Registered Manager Children Home

Registered Manager – Children’s Residential Home

• Crewkerne, Somerset
• £60,000 salary + £5,000 welcome bonus + bonus on successful Ofsted registration + potential relocation package
• Children aged 7–17 | 4-bed home | Mental Health focused

Diamond Search Recruitment is representing a highly passionate and values-led children’s care provider seeking an exceptional Registered Manager for a newly developed 4-bed children’s home in Somerset.

This is a rare and urgent opportunity for a highly experienced Children’s Services Registered Manager who genuinely cares about children and is driven to create a safe, nurturing, and therapeutic environment for young people with mental health needs.

The Role

You will have full responsibility for the registration, leadership, and day-to-day management of the home, ensuring the highest standards of care, safeguarding, and compliance. This is a hands-on, influential role where your leadership will directly shape outcomes for children and young people.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the home through successful Ofsted registration

• Deliver outstanding, child-centred care within a nurturing and supportive environment

• Build, lead, and inspire a skilled residential care team

• Ensure full compliance with Children’s Homes Regulations and Quality Standards

• Promote positive mental health, stability, and emotional wellbeing

• Develop strong relationships with external professionals and stakeholders

• Create a culture where children feel safe, heard, and genuinely cared for

About You

• Proven experience as a Registered Manager within children’s residential services

• Strong background supporting children with mental health and emotional needs

• In-depth knowledge of Ofsted requirements and regulatory frameworks

• A natural leader who is calm, resilient, and emotionally intelligent

• Passionate, child-focused, and values-driven—you truly care about making a difference

• Committed to creating a warm, stable, and therapeutic home environment

• Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential 
  Childcare (or equivalent). Additional therapeutic qualifications desirable.

Why Apply?

• Competitive £60,000 salary

• £5,000 welcome bonus

• Additional bonus for successful Ofsted registration

• Join a small but growing group of children’s homes with a strong, child-first ethos

• Opportunity to shape a home from the ground up and leave a lasting impact

This role will suit a Registered Manager who doesn’t just meet standards—but sets them.

Apply now via Diamond Search Recruitment for immediate consideration.

Diamond Search Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency regarding this vacancy,