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Care Director, Children’s Services Location: Walsall WS1, hybrid with regional travelSalary: £85,000paThe briefLead 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 leadSet direction and turn strategy into clear objectives across servicesLine manage Registered and Home Managers with regular supervision and developmentRun a QA cycle that sticks: audits, data, action plans, SCCIF readinessSenior safeguarding oversight with the Head of Safeguarding, learning loops built inWorkforce planning, budgets, succession and management trainingDesign, register and open new provisions across the West MidlandsBuild strong relationships with LAs, commissioners and regulatorsWhat you’ll bring5+ years at RM, Regional or Ops level in children’s residential careTrack record moving services to Good or better and keeping them thereConfidence opening and registering new homes and working with OfstedStrong grip of Regulations, Quality Standards and SCCIFLevel 5 Leadership and Management or equivalent. Level 7 desirableData savvy, commercially aware, steady communicatorFull UK driving licence and happy to travelWhat’s on offer£85,000 salaryHybrid pattern anchored from Walsall WS1 with regional travelReal autonomy with solid central support and sensible decision linesInvestment in CPD, reflective practice and leadership developmentGrowth pipeline you can shapeInterested?Message us for a confidential chat or send your CV. Safer recruitment applies.#CareDirector #ResponsibleIndividual #ChildrensHomes #ResidentialChildcare #Ofsted #Safeguarding #LeadershipJobs #WestMidlands #Walsall