Ofsted Registered Manager in Barnsley inBarnsley PUBLISHED WED 24 DEC 2025 Jump to job information section

The overall purpose of the role is to oversee the day-to-day management of the registered children’s home, guide your team, and provide a safe and comfortable environment for our children and young people, while meeting OFSTED registration requirements. You will be required to hold a minimum of Level 4 Children and Young People Practitioner Qualification, have worked for two years in the last five years in a residential child care setting, and have a minimum of one year’s experience in the previous five years leading and supervising a team and a solid understanding and knowledge of safeguarding, regulatory compliance, and quality standards.
Primary duties and responsibilities include:
•To promote principles of Therapeutic Parenting as a way of caring for children and young people that respects the developmental stage of each child or young person and encourages a playful, accepting, curious and empathic environment (PACE Model) and way of caring.
•To ensure high occupancy levels and a proactive approach to offering care to newly referred children and young people.
•To promote the development of a high-quality, stimulating, creative and educationally rich environment in which children and young people can live.
•To promote and role model empathic, non-judgemental, and respectful behaviour.
•To actively engage in the learning and development of self and others.
•To promote learning and the practical implementation of policies and procedures.
•To provide monthly supervision as an opportunity for reflection and a chance to reinforce learning objectives and professional development.
•To review, monitor and plan future development through an annual appraisal.
•To promote living-learning environments for staff to support continual professional development.
•To lead practice that promotes the safeguarding of children and young people.
•To ensure that team members understand how to assess and manage contextual risk for children and young people.
•To ensure the views of children, young people, and stakeholders are sought and acted upon.
•To promote respectful relationships with families, communities, and multi-agency partners through leading and role-modelling best practices.
•To promote the development of external support networks and actively promote participation in care planning reviews and meetings with local authorities and other agencies.
•To lead on and encourage advocacy with and on behalf of children and young people.
•To ensure a well-planned rota that provides the agreed level of care and support for children and young people.
•To ensure that the registered home functions safely, within regulatory frameworks and is prepared for inspection.
•To promote effective systems of recording and monitoring.
•To promote an evaluative mindset to ensure quality standards are met and exceeded.
•To lead the implementation of health and safety practices within the workplace.
•To take responsibility for home finances, including submitting data to Payroll and Human Resources.
•To take responsibility for addressing issues of poor and unacceptable practices to safeguard children and young people.
•To lead fact-finding investigations about disciplinary and capability issues.
•To further study toward the Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management (England) and the Care Services Leadership and Management SCQF Level 10 (Scotland).
•To complete the ‘fit person’s interview’ with Ofsted (England).