This role is working full time with ideally 37 hours per week, Monday - Friday 9am-5pm, no part time or bank working is possible, but changes can be made bringing forward or pushing back start times and changing shift length may be possible.
Main duties of the role:
As the Ofsted Registered Manager, you will have overall responsibility for the quality, safety, leadership, and performance of our supported accommodation services for up to 30 for Young People. The support is provided in 4 locations in Chorley and Leyland, 3 of which are registered with Ofsted to support up to 24 under 18-year-olds. You will create person-centred environments where young people feel supported, confident and motivated to build their independence.
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Key responsibilities include:
* Being the Ofsted Registered Manager, ensuring full compliance with the Supported Accommodation (England) Regulations and Ofsted Quality Standards
* Leading high‑quality services that are consistently safe, effective, and inspection‑ready
* Creating an inclusive and positive culture for the teams and Young People
* Recruiting, developing, and retaining teams through safe recruitment, strong induction, and ongoing coaching
* Ensuring staff understand the supported accommodation model and work within clear professional boundaries, ensuring a shared vision of goals for the Young People in the services
* Delivering high‑quality supervision focused on wellbeing, safeguarding, reflection, and performance
* Leading safeguarding practice and ensuring all concerns are identified, recorded, reported, and escalated appropriately
* Completing statutory notifications accurately and within required timescales
* Driving continuous improvement through audits, service observations, and quality assurance activity
* Maintaining accurate, secure, and compliant records with clear audit trails
* Managing budgets effectively; monitoring spend, forecasts, agency usage and housing benefit related income
* Balancing financial sustainability with excellent person-centred outcomes for young people
* Building strong, trusted relationships with commissioners, local authorities, and community agencies
* Ensuring effective referrals, assessments, move-in procedures and move‑on planning
You will need to have:
* Experience as an Ofsted Registered Manager
* Experience working with young people, ideally within supported accommodation or similar settings
* Strong knowledge of Ofsted regulations, safeguarding, and statutory frameworks
* A proven track record of managing quality, compliance, and inspections
* Strong people leadership skills, with the ability to coach, challenge, and develop teams
* Clear, confident communication that blends support with challenge when required
* A commitment to reflection, learning, and service improvement
* Experience of leading teams through change, even when it is complex or uncomfortable
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Detailed knowledge and experience of working under different landlord arrangements with varying housing related responsibilities and accountabilities
In return for your commitment, we are able to offer a very competitive ltd rate of pay of £25.04-£29.04 per hour depending on interview score, with possible room for negotiation for the right candidate which would be determined after interview.
Benefits else can you expect from Apricus?
– Free of charge new DBS disclosure certificate
– Dedicated Consultant permanently assigned to you with all the sector expertise required.
– Excellent efficient weekly Payroll and professional Compliance Department System, ensuring that you are accurately paid on time, every time.
– The most competitive Rates the sector can offer, allowing you to achieve earnings unlike anywhere else.
– Leading £300 Referral Bonus, for every successful referral to Apricus
Salary description
£25.04 - £29.04 per hour