Job Description

Service:

Ofsted Regulated Residential Children's Home, Regulated for the care of EBD (Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties) children - for x4 children's homes, plus x1 children's home pending registration.

Salary:

Earnings up to

75,000+ Bonuses

.

Salary Depending on Experience (sliding scale) - 60,000 (1st time post) to 75,000 (experienced).

Bonus Scheme:

To be confirmed pending negotiation, dependent on Ofsted rating, occupancy, financial performance, and attendance.

Hours

:

40 hours per week

- the role is flexible; however, the service is 24/7/365 and there may be times when the Responsible Individual is expected to work outside of office hours.

The Responsible Individual will be expected to work between all 5 children's home's, ensuring that all are operating effectively and that the management of each service are supported and guided effectively - time management will be essential.

Annual leave:

38 days per year

(inclusive of bank holidays)

+ birthday off

Essential Criteria:

- QCF Level 3 Residential Childcare / Level 3 Diploma Children and Young People's Workforce.

- Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People's Services in the children and young people's residential management pathway.

- Ideally, previous experience working as a Responsible Individual, or as a minimum, experience at a quality Registered Manager level specifically within a residential home for children.

Experience of working within Ofsted Regulated Residential Children's Home's is essential for this post.

We aspire to do things 'differently', to genuinely improve the life opportunities for our children in our ever changing and evolving world.

This is an opportunity to lead an established company, and to mentor Registered Managers to be the best that they can be.

As a company we have high aspirations and are eager to provide the best quality and standards for all of our staff, and children who live with us.

We are seeking only the highest quality and calibre of staff; those that genuinely want to make a difference in the lives of the children whom we care for, and those can be the ideal role models for our children.

The ideal candidate will not only be skilled in managing children's services, experienced at working within the relevant regulations, but will also need to be enthusiastic, resilient, and good with people (their staff teams, and external professionals such as social workers and commissioning teams) you will have the autonomy to make key decisions. You will be able to inspire and develop exceptional teams and the leaders of tomorrow.

A full UK driving license is desirable for this role.

Delivering positive outcomes and exceptional care is our ambition. That 'swhy we need a committed and enthusiastic individual, who starts every day with a fresh outlook and the passion to make a difference. We will give you the chance to build an exciting career in a fast-growing company, where you are free to achieve your full potential.

We are ambitious to be one of the best providers in the sector. We also aim to offer the best salary and benefits packages. As we grow, we will reward accordingly.

As a Responsible Individual you will:

The Responsible Individual is responsible for ensuring the Children's Homes, meets all its registration conditions, through achieving compliance with the relevant regulations. The Responsible Individual (RI) must demonstrate that they have an effective knowledge and understanding of the law, practice, and safeguarding, and apply business and management skills to oversee the smooth running of the homes and be responsible for the supervision of the company's managers.

Furthermore, the Responsible Individual is expected to:

- Oversee the management of the services; this is inclusive of being a designated safeguarding lead for the company, supervising the company's Registered Managers and undertaking quality assurance audits.

- Ensure that the services are operating in line with regulations and ensuring that the services are meeting or exceeding expectations.

- Be the individual who is the liaison / point of contact for Ofsted.

- Managing, and dealing with any internal or external complaints.

- Being the liaison with Local Authorities, and / or Clinical Commissioning Groups regarding referrals of children, invoicing arrangements, and Quality Assurance measures.

The benefits you can expect as a Responsible Individual working for Holistic Support Services are:

- Competitive rate of pay, including a progressive pay scale based on experience, qualifications, and performance.

- Generous annual leave allowance.

- Competitive pension scheme.

- Specialist CPD certified training and accredited qualifications free of charge.

- Having autonomy to shape the services.

- The opportunity to evolve and to progress your career with an ambitious and growing company.

- A robust support structure consisting of a skilled Director, plentiful operational support, and consultancy expertise / support for the children and staff.

Holistic Support Services reserve the right to close this advert at any time, please apply at your earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 60,000.00-75,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Responsible Individual (Ofsted Registered) HSS
Expected start date: 15/10/2025