Registered Services Manager (Children’s Support & Respite)

Job Title

Registered Services Manager (Children’s Support & Respite)

Organisation

OaKley ASN Ltd (Registered Scottish Charity SC053128)

Location

OaKley ASN Ltd

Stonehaven North, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, AB39 3QE

(Brand new purpose-built centre just outside Stonehaven)

Contract Type

Permanent

Hours

Full-time – 37.5 hours per week

Regular weekend working (Saturday/Sunday sessions) is essential as part of the service rota.

Salary

£38,000 – £46,000 per annum (dependent on experience and qualifications)

Responsible To

CEO / Board of Trustees

Job Purpose / Job Summary

Oakley ASN is an ambitious and pioneering charity based in Aberdeenshire, created to transform the lives of children and young people with Additional Support Needs (ASN) and their families.

We are now recruiting a Registered Services Manager (Children’s Support & Respite) to lead the next chapter of our journey as we prepare to open our brand new purpose-built centre just outside Stonehaven. This is a rare opportunity to step into a senior leadership role at one of Scotland’s most exciting new ASN support services - designed from the ground up with inclusion, dignity, sensory regulation, and child-led practice at its heart.

Our building has been carefully planned to be more than a facility - it is part of the support. With dedicated play and activity spaces, sensory provision, an accessible learning kitchen, calm family rooms, and an enclosed outdoor area designed for safe, joyful exploration, OaKley ASN is setting a new standard for what ASN respite and support can look like.

As Registered Services Manager (Children’s Support & Respite), you will take the lead in managing the day-to-day running of our regulated services, ensuring the highest standards of care, safeguarding and compliance. You will be responsible for leading staff, embedding strong systems, and ensuring Oakley ASN is inspection-ready at all times. Most importantly, you will help shape a service where children feel safe, understood and celebrated — and where families feel supported, listened to and valued.

This role is ideal for an experienced and passionate leader who thrives in a fast-moving environment, understands Care Inspectorate expectations, and is excited by the opportunity to build something exceptional from the very beginning.

If you are looking for a role that is meaningful, inspiring, and genuinely life-changing, where you can leave your mark on a service that will impact families for generations, we would love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

· Lead the day-to-day delivery of OaKley ASN’s Care Inspectorate regulated respite and support service

· Ensure the service operates in line with the Health and Social Care Standards and Care Inspectorate expectations

• Take responsibility for safeguarding, child protection procedures, and risk management
• Lead, supervise and support staff and volunteers, ensuring high standards of practice
• Ensure robust systems are in place for incident reporting, audits, self-evaluation and continuous improvement
• Oversee planning and delivery of child-led, inclusive and sensory-informed sessions
• Build strong relationships with families, carers and partner agencies
• Maintain accurate records and evidence trails to support inspection readiness
• Support recruitment, induction and safer recruitment processes
• Promote Oakley ASN’s values, ethos and commitment to inclusion in everything we do

Essential Requirements

Applicants must demonstrate:

• Significant experience in a leadership or management role within an early years, childcare, support service or regulated care environment
• Strong working knowledge of safeguarding and child protection procedures
• Excellent understanding of the Health and Social Care Standards and Care Inspectorate inspection requirements
• Proven ability to embed systems, procedures and high standards of documentation
• Strong leadership, communication and organisational skills
• Confidence managing staff teams, supervision, rotas and service delivery
• Ability to remain calm under pressure and make safe, child-centred decisions
• Strong IT skills including record keeping, reporting and digital systems

Qualifications / Registration

• Relevant qualification in childcare, social care, education or related field
• SSSC registration (or ability and willingness to register) at management level is essential

Desirable

• Experience leading a service through Care Inspectorate inspection or improvement planning
• Experience within respite services, disability services or additional needs provision
• Experience of multi-agency working (education, social work, health, therapy services)
• Experience in the third sector / charity environment

What We Offer

• The opportunity to help lead a truly unique service in a brand new purpose-built ASN centre
• A supportive CEO and Board with ambitious plans for growth
• Flexible, family-friendly working options
• A role where you can genuinely shape a service from the ground up
• A warm, values-driven team culture focused on inclusion and excellence
• Ongoing professional development and training opportunities

PVG / Safer Recruitment Statement

Appointment to this post is subject to a PVG Scheme membership, satisfactory references, and safer recruitment checks in line with Care Inspectorate expectations.

Contact Information

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact:

Amanda Greig, CEO / Founder – Oakley ASN

Email: amanda@oakleyasn.org