected and thriving, both at home and out in their local community
Leading, supervising and developing two staff teams through thoughtful induction, regular supervision, annual appraisals and a training plan that helps people grow in their careers
Building strong relationships with social workers, placing authorities, families, schools and health professionals, so each young person gets joined-up support towards their goals
Setting and monitoring high standards of care, with quality assurance that keeps both homes ready for Ofsted and Regulation 44 visits all year round
Managing budgets, staffing levels, rotas, health and safety and the upkeep of each home, with weekly updates to the Operations Manager and head office
Leading on recruitment, HR matters and team development, with full backing from the Senior Management Team
Helping shape policies and service developments that improve care across the wider organisation
Taking part in the management on-call rota
What you’ll bring
A Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Residential Childcare or Social Care Services, or a recognised equivalent
At least five years’ experience in children’s residential care, including at least two years in a management role
Experience as an Ofsted Registered Manager in a children’s home, and if you’re registered right now and keen to take on a dual registration, that’s even better
Experience of solo placements or small homes, and an understanding of how to build care entirely around one young person, which would be a real strength
Strong working knowledge of the Social Care Common Inspection Framework (SCCIF) and the Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015
Experience supporting young people with complex emotional, behavioural and mental health needs
Confidence in working with other agencies, chairing meetings and advocating for young people alongside other professionals
Experience with HR matters and delivering staff training, which would be a welcome addition
The ability to travel between both homes in Derbyshire
Emotional resilience, self-awareness and a practical, imaginative approach to helping young people reach their goals
What’s on offer
A salary of £60,000 to £70,000 per year depending on experience, reflecting two Ofsted registrations, two staff teams and responsibility for two young people’s outcomes. I think that puts it among the strongest Registered Manager packages in the East Midlands at the moment.
Two solo placement homes with a strong Ofsted track record and settled young people from your very first day
A clear progression route within a growing children’s residential care provider, with real potential to move towards RI and operations roles
Supportive senior leadership with regular quality assurance and investment in your ongoing development through annual personal development reviews and training
If you’re curious about whether this could be your next step, I’d love to have a confidential conversation with you about where you are now and where you’d like to go. It’s a relaxed, no-pressure chat. You can apply here or get in touch with Kizuna directly, and I’ll come back to you personally to talk it through.