Regional Operations Manager

  • Diamond Search Recruitment Ltd
  • City, Leeds
  • Jan 12, 2026
Full time Healthcare & Medical

Job Description

Regional Operations Manager Children s Residential

Location: Covering the Leeds to Leicester region
Salary: £58,000 per annum + attractive benefits!

Diamond Search Recruitment is proud to be representing our client in the recruitment of an experienced and passionate Regional Operations Manager to join their senior leadership team within children s residential care.

This is an exciting opportunity for a strong Registered Manager ready to step into a senior leadership role, or an experienced Area / Regional Manager seeking to join a forward-thinking and values-led organisation.

Role Summary

As Regional Operations Manager, you will provide strategic and operational leadership across a group of children s residential care, ensuring high standards of care, compliance, and positive outcomes for young people.

Joining the childrens residential care division. Providing parachute support to Registered Managers when additional capacity of expertise is required. Delivering audits, coaching and mentoring to ensure best practice and continuous improvement. To provide interim management cover in homes without a manager. Guding and supporting staff teams to maintaina safe, nuturing and therapeutic environment

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

  • A minimum of 2 years experience managing an Ofsted-registered children s home rated Good or above

  • Proven operational leadership experience within children s residential care

  • Strong knowledge of Children s Homes Regulations, safeguarding, and Ofsted frameworks

  • Experience of achieving and maintaining Responsible Individual status

  • Excellent leadership, communication, and financial management skills

  • A recognised qualification relevant to working with children at Level 4 or above (e.g. social work or similar)

  • QCF Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management in Residential Children s Services, or willingness to undertake

  • A full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle

  • A strong track record of achieving positive outcomes for young people

If you are passionate about making a real difference to the lives of young people and ready to take the next step in senior leadership, we would love to hear from you.

Diamond Search Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency regarding this vacancy.