Care Director, Children’s Services
Location: Walsall WS1, hybrid with regional travel
Salary: £85,000pa
The brief
Lead a growing portfolio across children’s, adults and fostering. You’ll hold Responsible Individual status for 3 children’s homes and provide senior oversight for 5 services in total. It’s a mix of strategy, quality, safeguarding and calm day-to-day leadership that keeps services inspection ready and child centred.
What you’ll lead
* Set direction and turn strategy into clear objectives across services
* Line manage Registered and Home Managers with regular supervision and development
* Run a QA cycle that sticks: audits, data, action plans, SCCIF readiness
* Senior safeguarding oversight with the Head of Safeguarding, learning loops built in
* Workforce planning, budgets, succession and management training
* Design, register and open new provisions across the West Midlands
* Build strong relationships with LAs, commissioners and regulators
What you’ll bring
* 5+ years at RM, Regional or Ops level in children’s residential care
* Track record moving services to Good or better and keeping them there
* Confidence opening and registering new homes and working with Ofsted
* Strong grip of Regulations, Quality Standards and SCCIF
* Level 5 Leadership and Management or equivalent. Level 7 desirable
* Data savvy, commercially aware, steady communicator
* Full UK driving licence and happy to travel
What’s on offer
* £85,000 salary
* Hybrid pattern anchored from Walsall WS1 with regional travel
* Real autonomy with solid central support and sensible decision lines
* Investment in CPD, reflective practice and leadership development
* Growth pipeline you can shape
Interested?
Message us for a confidential chat or send your CV. Safer recruitment applies.
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