Company: ROTHERWOOD RECRUITMENT (2020) LIMITED
Job Type: Permanent, FullTime
Salary: £60,000 - £65,000 per annum, Negotiable, Inc benefits
Quality Assurance Manager – Children’s Residential Services
Location: Lancashire & West Yorkshire (travel between services required)
Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience
Hours: Full-time
Contract: Permanent
Essential Requirements:- Degree/NVQ Level 4 qualification or equivalent
- Management diploma or equivalent
- Enhanced DBS check
- Clean, current driving licence
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in children’s residential care
- Minimum 2 years’ management experience
- Strong knowledge of childcare legislation including the Children Act 2004 and Children’s Home Regulations 2015
- Experience working with quality systems and processes
- Proven track record of maintaining regulatory compliance
- Excellent leadership, communication, and organisational skills
The Role:As Quality Assurance Manager, you will:
- Monitor and audit care quality across all residential homes, ensuring regulatory standards are met or exceeded
- Support Registered Managers and senior leaders in completing action plans and improving services
- Develop and implement systems to measure care quality and young people’s outcomes
- Lead reflective practice sessions and promote Positive Behaviour Support (PBS)
- Conduct investigations and produce comprehensive reports
- Prepare quarterly Quality Assurance Board reports and compliance updates
- Support the opening of new homes, ensuring robust monitoring systems are in place
- Drive safeguarding best practice through audits and challenge where necessary
- Build and maintain strong relationships with Ofsted, CIW, and other key agencies
- Coach and mentor managers to ensure effective leadership across services
Benefits:- Competitive salary package
- Opportunity to shape and influence quality across a growing organisation
- Ongoing professional development and training
- Supportive senior management team and multidisciplinary collaboration
Compliance:This role requires an Enhanced DBS check and thorough reference checks prior to employment.
Apply Now:If you’re an experienced children’s residential care professional with a passion for quality and improvement, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today to join a forward-thinking organisation committed to providing outstanding care for children and young people.
