Job Title: Operations Director
Location: Bournemouth
Salary: £70,000 – £75,000 per annum (depending on experience)
Working Hours / Shift Pattern: 40 hours per week
Employment Type: Permanent, Full Time
Service: Registered Children’s Homes / Supported Accommodation
Service Users: Young people with complex needs requiring therapeutic residential care and supported accommodation
Qualifications Required: Minimum Level 5 qualification in Residential Childcare
Experience Required: Senior leadership experience managing complex social care / looked after children’s services, trauma-informed practice, and regulatory oversight
Who we are looking for: 👤
Our client is seeking an experienced and driven Operations Director to support the Managing Director in delivering exceptional children’s residential and supported accommodation services.
This role would suit a highly capable senior leader with a proven track record of operational leadership, service improvement, regulatory compliance, and achieving strong outcomes for children and young people.
The successful candidate will have:
Who you will be working for: 🏢
Our client is a large, established children’s care provider delivering therapeutic Registered Children’s Homes and Supported Accommodation services for young people with complex needs.
Their approach is centred around therapeutic, nurturing, family-style care, ensuring young people experience safety, stability, and the opportunity to thrive.
Company type/size: Large group provider
Number of homes: 10 services (4 Children’s Homes / 6 Supported Accommodation services)
Future plans: Ongoing expansion with a strong focus on achieving Outstanding Ofsted outcomes
Other services: Fostering, adoption, education, leaving care services, bespoke children’s services contracts
Why this home & company: ⭐
This is a senior strategic leadership opportunity within a well-established provider with ambitious growth plans and a clear commitment to service excellence.
You will have the opportunity to shape service quality, drive operational performance, influence culture, and directly improve outcomes for children and young people across multiple services.
Progression: 📈
A significant senior leadership opportunity working directly alongside executive leadership within a growing organisation.
Training / qualifications: 🎓
Benefits: ✅
Ethos: ❤️
Our client is committed to therapeutic, nurturing, family-style care that prioritises safety, stability, and exceptional outcomes for children and young people.
Culture: 🤝
A high-performing, ambitious, child-focused culture with strong emphasis on safeguarding, therapeutic practice, regulatory excellence, continuous improvement, and collaborative leadership.
The Role: 🏡
As Operations Director, you will play a visible and hands-on leadership role across multiple services, ensuring operational excellence and consistently high-quality care.
Key responsibilities include:
Sponsorship is not available.
If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and young people and would like to join our client’s dedicated team, apply today.
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For more information or to book a confidential chat, please contact: job@sgscare.co.uk
Mission statement...
To help SMEs get the talent they need to help grow their businesses.
Our promise…
Deliver a Passionate Manager, at a Realistic Price, who can hit the ground running, within 21 days; allowing you to continue to build, consolidate and progress your business.
So who are we…
We help SMEs in the Children’s Service Sector, who struggle to find highly skilled and experienced Middle and Senior Management within Budget.
