Are you a passionate Residential Childrens Home Service Manager looking for your next role? 4Recruitment Services are currently recruiting for a Childrens Home Service Manager to work in Residential Childrens Homes based in The Huddersfield area.
Pay Rates: £29.78 - £38.96 per hour Umbrella Rate
Information the Role
As Residential Children’s Homes Service Manager, you will oversee the leadership, performance, compliance, and development of three children’s homes and directly manage three Registered Home Managers.
You will be responsible for ensuring that all homes operate in line with:
Children’s Homes Regulations 2015
Quality Standards
Ofsted requirements
Safeguarding and child protection procedures
Organisational policies and best practice frameworks
You will play a key role in developing a strong therapeutic and restorative culture across the homes, ensuring children and young people receive high-quality care, support, and consistent leadership.
The successful candidate will maintain a visible leadership presence across the homes during the working week, offering direct support, challenge, and guidance to managers and staff teams.
This role requires flexibility and a strong visible leadership presence across the residential estate.
Key Responsibilities
Provide operational oversight across 3 residential children’s homes
Line manage and support 3 Registered Home Managers
Ensure homes consistently achieve high standards of care and compliance
Lead on safeguarding, risk management, and quality assurance processes
Drive continuous improvement and service development
Monitor budgets, staffing, and operational performance
Support Ofsted inspections and regulatory compliance
Promote therapeutic and restorative approaches to care
Work collaboratively with multi-agency professionals and stakeholders
Ensure children and young people experience safe, stable, and nurturing care environments
Essential Requirements:
Significant experience within Children’s Residential Care
Experience managing multiple homes or services
Strong knowledge of Children’s Homes Regulations 2015 and Ofsted frameworks
Extensive safeguarding and child protection knowledge
Experience leading therapeutic and child-centred practice
Excellent leadership, communication, and people management skills
Strong quality assurance and service improvement experience
Budget and operational management experience
A Social Work Qualification, Level 5/Level 7 Leadership & Management qualification, or equivalent
A current enhanced DBS registered on the update service.
Right to Work in the UK- No restrictions
What we offer:
24 hour one on one specialist consultant based within your geographical area
4Recruitment Services Employee Benefits Programme
Our own dedicated payroll support ensuring you get the full benefits of your payment
Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices. 4Recruitment Services is an equal opportunities employer.
To discuss this vacancy in further detail or any other vacancies, please contact out Team on (phone number removed) or email
Salary description
£29.78 - £38.96 per hour