Registered Manager at London Borough of Brent

Salary range: £61,653 – £65,181 plus fantastic benefits!
Contract: Permanent
Hours of work: 36 hours per week
Location: The Residential Children's Home Wembley

Protecting Children. Supporting Families. Strengthening Communities.

Brent is a vibrant, diverse London borough, proud of its rich history and strong community. At Brent Council, we are rated “Good” by Ofsted in all areas and are committed to putting children and families at the heart of everything we do.

✨ Be part of something from the very beginning

We are excited to announce the opening of a brand-new, 4-bed children’s residential home dedicated to providing exceptional care and support for young people. Brent Council is seeking a passionate, experienced and qualified Registered Manager to lead this home from day one.

The Role - 💡 Shape the ethos, culture and future of a new service

This is more than just a role — it’s an opportunity to establish operational structures, recruit and develop a team, and create a nurturing, safe, and stimulating environment 

As Registered Manager, you will:

• Lead with vision – shape the home’s operational foundations and culture.
• Deliver excellence – ensure high-quality care in line with Ofsted standards.
• Inspire and grow your team – lead, manage and develop staff to achieve the best outcomes.
• Champion young people – build trusted relationships with children, families, schools, and partners.
• Be a visible leader – represent the home with confidence across the community and professional networks.

The Person 

You will bring:

• Proven experience as a Registered Manager in a children’s residential setting.
• A Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare (or equivalent)
• Passion and purpose – a genuine commitment to improving the lives of young people.
• Strength in leadership – with the ability to inspire others and manage multiple priorities.
• Values that shine through – honesty, openness, curiosity, courage and kindness.

🚀 This is your chance to build, lead and make a lasting impact.

Ready to Apply?

Join Us in Safeguarding Brent’s Children

This is more than a career—it’s your chance to safeguard children, empower families, and create lasting change in one of London’s most diverse communities.

Click the “Apply Now” button below. 

Make sure to include:

• A supporting statement showing how you meet the Person Specification
• A CV (CVs alone won’t be accepted)

🗓️ Closing date: 12th October at 23:59

Our Offer to you 

At Brent, we are committed to supporting our staff with a positive, flexible, and rewarding working environment. In addition to a career that makes a real difference, you will benefit from:

• 27 days annual leave, rising to 31 and then 33 days with service + 8 bank holidays
• Generous employer pension contributions
• Hybrid working – up to 2 days per week from home (role-dependent)
• Flexible working hours
• Supportive family-friendly policies
• Affordable local parking & access to Zipcar
• Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 free counselling support
• Cycle to Work Scheme & excellent on-site facilities
• My Brent Rewards – save on shopping, dining, travel and more
• Financial wellbeing support – including season ticket and childcare deposit loans (eligibility applies)

Our Commitment to You

At Brent, we’re proud to reflect the community we serve. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage you to share your identity in our diversity survey.

We’re also a Disability Confident Employer—we guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. If you need any reasonable adjustments in the recruitment process, just let us know at [email protected].

This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check and employment clearances in line with our safeguarding commitments.

Additional Information 

If you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the "Apply Now" button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement.

Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.

We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.

The information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas and your data protection rights, can be found here.

Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.

As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including “non-visible” disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on [email protected]  

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