This is an exciting opportunity to lead a specialist Residential Family Assessment Service where you can shape high-quality practice, lead a committed multidisciplinary team, and make a lasting difference to children and families.

The Role

We are seeking an experienced and values-driven Registered Residential Manager to provide strategic and operational leadership within an Ofsted-regulated Residential Family Assessment Service.

This role will oversee the safe and effective running of the residential family centre, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, trauma-informed and relational practice that supports meaningful change for children and families.

You will lead a stable and reflective residential service that delivers robust parenting assessments, safe care planning, and integrated support for families within a 24-hour residential setting. Working within an integrated assessment pathway model, you will help ensure families experience consistency, safety, transparency, and professional support throughout their journey.

This is a leadership-focused role with responsibility for safeguarding, regulatory compliance, workforce development, practice quality, operational performance, and continuous service improvement.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing visible, values-led leadership across the residential service
• Creating a culture of relational, reflective, and anti-oppressive practice
• Leading residential teams to deliver high-quality family support and assessment within a 24-hour setting
• Ensuring practice aligns with therapeutic and relational social work principles
• Supporting integrated working across residential, outreach, and specialist intervention services
• Maintaining overall responsibility for the safe operation of the residential family centre
• Ensuring compliance with Residential Family Centre Regulations, National Minimum Standards, safeguarding legislation, and organisational policies
• Leading safeguarding responses, risk management, and serious incident oversight
• Managing Ofsted notifications and supporting inspection readiness and Regulation 25 processes
• Overseeing high-quality recording, monitoring, and quality assurance systems
• Ensuring parenting assessments are evidence-based, analytical, and completed within required timescales
• Working closely with Assessing Social Workers and wider professionals to support effective assessment outcomes
• Promoting reflective discussions regarding parenting capacity, child development, risk, and change
• Providing leadership, supervision, and performance management to Practice Leads and residential staff
• Supporting workforce stability, staff wellbeing, professional development, and reflective supervision
• Managing recruitment, induction, probation, and disciplinary processes where required
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with local authorities, commissioners, and partner agencies
• Representing the service within safeguarding, placement planning, and court-related processes
• Monitoring occupancy, referrals, staffing resources, rota arrangements, and operational budgets
• Contributing to service development, continuous improvement, and organisational sustainability

About You

You will be an experienced leader with a strong background in residential services, safeguarding, and family-focused practice.

You will also have:

• A management qualification or willingness to undertake one
• Professional social work qualification recognised by Social Work England
• Social Work England registration
• Significant experience working with vulnerable children and families
• Experience within residential family centres, residential children’s services, or intensive family assessment settings
• Experience managing safeguarding concerns and complex risk
• Experience supervising, leading, and developing staff teams
• Experience working within multi-agency and court-related environments
• Experience in quality assurance, regulatory compliance, and practice improvement
• Strong knowledge of child protection and safeguarding legislation
• Knowledge of Residential Family Centre Regulations and National Minimum Standards
• Understanding of parenting assessment processes and court expectations
• Knowledge of trauma-informed, relational, anti-discriminatory, and anti-oppressive practice
• Strong leadership, organisational, and decision-making skills
• Excellent written communication and report-writing ability
• The ability to build positive, accountable, and reflective team cultures
• A commitment to relational social work values and strengths-based practice

What’s on Offer

• Competitive salary package
• Comprehensive induction programme
• Ongoing leadership and management development
• Supportive and reflective working environment
• Opportunities for progression and professional development
• Employee wellbeing support
• Pension scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• The opportunity to shape and lead a high-quality residential family assessment service

About the Client

Our client is a well-established non-profit charity providing specialist support services for children and families. They are committed to delivering high-quality, trauma-informed, and relational practice within safe and nurturing environments.

With a strong focus on achieving positive outcomes, the organisation works collaboratively with families through integrated assessment, intervention, and long-term support pathways designed to promote safety, stability, and meaningful change.

Recruitment Timeline

We are committed to appointing the most suitable candidate and encourage early applications. The process will include an initial screening followed by interviews for successful applicants. Any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check.

How to Apply

Please complete the application form and include an up-to-date CV.

For a confidential discussion about the role, please get in touch with Daisy at daisy@hamptonsresourcing.com or on 01926 695216

Hamptons is passionate about equality and is committed to developing an inclusive workforce. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant regardless of your individual needs. Any reasonable adjustments will be fully supported during the application and hiring process.