Regional Support Manager. Job in Leeds Education & Training Jobs

Horizon Care and Education; Morley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading children's care provider is seeking a Regional Support Manager to oversee services from Leeds to Leicester. This role involves providing high-quality support to children's residential homes, ensuring best practices, and mentoring staff. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in the sector and a strong understanding of regulatory standards. Competitive annual bonus and employee benefits offered.

Benefits

Annual bonus of up to 10%

Professional development and leadership training

Health assurance

Blue light card

Free eye tests

Qualifications

• Significant experience in children’s residential care, ideally as a Senior/Peripatetic Registered Manager.
• Strong understanding of Ofsted regulations and quality standards.
• Ability to quickly assess, stabilise, and strengthen services.

Responsibilities

• Provide parachute support to Registered Managers when additional expertise is required.
• Deliver audits, coaching, and mentoring to ensure continuous improvement.
• Offer interim management cover in homes without a manager.
• Guide and support staff teams to maintain a safe environment.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Coaching

Understanding Ofsted regulations

Resilience

Job description

Regional Support Manager

Covering Leeds to Leicester Region

We are seeking a Regional Support Manager to join our children s residential care division. This is an exciting opportunity for experienced leaders who are passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and young people while supporting and strengthening our network of homes.

About the Role

As a Regional Support Manager, you will play a pivotal role in providing flexible, high-quality support across our homes. Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing parachute support to Registered Managers when additional capacity or expertise is required.
• Delivering audits, coaching, and mentoring to ensure best practice and continuous improvement.
• Offering interim management cover in homes without a manager, ensuring consistency and high standards of care.
• Guiding and supporting staff teams to maintain a safe, nurturing, and therapeutic environment.

In exceptional circumstances, you may be asked to take on home registration responsibilities, though this is not an expectation of the role initially.

About You

We re looking for resilient and adaptable leaders with:

• Significant experience in children s residential care, ideally as a Senior/Peripatetic Registered Manager or equivalent senior role.
• A strong understanding of Ofsted regulations and quality standards.
• Excellent leadership, mentoring, and coaching skills.
• The ability to quickly assess, stabilise, and strengthen services.
• Flexibility to travel across regions as required.

What We Offer

• The opportunity to shape and support services across a broad region.
• Ongoing professional development and leadership training.
• Annual bonus of up to 10%
• A supportive senior management team who value innovation and high standards
• A suite of employee benefits including health assurance, blue light card, free eye tests and many more

Regional Support Manager - Apply now.