# Registered Manager – Residential Children’s Home

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Priory Healthcare.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Priory Healthcare
- **Location:** Lighthouse
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Manager
- **Salary:** £50,000 / year
- **Contract type:** Permanent - Full Time
- **Posted:** 2026-09-02T10:20:55.848Z
- **Source information URL:** https://jobs.priorygroup.com/en/postings/936b77a1-8edf-404b-aebe-9fb21f7e5239
- **Application URL:** https://jobs.priorygroup.com/en/postings/936b77a1-8edf-404b-aebe-9fb21f7e5239
- **Employer website:** https://jobs.priorygroup.com/why-join-us/

## Job Content

The Lighthouse, Gloucestershire Full-time | 37.5 hours per week | Site basedSalary is £50,000Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management for Residential Childcare (or working towards) requiredThe Lighthouse is a welcoming 5-bedded residential home in Stroud, supporting females aged 13–18 who are experiencing mental health difficulties. Located just a 10-minute walk from Stroud town centre, with excellent local transport links, we provide a safe, nurturing and therapeutic environment where young people are supported to thrive and make positive progress.

### What you'll be doing

- Operational Leadership: Oversee day-to-day operations, ensuring full compliance with Ofsted regulations and the Children’s Homes Regulations 2015.
- Quality & Safeguarding: Maintain high-quality care plans, risk assessments, and behaviour support strategies while embedding robust safeguarding practices.
- Ofsted Readiness: Lead the home through regulatory inspections with a drive to achieve and sustain ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ ratings.
- Team Development: Recruit, inspire, and retain a high-performing care team through active supervision, development, and strong leadership.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Build effective working partnerships with local authorities, social workers, and external multidisciplinary teams.

### What we will give you in return

- Birthday Holiday - Your Birthday as an extra days annual leave
- Enhanced maternity pay
- Contributory pension scheme
- Flexible benefits including reduced rates and access to new schemes including gym membership, IT technology (laptops / tablets / smartphones) and Healthcare Cash Plan (Simply Health Scheme)
- Access to development opportunities
- Sponsorship of professional qualifications through our Individual Professional Development (IPD) panel
- Leadership & management development
- Long service award
- Refer a friend bonuses

## Person Specification

### What you'll bring to the role

**Essential**

- Qualifications: Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management for Residential Childcare (or currently working towards it).Experience: Proven track record at Management or Deputy Manager level within a children’s residential care setting.Regulatory Expertise: In-depth knowledge of Ofsted inspection frameworks and children's safeguarding legislation.Approach: A values-driven, resilient leader with a deep commitment to trauma-informed and therapeutic care principles.This position is a leadership role at Priory and during the interview process we will be assessing candidates against our leadership behaviours. These are a set of ten values driven behaviours that define great leadership at Priory. They are integral to driving a positive high performing culture where we strive to deliver the best care and outcomes for the people we support. You can find out more about our interview approach and our leadership behaviours here.

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