Service Manager - Children’s Residential Home
Liquid PersonnelBlackpool, United Kingdom · Posted 11 months agoDescription
Job Title: Service Manager - Children’s Residential Home
Location: Blackpool - On-site
Pay Rate: £58,378 per annum + performance bonus
Schedule: Monday to Friday
Job Type: Full-time
Job Description:
Liquid Personnel is recruiting a Developmental Service Manager for its client’s Responsible Individual – Children’s Residential Home team in Blackpool.
Are you a passionate and experienced Registered Manager ready to take the next step in your leadership journey? If so, join our client in leading one of their Ofsted-registered children’s homes and embark on a clear pathway toward becoming a Service Manager and Responsible Individual, overseeing a cluster of homes within their expanding organisation.
Our client is committed to providing safe, nurturing, and empowering environments where young people can thrive. Exceptional leadership is at the heart of this mission — and that’s where you come in.
What will your responsibilities be?
- Lead and inspire a high-performing residential care team
- Ensure full compliance with Ofsted requirements and safeguarding standards
- Foster a culture of excellence, care, and ongoing reflection
- Support and mentor staff through regular supervision, training, and development
- Drive continuous improvement via robust quality assurance and leadership oversight
- Influence practice, outcomes, and the ongoing development of the home
- Collaborate with the wider organisation as you prepare to lead multiple homes in the future
Benefits:
- Clear career progression from Registered Manager to Service Manager
- A values-driven culture with supportive and inspiring leadership
- Access to ongoing CPD and leadership development opportunities
- Autonomy and a real voice in shaping home and service strategies
- Competitive salary plus performance-related bonus
- Benefits including casual dress, company events, pension scheme, discounted/free food, and employee discounts
Qualifications & Experience:
To be successful in this role you must have,
- Minimum 3 years’ experience as a Registered Manager with positive Ofsted grades
- Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management (or currently working towards it)
- Strong leadership skills and thorough understanding of regulatory frameworks (including Reg 40s, audits, safeguarding)
- Ambition to progress into a senior leadership role managing multiple homes
- Passion, integrity, and a genuine commitment to improving young lives
Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.
We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.
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