Children's Residential Service Manager

Salary: £65,000 per annum
Location: Birmingham
Home Size: Portfolio of 5–6 Children's Residential Homes

Salary & Benefits

• £65,000 per annum
• Full-time, permanent position
• Monday to Friday working pattern with weekend on-call responsibilities
• Supportive senior leadership team
• Opportunity to lead and shape high-quality residential services
• Ongoing professional development and career progression
• Company pension scheme
• Company on-call enhancement/support structure

What We're Looking For

• Minimum 3–4 years' experience as a Registered Manager within children's residential care
• Significant experience supporting children and young people with Learning Disabilities (LD) and Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties (EBD)
• Proven multi-site management and operational leadership experience
• Strong understanding of Ofsted requirements, Children's Homes Regulations and safeguarding
• Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare or equivalent
• Strong communication, organisational and problem-solving skills
• A people-focused leadership style with the ability to motivate, develop and inspire teams
• Experience supporting and developing Registered Managers
• Full UK driving licence

Key Roles & Responsibilities

• Provide effective operational leadership and oversight across 5–6 children's residential homes
• Support, mentor and develop Registered Managers and staff teams
• Ensure all services operate in line with Ofsted requirements, Children's Homes Regulations and organisational policies
• Drive high standards of care, safeguarding, compliance and practice
• Monitor service quality, performance and occupancy levels
• Lead audits, action plans and continuous improvement initiatives
• Support recruitment, retention and workforce development across the services
• Build and maintain strong relationships with local authorities, external professionals and key stakeholders
• Provide operational support and guidance to Registered Managers
• Participate in the out-of-hours on-call rota, including weekend cover where required
• Promote a child-focused, people-centred and outcome-driven culture across all services
• Lead on service development and ensure the best possible outcomes for children and young people

To apply for this role, please contact Tabitha at Purosearch on 01904 570050 or send your CV for immediate consideration to t.wagstaff@purosearch.com.