Responsible Individual - Children's Homes

Responsible Individual – Children's Homes (Permanent)

Location: Berkshire and Surrey (homes across both counties)

Salary: £70,000 – £80,000 (dependent on experience)

Contract: Permanent, 40 hours per week

Pro Social Partners are proud to be working in partnership with North Star Children's Homes to recruit a Responsible Individual to hold oversight of their residential children's homes across Berkshire and Surrey.

North Star is a growing residential childcare provider supporting children with emotional and behavioural difficulties, and this is a rare opportunity to take strategic responsibility for a portfolio of homes at a genuine point of growth.

The Role

As Responsible Individual, you will:

Hold Ofsted responsibility for the quality of care, compliance, and outcomes across all homes.

Support, supervise, and develop Registered Managers, holding them to account for practice standards.

Lead on Ofsted registration, inspection preparation, and regulatory compliance across the group.

Monitor quality assurance, Regulation 44 and 45 reporting, and improvement planning.

Work with the leadership team on growth, new registrations, and service development.

Build strong relationships with placing authorities, Ofsted, and partner agencies.

About You

You will be a senior residential childcare leader with:

A Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare (essential).

Substantial experience at Registered Manager level or above, ideally with prior Responsible Individual experience.

Strong knowledge of the Children's Homes Regulations, Quality Standards, and Ofsted framework.

A track record of driving improvement and supporting homes through inspection.

Why North Star Children's Homes?

A senior salary of up to £80,000.

22 days holiday plus bank holidays.

A varied week, with roughly four days across the homes and one from home.

A growing provider where you can genuinely shape quality and direction.