Operations Manager Residential Children Services

Trust Hire; Tyseley; On-site; GBP 68,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A children's residential care provider is seeking an Operations Manager to lead strategic oversight across multiple homes in Birmingham. This role involves providing leadership, developing growth strategies, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. The ideal candidate has senior operational leadership experience in children's care, strong regulatory knowledge, and excellent communication skills. The position offers a salary up to £80,000 and the opportunity to significantly influence regional service quality and operational frameworks.

Benefits

Salary up to £80,000

Opportunity for autonomy

Supportive executive team

Career-defining role

Qualifications

• Proven track record in senior operational leadership within children's residential care.
• Extensive knowledge of regulatory and safeguarding frameworks, able to hold RI registration.
• Commercially astute, experience driving growth while maintaining quality and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and direction across multiple residential sites.
• Develop and deliver a regional growth strategy, including new service openings.
• Lead, mentor, and empower Registered Managers for high-quality care.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic Thinking

Regulatory Knowledge

Communication

Job description

Operations Manager - Children's Residential Services

Location: Birmingham (covering 4-5 homes across the region)
Salary: Up to £80,000 per annum
Registration: Responsible Individual (RI) for the region
Provider Type: Established, values-driven organisation entering a new phase of strategic growth

Do you excel in leading through influence and driving operational excellence at scale?

Are you ready to play a pivotal strategic role in shaping the direction of children's social care services across a growing region?

An established and respected children's residential care provider is seeking an accomplished Operations Manager to take strategic oversight of 4-5 homes across Birmingham. This high-impact role offers the opportunity to lead regional growth, enhance service quality, and ensure excellence across all operational and regulatory areas.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and direction across multiple residential sites, ensuring alignment with organisational vision and Ofsted standards.
• Develop and deliver a regional growth strategy, including new service openings and optimisation of existing homes.
• Lead, mentor, and empower Registered Managers to deliver consistently high-quality, child-centred care.
• Maintain robust governance and accountability frameworks as the Responsible Individual (RI).
• Analyse performance metrics and operational data to drive continuous improvement and efficiency.
• Collaborate effectively with senior leadership to shape and influence long-term service delivery models.

About You

• Proven track record in senior operational leadership within children's residential care.
• Extensive knowledge of regulatory and safeguarding frameworks, with the ability to hold RI registration.
• Commercially astute, with experience driving growth while maintaining quality and compliance.
• Strong strategic thinker who balances people leadership with business performance.
• Excellent communicator, capable of building credibility across all levels internally and externally.

What's on Offer

• Salary: Up to £80,000 (depending on experience).
• Opportunity to lead regional strategy with genuine autonomy and influence.
• Supportive executive team committed to excellence, innovation, and ethical growth.
• Career-defining role shaping the future direction of a growing, stable provider.

If you're an ambitious senior leader seeking to make a lasting impact within a respected care organisation, this role offers the platform to do just that.

Apply today or reach out for a confidential conversation about this strategic opportunity.