Operations Director - Children's Residential Expansion

Austin Dean Healthcare Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Austin Dean Healthcare Recruitment is seeking an ambitious Operations Director for Residential Children's Services in London. You will provide strategic and operational leadership across the organisation’s children’s services, oversee existing services and drive development of new homes.

As Responsible Individual for the new home, you’ll ensure safeguarding, quality and performance standards are met while expanding services.

Qualifications

• Five years’ leadership experience in children’s residential care, supported accommodation or similar.
• Level 5 qualification preferred.
• Degree in social care, social work or childcare an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership across children’s services.
• Oversee existing Supported Accommodation service; lead development of new Children’s Residential Homes.
• Act as Responsible Individual for the new home (subject to Ofsted suitability).
• Recruit, develop and oversee service managers and staff teams.
• Ensure compliance with safeguarding, Ofsted standards and quality assurance.

Skills

Leadership experience

Regulatory compliance

Ofsted knowledge

Strategic planning

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Level 5 leadership & management for residential childcare

Degree in social care / social work / childcare

Job description

Austin Dean Healthcare Recruitment is seeking an ambitious Operations Director for Residential Children's Services in London. You will provide strategic and operational leadership across the organisation’s children’s services, oversee existing services and drive development of new homes.

As Responsible Individual for the new home, you’ll ensure safeguarding, quality and performance standards are met while expanding services.