Job Description
Role: Childrens Service Director / Head of Care
Location: Midlands-based role covering Staffordshire and Nottinghamshire
Type: Senior Leadership | Childrens Residential Services
Overview
We have been engaged by an established and expanding care group to support the appointment of a Childrens Service Director (Head of Care) to play a key role in the growth of their Childrens Division.
This is a senior, strategic leadership position overseeing multiple childrens homes across the Midlands, with a particular focus on Staffordshire and Nottinghamshire. The role will be supported by a highly experienced Responsible Individual and an existing Head of Childrens Services, forming a strong senior leadership structure.
With 28 homes already operating across the wider group, this is an exciting opportunity to join the organisation at a pivotal point of expansion and to influence standards, outcomes, and future growth.
Key Focus of the Role
1. Strategic oversight of multiple childrens residential services
2. Driving and maintaining Good and Outstanding Ofsted outcomes
3. Supporting and developing Registered Managers and senior leadership teams
4. Ensuring regulatory compliance and best practice across services
5. Embedding strong quality assurance, safeguarding, and performance frameworks
6. Contributing to the ongoing expansion a...