Regional Lead, Children's Homes & Care Excellence

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

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.