Registered Manager - Children’s Home (Learning Disabilities) CIW Regulated Cardiff Wales CF11
If you’re a confident Registered Manager who can bring stability, energy and high standards—and you’re passionate about supporting children with learning disabilities and autism to live meaningful, happy lives—this is your next move.
?? What Makes Us Stand Out? We are far more than a care home.
We are a close-knit, highly skilled team driven by purpose, connection, and a passion for delivering exceptional outcomes. The young people we support inspire us every day with their resilience, individuality, and potential.
Many of our team members have been with us for over a decade, progressing, developing, and building meaningful, long-term careers. This stability and shared commitment create the foundation for high-quality, consistent, child-centred practice.
As a Registered Manager, you will play a crucial role in leading and managing our care teams to ensure the delivery of exceptional care and support to our children and young people at our lovely home in Cardiff. You will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of our care homes and services, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and legislation. With a focus on working in an environment that promotes exceptional outcomes for children and young people, with a learning disability and/or neuro-difficulties. We also work using a trauma-based approach, quality, safety, and person-centred care, you will work closely with our staff to create a supportive and positive environment for our children and young people.
Registered Manager Benefits
*Salary £47 to £55k negotiable plus up to 20% bonus. We’re keen to reward our managers when they get things right because doing well is important to us.
*Our Management Bonus Scheme takes into consideration a range of KPIs from inspections, audits, staffing, finances, training, annual leave, sickness and more. Meeting targets in all these areas will result in a performance bonus. The better you do the bigger your bonus.
About The Role:
About the Home
• A supportive, stable, and family-orientated environment built on trust and meaningful relationships
• A committed, trauma-informed team dedicated to child-centred practice
• Strong multi-agency partnerships and a reflective culture that prioritises emotional wellbeing
• A history of excellent outcomes and consistent high-quality care
• Clear development pathways and a leadership team who invest in people
The Role of Registered Manager
As Registered Manager, you will provide strategic and operational leadership for the home. You will be the safeguarding lead, ensuring the service remains emotionally safe, nurturing, and fully compliant with Ofsted and regulatory requirements.
Your leadership will inspire, motivate, and develop your team, embedding a culture of continuous improvement and ensuring every young person receives exceptional, personalised care that enables them to grow, develop, and flourish.
Key responsibilities of Registered Manager
• Providing strong, confident, and compassionate leadership
• Overseeing day-to-day operations and ensuring regulatory compliance
• Embedding trauma-informed, child-centred practice
• Managing budgets, staffing, resources, and rota systems
• Driving continuous improvement and maintaining high standards
• Building positive relationships with children, families, and professionals
• Prioritising safeguarding and ensuring adherence to all processes
• Supervising, supporting, and developing staff at all levels
• Contributing to long-term planning and strategic development
Who We’re Looking For
Registered Manager knowledge and experience.
*At least 2 year working experience as a Registered Manager or Deputy Manager in a Registered Children’s Home where the rating of their home is good to outstanding
*A minimum of two years’ experience at senior level in a Children’s Home.
*Experience working with Children who have learning disability and/or neuro-difficulties.
*Have a very good understanding of the children’s homes regulations and quality standards, 2015
*Have good knowledge and experience working as a designated safeguarding lead in children’s residential home (s)
Registered Manager qualifications
*The Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent)
*Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young Peoples Services (or you are willing to work towards this)
*NVQ Level 4 Health and Social Care (Children’s Pathway) combined with a Leadership and Management Qualification
For more information contact about this Registered Manager in Cardiff opportunity contact
Mick Hull Fieldview Care Recruitment Solutions