Ofsted Regional Manager

Joining Careers Education; Tunstall; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary sacrifice schemes (electric veh

Holiday trading

Reward and recognition

Benefits and discount programmes

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Joining Careers Education is seeking a Regional Manager for Children's Homes to oversee leadership across multiple locations and ensure consistent, high-quality care for children and young people. The role covers the Midlands/regions with strong emphasis on safety, safeguarding, and regulatory compliance.

The post requires senior leadership experience, with a track record in coaching, audits, and managing or supporting management in residential services.

Qualifications

• Experience leading or supporting management in children's residential services.
• Strong safeguarding knowledge and relevant legislation.
• Proven coaching and mentoring abilities with teams.

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)

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Safeguarding knowledge

Ofsted knowledge

Child care expertise

Education

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

Job description

Regional Manager - Children's Homes.

£60,000 per year.

To cover the Midalnds Region

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)

Essential Requirements

• 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

Desirable

• 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