North West Regional Manager

Brook Street; Sefton; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Electric vehicle scheme

Holiday trading

Salary sacrifice options

Job summary

Brook Street is seeking a North West Regional Support Manager (Residential Children's Services) to cover the North West region. This leadership role involves parachute support to Registered Managers and interim management to ensure continuity of care.

You will lead safeguarding, drive improvement, coach teams, and ensure therapeutic, child-centred environments. Hybrid working is available, with a salary of £60,000 per year.

Qualifications

• Experience leading or supporting management in children’s residential services.
• Strong knowledge of safeguarding regulations, Ofsted requirements, and related legislation.
• Proven ability to coach, mentor, and raise standards with empathy.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership support toResidential Managers when needed.
• Carry out audits to drive best practice, stability, and continuous improvement.
• Interim management cover for homes without a Registered Manager to protect continuity of care.
• Support staff teams to maintain safe, nurturing, and therapeutic environments for children and young people.
• Spot risks early and implement action plans to strengthen services.
• Support home registration only in exceptional circumstances.

Skills

Leadership experience

Safeguarding knowledge

Child-centred care

Coaching & mentoring

Education

NVQ Level 5 in Leadership and Management in Health and Social Care or equivalent

Job description

North West Regional Support Manager (Residential Children's Services) Location: (North West coverage) Salary: £60,000 per annum Hybrid work included (depending on workload) If you're passionate about children's residential care and you thrive in a leadership role that makes a real difference, this newly created opportunity is for you.

What you'll be doing:

• Providing "parachute support" to Registered Managers when additional leadership, capacity, or expertise is needed
• Carrying out audits and using what you find to drive best practice, stability, and continuous improvement
• Stepping in with interim management cover for homes without a Registered Manager, to protect continuity of care
• Supporting and guiding staff teams to maintain safe, nurturing, and therapeutic environments for children and young people
• Spotting risks early and implementing clear action plans to strengthen services
• Supporting with home registration only in exceptional circumstances (not an initial expectation)

What you'll bring:

• A relevant professional qualification (e.g., NVQ Level 5 in Leadership and Management in Health and Social Care or equivalent)
• Extensive leadership experience in children's residential services, including managing or supporting the management of residential homes
• Strong working knowledge of safeguarding regulations, Ofsted requirements, and relevant legislation
• A solid understanding of therapeutic environments and child-centred care practices
• Proven ability to coach, mentor, and raise standards with empathy and confidence

Additional information: Desirable

• Trauma-informed care and therapeutic approaches

What's in it for you?

• Salary of £60,000, plus a supportive, forward-thinking organisation with development at the heart of what they do.
• You’ll also benefit from reward and recognition, benefit and discount programmes, and salary sacrifice options including an electric vehicle scheme and holiday trading with the chance to make a meaningful impact every single day.

Ready to strengthen leadership across multiple homes and help deliver stability for children and young people?