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Quality And Development Manager - Children's Residential

Job details
Posting date: 11 August 2025
Salary: £40,000.00 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 18 August 2025
Location: Burton-On-Trent, Staffordshire, DE13 0AQ
Company: Coburg Banks
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: BBBH1977_1754915781

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Summary

Quality & Development Manager - Children's Residential Care
Location: Burton-on-Trent area (covering two homes)
Salary: Competitive + annual increases + excellent benefits
Hours: 40 hours per week, over a 7-day rota with varied shifts
We're working with a well-established and growing children's residential care provider who operates two homes in the Burton-on-Trent area - one supporting young people with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties (EBD) and one for young people with Learning Disabilities.

With exciting growth plans ahead, they're now looking for a dedicated Quality & Development Manager to work alongside the Registered Managers, ensuring the highest standards of care and striving for Outstanding Ofsted ratings.
This is a varied, hands-on role where you'll be supporting, developing, and sometimes standing in for Home Managers, while also driving quality improvements and compliance across the service.

Key responsibilities include:
  • Auditing homes to ensure full compliance with the Children's Homes Regulations 2015 and Quality Standards
  • Supporting Managers with recruitment, supervision, and team development
  • Leading or assisting with safeguarding matters and building strong relationships with external professionals
  • Driving continuous improvement and best practice across the homes
  • Contributing to care planning, risk assessments, and quality monitoring
  • Providing operational cover, including occasional varied shifts or sleep-ins if required
  • Supporting or leading on HR matters including investigations and performance management

About you:
  • Leadership experience in children's residential care - this could be as a Deputy Manager, Registered Manager, Reg 44 Visitor, or similar
  • Strong working knowledge of Ofsted regulations and compliance
  • Able to inspire, mentor, and develop staff teams
  • Organised, detail-focused, and committed to achieving positive outcomes for young people
  • NVQ Level 5 in Leadership & Management (or working towards)
  • A driver with access to a vehicle

Benefits include:
  • £500 salary increase after 6-month probation
  • £500 salary increase annually thereafter
  • Birthday off
  • Annual leave increase each year of service
  • Voucher rewards

If you're passionate about raising standards in children's residential care and want to be part of a supportive, values-led organisation with big ambitions, we'd love to hear from you. Coburg Banks Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

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