Regional Support Manager - Children's Residential Homes North West
Job Reference horizoncare/TP/35344/1436
Number of Positions:
1
Contract Type:
Full Time
£60,000 per annum
Working Hours:
37.5
Location:
North West| North West
Closing Date:
22/11/2026
Job Category:
Residential Care
Region / Division:
North West
Business Unit:
Residential Care
Job Introduction
Job Title: Regional Support Manager
Division: Residential Children’s Services
Location: North West ONLY
Salary: £60,000 per year
About the Role
Due to continued investment in leadership development within our Residential Children’s Division - resulting in a number of internal promotions - we are seeking experienced and dynamic Regional Support Managers to join our team.
These newly created roles offer a unique opportunity to provide high-level leadership support across multiple homes, ensuring consistency, quality, and stability of care for children and young people. The roles will have regional coverage, and we welcome applications from candidates based across the North, Midlands, and South of the country.
Key Responsibilities
- Providing parachute support to Registered Managers where additional capacity, leadership, or expertise is required
- Conducting audits and delivering coaching and mentoring to drive best practice and continuous improvement
- Providing interim management cover in homes without a Registered Manager, ensuring stability and continuity of care
- Supporting and guiding staff teams to maintain safe, nurturing, and therapeutic environments for children and young people
- Identifying risks early and implementing effective action plans to stabilise and strengthen services
- In exceptional circumstances, supporting with home registration (not an initial expectation of the role)
- Relevant professional qualification (e.g., NVQ Level 5 in Leadership and Management in Health and Social Care, or equivalent)
- Extensive experience in a leadership role within children’s residential services, including significant experience managing or supporting the management of residential homes
- Robust knowledge of safeguarding regulations, Ofsted requirements, and relevant legislation
- Strong understanding of therapeutic environments and child-centred care practices
- Proven ability to provide coaching, mentoring, and support to teams in achieving high standards
- Understanding of trauma-informed care and therapeutic approaches
What We Offer
- The opportunity to play a pivotal role in strengthening leadership across our services
- Salary Sacrifice schemes - Electric vehicle scheme, Holiday trading and many more
- Reward and recognition scheme
- Benefit and discount programmes
- A supportive and forward-thinking organisation committed to professional development
- The chance to make a meaningful impact on the lives of children and young people
If you are a resilient and experienced leader looking to take on a dynamic regional role with real influence, we would love to hear from you.
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Regional Support Manager - Children's Residential Homes North West in Burnley employer: Horizon Care Ltd
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