At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and oversee children's residential homes, ensuring quality care and compliance.
- Company: Established provider of specialist children's residential care with a focus on growth.
- Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package and clear progression opportunities.
- Other info: Supportive environment with opportunities for professional development and operational excellence.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in the lives of young people while advancing your career.
- Qualifications: Significant experience in children's residential care and proven leadership skills.
The predicted salary is between 43180 - 50444 £ per year.
An established and highly regarded provider of specialist children's residential care is seeking an experienced Regional Operations Manager / Responsible Individual to oversee a cluster of single-occupancy children's homes supporting young people with complex trauma histories and highly challenging needs.
This role is particularly well-suited to a strong Registered Manager ready to take the next step into multi-site and regional leadership, or an existing Operations Manager seeking a new challenge within a growing organisation.
Reporting into the Regional Director, you will take responsibility for a cluster of children's homes, providing strategic and operational oversight across all aspects of service delivery. You will lead and support a team of Registered Managers and wider residential teams, ensuring services consistently operate safely, effectively and in line with regulatory requirements.
This is a genuine development opportunity for a Registered Manager looking to step up, with structured support available to transition into regional leadership responsibility whilst maintaining strong operational backing.
The organisation is currently undergoing a period of sustained growth, with additional homes planned to open this year, creating genuine opportunities for progression and long-term career development within a supportive and collaborative leadership structure.
- Provide operational leadership across a well-established cluster of specialist children's residential homes.
- Maintain oversight of safeguarding, compliance, quality assurance, staffing, audits, incidents and inspections.
- Support services through Ofsted inspections, driving continuous improvement and positive inspection outcomes.
- Work closely with home leaders to ensure consistent compliance with children's residential regulations and best practice standards.
- Identify performance challenges quickly and implement effective improvement plans where required.
- Play a key role in recruitment, retention and workforce development, helping to build resilient and sustainable teams.
- Act as the key operational link between services and senior leadership, escalating risks and driving improvement initiatives where necessary.
- Balance a strong presence within services with strategic oversight of performance, compliance and quality outcomes.
Significant experience within children's residential care, ideally as a Registered Manager or above.
A strong understanding of the day-to-day operation of children's homes.
Proven leadership capability with the ability to drive performance and hold teams accountable.
In-depth knowledge of Ofsted regulations, inspection frameworks and compliance requirements.
A genuine passion for improving outcomes for children and young people.
Applications are welcomed from experienced Operations Managers, Responsible Individuals and, in particular, Registered Managers ready to step up into their first regional leadership role. Experience supporting services to achieve Good and Outstanding Ofsted outcomes would be particularly advantageous.
Comprehensive benefits package.
Clear progression opportunities within a growing organisation.
Opportunity to influence quality, growth and operational excellence across a substantial portfolio of services.
If you're an experienced children's residential leader looking to take the next step in your career, or a Registered Manager ready to step up into regional leadership, please apply via LinkedIn or contact Morgan Whelan on 0161 527 9633 / mwhelan@compassltd.
