Children’s Services Compliance and Standards Partner

Full-Time | Permanent Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience Location: St Elizabeth’s Centre, Much Hadham, Hertfordshire Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Salary: £35,432- £39,605 per annum 

Make a real difference. Shape quality, safeguarding and standards across our Children’s Residential Services.
St Elizabeth’s is a unique and specialist residential, education and health charity supporting children, young people and adults with epilepsy and other complex needs. Our Children’s Residential Homes provide safe, nurturing, and stable environments where young people can thrive, grow and experience a positive childhood.

We are now seeking an experienced and values-led Children’s Services Compliance and Standards Partner — a newly created role designed to strengthen safeguarding, quality assurance, and regulatory compliance across our children’s homes.

If you are passionate about high-quality care, driven by improving outcomes, and confident in using data, insight, and professional challenge to raise standards, this could be the ideal next step in your career.

About the Role

As our Children’s Services Compliance and Standards Partner, you will:

• Provide organisation-wide oversight of safeguarding, quality, and regulatory compliance.
• Work across all Children’s Homes to monitor, assess and strengthen practice.
• Conduct quality audits, analyse trends, and support continuous improvement.
• Support and challenge Registered Managers to embed safe, consistent, and nurturing care.
• Drive Ofsted readiness and track progress against the Children’s Homes Regulations & Quality Standards
• Ensure children lived experiences, voices and outcomes are at the heart of all practice.
• Work closely with the Director of Children’s Services and professional colleagues across Education, Health, and Therapy
• Champion a positive, trauma-informed, and child-centred culture

This is a senior and highly impactful position within our Children’s Residential Services, offering the opportunity to shape practice across multiple homes and influence meaningful change.

About You

We’d love to hear from you if you are:

• An experienced Registered Manageror senior residential childcare professional
• Highly knowledgeable in Children’s Homes Regulations, Quality Standards and Ofsted requirements
• Confident in safeguarding leadership, quality assurance, and compliance
• Skilled at conducting audits, analysing data, and identifying risks or patterns.
• Able to challenge practice with professionalism and emotional intelligence.
• Passionate about improving outcomes for children with complex needs.
• A strong communicator, relationship builder, and values-led leader

You will be someone who cares deeply about quality, safety, and consistency — and who brings a calm, thoughtful and improvement-focused approach to supporting teams.

What we offer

We want you to feel your best so you can give your best. In return for your hard work, we offer:

• Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm
• 25 days’ holiday + bank holidays
• Opportunities to complete recognised qualifications in Health & Social Care
• Free on-site parking and DBS
• Blue Light Card discounts and discounted gym membership
• Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing platform
• Opportunities to develop and grow into more senior roles.

Important Information

To be considered for the role, you must hold a full valid UK drivers’ licence. 

Please note that our location is not on a public transport route, so access to your own vehicle or reliable transport is essential. 

Apply Now

Visit our website to apply. Interviews are held on a rolling basis, so apply early to avoid missing out.

For questions, adjustments or access needs during the process, please contact:recruitment@stelizabeths.org.uk

Inclusion & Safeguarding

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and Investor in People. St Elizabeth’s is committed to creating an inclusive, welcoming, and safe environment for all.

All roles are subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. This role involves regulated activity; applying if barred from such activity is a criminal offence.

#INDMGR