About this role
Registered Manager: Start Up 2‑Bed EBD Home
Role overview
Lead the setup, registration, mobilisation and ongoing management of a small specialist home.
Key responsibilities
- Lead CQC registration and all pre‑opening activity including policies, procedures, risk assessments, premises checks, and service documentation.
- Manage day‑to‑day running of the home, ensuring safe, consistent, person‑centred care for children with EBD.
- Recruit, induct and supervise a small multidisciplinary team; deliver training plans and competency checks to meet specialist needs.
- Maintain robust safeguarding systems, ensure staff adherence to safeguarding procedures, and act as the home’s safeguarding lead.
- Implement and maintain quality audits, care planning, incident reporting, medication management and CQC KLOE compliance.
- Oversee positive behaviour support plans, risk reduction strategies and therapeutic interventions in partnership with clinicians.
- Build and maintain relationships with local authorities, placing social workers, clinical partners, families and community services.
- Manage budgets, rostering, agency use and procurement to ensure cost‑effective, sustainable service delivery.
- Ensure accurate records, timely data input to provider systems and reporting against KPIs.
- Contribute to service development, admissions planning and occupancy growth strategies.
Essential
- Registered with CQC as a Registered Manager Proven experience managing residential services for children and young people, ideally with EBD or complex needs.
- Strong knowledge of CQC regulatory framework, safeguarding, and positive behaviour support.
- Excellent leadership skills with experience recruiting, coaching and developing small teams.
- Highly organised with strong attention to detail for documentation and data entry.
- Resilient, adaptable and able to lead a start‑up under pressure.
- Good communication skills for multiagency working and family engagement.
- Full UK driving licence desirable.