Director, Children’s Residential & Support Services

Barnardos; Whitmore; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible hours

UK pension plan

Annual leave 26–30 days

Job summary

Barnardo's in the South East is seeking an experienced senior leader to oversee a portfolio of residential childrens homes and supported accommodation services, ensuring exceptional care and regulatory compliance.

Reporting to the Head of Operations, you will provide strategic and operational leadership, act as Responsible Individual and Nominated Individual where required, and drive quality, performance, service development and growth.

Qualifications

• Significant senior leadership experience within children's residential care.
• Experience as Responsible Individual (RI) or Nominated Individual (NI) or equivalent.
• Strong knowledge of Ofsted and childrens social care regulations.
• Proven track record of delivering high-quality, compliant services.
• Exceptional leadership and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a portfolio of residential childrens homes and supported accommodation services.
• Provide strategic and operational leadership with regulatory compliance.
• Drive quality, performance, service development and growth.
• Act as RI and NI where required and ensure safeguarding and governance standards.

Skills

Senior leadership experience

RI/NI experience

Ofsted/regulations knowledge

Proven compliance track record

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Barnardo's in the South East is seeking an experienced senior leader to oversee a portfolio of residential childrens homes and supported accommodation services, ensuring exceptional care and regulatory compliance.

Reporting to the Head of Operations, you will provide strategic and operational leadership, act as Responsible Individual and Nominated Individual where required, and drive quality, performance, service development and growth.