Children’s Regional Manager

Overview

In this role you will lead the development and oversight of the organisation’s children’s homes in London. You’ll drive governance, safeguarding, and Ofsted readiness from the outset, shaping registration, inspection readiness, and ongoing quality assurance. You will work closely with leadership to establish scalable processes, recruit and develop management teams, and build partnerships with Ofsted and local authorities. This is an opportunity to influence the growth of a developing children’s residential division and have a meaningful impact on service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Support the setup, registration and opening of new children’s homes across London
• Act as Responsible Individual and oversee Registered Managers
• Lead on Ofsted readiness, regulatory compliance and quality assurance
• Ensure services meet the Children’s Homes Regulations and Quality Standards
• Develop robust governance, safeguarding and auditing frameworks
• Support recruitment and development of strong management teams
• Build effective relationships with Ofsted, local authorities and other key stakeholders
• Help shape the long-term growth and development of the children’s residential division

Key requirements

• Direct children’s residential experience is essential
• Experience setting up and opening a children’s home
• Experience taking a children’s home through Ofsted inspection
• Strong knowledge of Ofsted regulations, Children’s Homes Regulations and Quality Standards
• Experience overseeing Registered Managers and driving high standards across services
• Strong safeguarding, governance and quality assurance knowledge
• Ability to build effective systems and processes within a developing service
• Hands-on, collaborative approach and the confidence to advise and challenge at senior leadership level

• collaborative approach
• ability to advise and challenge at senior leadership level
• stakeholder relationship building
• Ofsted regulations
• Children’s Homes Regulations
• Quality Standards

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