18 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2026

  • Closing date

    30 June 2026 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    12 June 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Pastoral, health and welfare

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£32,203.00 Annually (FTE)

Residential Care Manager- Preparing for Independence and Adulthood job summary

The Role:

The Residential Care Manager is responsible for leading and managing the school's residential provision, ensuring that all pupils receive high-quality, person-centred support that promotes their safety, wellbeing, independence and development.

The postholder will ensure that residential experiences support pupils in developing the skills, confidence and resilience needed for adulthood and a life of choice and opportunity. They will ensure that care practices meet regulatory requirements and reflect best practice in supporting children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities.

The Residential Care Manager will work collaboratively with education, therapy and family teams to ensure that residential provision complements pupils' EHCP outcomes, personal development and preparation for adulthood goals.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead, supervise and support residential care staff to deliver high-quality care and support.
  • Develop and maintain a positive, inclusive and nurturing residential culture.
  • Manage staff performance through supervision, appraisal, coaching and professional development.
  • Participate in the recruitment, induction and retention of residential care staff.
  • Ensure appropriate staffing levels and deployment to meet pupils' needs.
  • Promote high expectations and consistency of practice across the residential team.
  • Model professional standards and positive relationships at all times.

Our Total Reward Offer:

The Special Partnership Trust recognises the importance of developing a properly implemented People Strategy to underpin the overall strategic aims of the Trust.

Our People Strategy is designed to help us attract prospective high calibre candidates, as well as drive engagement, productivity and retention of our high performing and high potential employees. It reflects our belief in putting our people first. This does not mean putting our learners second. It is based on the philosophy that if we create a positive and rewarding work environment, if our staff feel motivated, well managed and well supported, they in turn will provide the best possible outcome for our learners.

We recognise that our total reward offer, has got to consist of more than just money. We seek to provide our staff with a diverse range of benefits that support their day to day needs both at work and outside of work. These include generous leave entitlements and pension scheme as well as access to health/wellbeing tools, training & development, career pathways and opportunities to ensure they feel valued.

Please visit the Special Partnership website, www.specialpartnership.org for further information about our Trust, or to learn more about our People Strategy and Benefits click here.

If you need the application form or any part of the recruitment process in a different format, please contact us directly at liwills@pencalenick.org and we will make the necessary adjustments.

Are you ready to make a lasting impact? Join us today.

Safeguarding:

The Special Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to the satisfactory completion of checks and references, including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. In accordance with guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education; the Trust will undertake an online search of all shortlisted candidates.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
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Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding children and the successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Applicants should also be aware that an online search will be undertaken for all shortlisted candidates.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

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About Pencalenick School

School type
Academy, ages 3 to 16
School size
201 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 16
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Pencalenick School is a vibrant and progressive SEN school based in Cornwall providing high quality education and support for pupils aged 11-16 with complex learning difficulties and disabilities. Pencalenick School also has the benefit of four outreach Area Resource Bases (ARBs) which are based within mainstream schools at Budehaven, Brannel, Falmouth and Mount Charles. Two of our ARBs offer primary provision and two offer secondary provision.

Pencalenick School and the ARBs are members of the Special Partnership Trust, an ambitious and inspiring collaboration of specialist provision in Cornwall, with a focus on excellence in learning for everyone.

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