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Team Leader Childrens Residential Care
Location: Willow Bank, Kendal
Salary: £33,149 £36,363 (39 hours per week) Plus: Sleep in payments of £68.25 per night (approx. £3,276 per year based on 1 per week over 48 weeks)

Make a meaningful difference to childrens lives by joining adedicated residential care team click apply for full job details

Responsible Individual (Children s Residential Care)

Location: Derbyshire & West Midlands
Salary: £350 £500 per day (DOE)
Hours: Part-time (up to 16 hours per week)
Contract: Consultancy / Self-Employed preferred (flexible for the right candidate)
Advertised by: Diamond Search Recruitment

About the Opportunity

Diamond Search Recruitment is proud to be partnering with a well-established and expanding children s residential care provider to recruit an experienced Responsible Individual (RI).

This is a senior, strategic role offering the opportunity to work across two services:

A well-established home in Derby

A developing service in Sutton Coldfield progressing through registration

The position is ideally suited to a highly experienced care professional seeking a flexible, high-impact consultancy role where you can drive compliance, quality, and outcomes for children.

The Role

As the Responsible Individual, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring that services operate to the highest standards, in full compliance with:

Children s Homes (England) Regulations 2015

Quality Standards

Social Care Common Inspection Framework (SCCIF)

You will provide strategic oversight, leadership support, and governance ensuring that children receive safe, nurturing, and trauma-informed care.

You will also act as the key liaison between the organisation, Registered Managers, and Ofsted.

Key Responsibilities

Regulatory Compliance & Governance

• Ensure full compliance with children s home regulations and quality standards
• Oversee adherence to the Social Care Common Inspection Framework
• Monitor and ensure timely statutory notifications
• Support homes through Ofsted inspections and post-inspection action plans
• Maintain compliant Statements of Purpose and policies

Leadership & Management Support

• Provide mentoring, challenge, and professional guidance to Registered Managers
• Support leadership development and strong team culture
• Contribute to performance management and service improvement
• Offer supervision where required

Safeguarding & Quality Assurance

• Maintain strong oversight of safeguarding practice across all homes
• Ensure compliance with safeguarding legislation and local procedures
• Monitor incidents, complaints, and allegations, ensuring learning is embedded
• Review Regulation 44 reports and Regulation 45 reviews
• Conduct quality assurance visits and implement improvement plans

Operational Oversight

• Support occupancy planning and placement decisions
• Monitor budget use and resource allocation
• Promote child-centred and trauma-informed care
• Ensure children's voices influence service development
• Drive continuous improvement through learning and feedback

About You

Essential Experience

• Significant experience within children s residential care
• In-depth knowledge of Children s Homes Regulations 2015 and Quality Standards
• Strong understanding of the SCCIF framework
• Proven safeguarding expertise
• Experience in quality assurance and service improvement
• Strong leadership, coaching, and mentoring skills

Desirable

• Previous experience as a Responsible Individual or Registered Manager
• Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management (or equivalent)
• Experience overseeing multiple homes
• DSL Level 3 safeguarding qualification
• Experience supporting or supervising Registered Managers

What s On Offer

Competitive day rate (£350 £500 depending on experience)

Flexible, part-time working (approx. 2 days per week)

Opportunity to shape and influence high-quality care services

Work with an ambitious and growth-focused organisation

Hybrid autonomy with meaningful on-site impact

Apply Now

If you are an experienced senior leader in children s residential care looking for a flexible, strategic role where you can make a genuine difference, we would love to hear from you.

Apply today or contact Diamond Search Recruitment for a confidential discussion.

Residential Childcare Support Worker (Sessional/Casual)

Company: North Lakes Children's Services

Full Time/Permanent: Shift pattern- ad-hoc cover

Salary: £13.23 per hour

Location: Carlisle

About North Lakes

North Lakes Children's Services provides residential care and education for boys aged 6-18, helping them build resilience, confidence, and key life skills click apply for full job details

Residential Childcare Support Worker (Sessional/Casual)

Company: North Lakes Children's Services

Full Time/Permanent: Shift pattern- ad-hoc cover

Salary: £13.23 per hour

Location: Headsnook

About North Lakes

North Lakes Children's Services provides residential care and education for boys aged 6-18, helping them build resilience, confidence, and key life skills click apply for full job details

Urgent Treatment Centre - Advanced Practitioner

Location: Royal Derby Hospital Urgent Treatment Centre

Hours: Full time (37.5) & Bank (Zero hours)

Make critical decisions that change lives - every day.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for experienced practitioners to join our Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC), working in a varied and fast-paced environment where no two days are the same click apply for full job details

Belfast Health and Social Care Trust is now recruiting for Senior Practitioners to join their Children's Community Services Team.

Band: 7

Reports to: Senior Social Worker

Responsible to: Director of Social Work, Children's Community Services

Job Summary

In this role you will primarily responsible for the direct provision of quality social work services to children and families.

You will be required to exercise enhanced responsibilities in relation to the case management process and/or involve the discharge of statutory duties in respect of children in need. These include:

• The ability to demonstrate enhanced levels of practice

• Competence/skills in areas such as direct practice with children and families

• multi-agency working

• user and carer involvement

• Knowledge of organisation systems and process and the wider social policy context

You will also be expected to provide support and advice to other team members, and continue to attend to your professional development through training, supervision and learning.

Essential Criteria

1. Current registration with the Northern Ireland Social Care Council on the social work part of the register

OR

Have Current Registration with one of the Social Care Regulatory Bodies in England, Scotland or Wales and be eligible to register with NISCC. In these circumstances applicants must be able to demonstrate at interview they will be in a position to register with NISCC should they be offered a post with the Trust by providing evidence of their current Registration. Before taking up appointment, applicants must have secured Registration with NISCC on the Social Work Part of the Register.

1. A minimum of 3 years' post qualifying experience, gained in working with families and children , by end of July 2026

1. A current full driving licence valid in the UK and access to a car. This criterion will be waived in the case of an applicant whose disability prohibits driving, but who is able to organise suitable alternative arrangements

1. Having achieved or giving a commitment to achieve an award in social work within the NI PQ Framework and linked to the service area, within three years of appointment to the post

1. Knowledge of legislation, policy, procedures and current issues in Family and Child Care

Evidence of experience of working with children and families gained in programmes of care other than the Family and Child Care programme may also be submitted.

Desirable Criteria

1. Ability to communicate effectively in speech and writing.

1. The ability to work in partnership with staff within and outside the programme of care.

1. Experience in the use of Microsoft office products including at least one of the core packages i.e. Outlook (Email) Word, Excel, PowerPoint or MS Access.

1. Effective Planning & Organisational skills with an ability to prioritise own workload.

1. Effective Communications skills to meet the needs of the post in full.

1. Ability to identify solutions to problems and implement them effectively.

1. Demonstrate a commitment to the provision of high quality and safe services with an ability to drive a culture of continuous improvement including a capacity and commitment to contribute to the learning and development of staff, colleagues and students.

1. Ability to work in a computer literate environment.

For more information and to apply, please visit:

The closing date for applications is Tuesday 30th June 2026 at 4.30pm

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