Residential Operations Manager (Responsible Individual)

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; On-site; GBP 64,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Solihull Council is seeking an experienced Residential Operations Manager to lead the development of three small residential homes for Solihull Children, delivering a gold-standard service.

You will provide strategic leadership to link fostering and residential services, ensuring placement stability and a seamless, child-centered approach in collaboration with partner agencies.

Qualifications

• Must currently be, or have previously been an Ofsted Registered Residential Care Manager.
• Significant experience managing a residential children’s home.
• Ability to work collaboratively with partner agencies to shape services.

Responsibilities

• Lead project management for developing three small residential homes for Solihull Children.
• Provide strategic leadership and planning to create a seamless service with fostering.
• Collaborate with partner agencies to ensure placement stability and child-focused care.
• Shape and run an innovative residential service aligned with safeguarding and outcomes.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Collaborative partnerships

Education

Ofsted Registered Residential Care Manager

Job description

Residential Operations Manager

Salary up to £70,609 per annum.

Full time, permanent.

Solihull has an exciting and exceptional job opportunity for an experienced and outstanding Residential Operations Manager

Solihull Council have three small Residential Homes for Solihull Children to live within their locality. These “Gold standard’ homes provide outstanding care to the children who live there.

As Residential Operations Manager you will project manage the development of these homes and through strategic leadership and planning, help us shape the services we deliver to create an environment where children are able to thrive.

In this high-profile role, you will contribute to the development of an innovative programme that will link our fostering service with our residential homes to provide one seamless service to young people. In collaboration with partner agencies, we will wrap support around our children and young people, ensuring placement stability and continuity as they transition to family-based living. This programme will be able to offer resources that will support a variety of care plans allowing children to feel they are being supported by people who really understand their story.

This is an exciting leadership challenge for a proactive and innovative individual with the appetite to help create, design and run an amazing service in Solihull. You must currently be, or have previously been an Ofsted Registered Residential Care Manager, with significant experience and knowledge of managing a residential children’s home. Able to work collaboratively and in partnership with a range of agencies you will be solution focussed, able to plan and deliver a new residential service for our children and young people, that is child focused and improves outcomes for our children.

In return we offer you an exciting opportunity where you will have the ability to shape our homes and work cohesively with robust principles that will underpin the service.

For further insight into this exciting job opportunity, we would really encourage you to contact Rachael Ward Assistant Director [e-mail] or [e-mail]

Closing date for applications is Sunday 29 November.

Shortlisted candidates will be required to complete psychometric tests and successful candidates invited to interview.

Interviews to be held on Friday 11 December 2026.

Further Information

This post will require a DBScheck.

This post is subject to compliance checks in line with Schedule 2 requirements for working in a children’s home, including a pre-employment medical check.

This post is covered by the Fluency Duty, as outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers.

Solihull Council is proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer.We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit.

Solihull Council has a responsibility for, and is committed to, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk, and requires all staff and volunteers to share thiscommitment.

Attached documents

JDPS - Residential Operations Manager (TP-181-2593) PDF.pdf