At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and oversee children's residential homes, ensuring compliance and positive outcomes.
- Company: A dedicated organisation focused on high-quality care for children and young people.
- Benefits: £60,000 salary, permanent role, autonomy, and ongoing professional development.
- Other info: Join a quality-focused team committed to continuous improvement and collaborative leadership.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in children's lives while shaping service quality and standards.
- Qualifications: Significant experience in children's residential care and leadership skills required.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 60000 £ per year.
Location: Manchester
Salary: £60,000 per annum
Working Hours / Shift Pattern: 40 hours per week, primarily Monday to Friday. Flexibility required to work outside normal hours to meet the needs of the service.
Employment Type: Permanent
Service: Children's Residential Care
Qualifications Required: Not specified
Experience Required: Significant experience within Children's Residential Care, including leadership, compliance, safeguarding, and multi-site management.
Our client is seeking an experienced Regional Manager to provide strategic and operational leadership across their children's residential services. The successful candidate will work closely with the Responsible Individual to ensure homes remain compliant, financially stable, and focused on achieving positive outcomes for children and young people.
Key Responsibilities
- Providing leadership and oversight across children's residential homes
- Recruiting and supporting Registered Managers
- Delivering supervision and line management support to Home Managers
- Supporting services to achieve and maintain at least a Good Ofsted rating, with the ambition of achieving Outstanding
- Reviewing referrals and supporting occupancy management
- Auditing services and providing monthly performance reports
- Reviewing and updating policies and procedures
- Leading monthly managers' meetings
- Monitoring Regulation 44 reports and overseeing action plans
- Identifying training and development needs across the residential division
- Responding promptly to safeguarding concerns and ensuring risks are effectively managed
- Keeping services aligned with current legislation, regulations, and best practice
- Visiting each children's home weekly to provide support and guidance
Benefits
- £60,000 annual salary
- Permanent full-time position
- Senior leadership responsibility
- Autonomy and flexibility within the role
Training / Qualifications
- Ongoing professional development
- Opportunity to identify and address personal development needs
- Exposure to strategic leadership and service development
Why this home & company
- Senior leadership position with significant influence across multiple services
- Opportunity to work directly alongside the Responsible Individual
- Ability to shape service development and quality standards
- Focus on achieving Outstanding outcomes for children and young people
- Opportunity to contribute to organisational growth and strategic development
Ethos: The organisation is committed to delivering the highest standards of physical, social, and emotional care, exceeding regulatory expectations and promoting excellent outcomes for children and young people.
Culture: A quality-focused environment where compliance, safeguarding, continuous improvement, and collaborative leadership are at the centre of service delivery.
Regional Manager - Children's Residential in Manchester employer: SGS Care Ltd
Join a dedicated and compassionate team as a Children's Registered Manager in East Lancashire / Greater Manchester, where you will lead a therapeutic children's home committed to providing high-quality, child-centred care. With a supportive leadership team, ongoing professional development opportunities, and a strong focus on collaboration and continuous improvement, this role offers a meaningful chance to make a lasting impact on the lives of young people. Enjoy a competitive salary package and the satisfaction of working in an environment that prioritises the safety and wellbeing of children.
