Due to the ongoing success of the Leicestershire County Council partnership which started in 2018, Barnardo's has a fantastic opportunity available to replace our current Responsible Individual on permanent contracts. Being registered as the Responsible Individual with Ofsted, each post will oversee 4 residential services across Leicester and the local area with the working week split between them.    Might consider part time roles for individual with the right skill set and qualifications. 

The successful postholder will work with senior colleagues to ensure we continue to develop services to best meet the needs of children, young people and their families within the Leicestershire community. Covering a range of locations; service locations include Coalville (2 homes one for contextual safeguarding and one for hospital prevention/step down), Hinckley (2 homes one for overnight short breaks and one for emotional well being), Market Harborough (family assessment home), Mountsorrel (emotional well being) and Braunstone (emotional well being).

As a Responsible Individual, you will be line managing four registered managers and report into the Assistant Director for the region, all part of the Leicester residentials management team. You will be closely supported by 2 operational CSM's and the AD including endorsement of Ofsted registration. There will also be support offered for progression opportunities with a commitment to learning and development, including options of Level 5 Residential qualifications and potential further qualification options.

As a Children's Services Manager – Responsible Individual, you will:  

• Act on behalf of the organisation to ensure the legal responsibilities are effectively discharged including all legal responsibilities associated with the opening, registration and operation of the Home(s). The Guide to the Young Person(s)'s Homes regulations and quality standards' states “….one [the Registered Manager] manages the Home and the other [Responsible Individual] supervises the management”

• Have an understanding of both effective practice in responding to the needs of care expereinced Young Person(s) and of local authority care planning duties and how Young Person(s)'s Homes are Required to support these

• ensure that the Young Person(s)' Homes are compliant with all relevant legislation and regulations and to ensure that you remain up to date with changes in these

• Oversee the external monitoring of practice within the Homes through your own supervision of the Registered Manager, scrutiny of Regulation 44 and 45 reports and any other reports concerning the Home, including OFSTED inspections, compliance visits from the Local Authority

• Ensure that the Home(s) for which you are responsible have ‘continuous improvement' and development plans and to ensure that these plans are being followed.

Since you will be based across the services in a hybrid way, mileage will be covered while travelling away from your permanent base.

When completing your application form please refer to your skills, knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification and Job Profile as well as those specified above. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the post described.  

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.

We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values.  We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people. 

For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay. 

Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band – this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours.  More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application. 

Workplace Offer: What it means for you

Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, in the community, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or depending on the role any combination of these. Please read through the advert carefully to understand the remits of hybrid working that will be specific to the role.

• Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.
• Annual Leave entitlement for full-time colleagues is 26 days per annum, increasing to 27 days per annum, after 3 years Barnardo's service, 29 days per annum, after 5 years Barnardo's service and 30 days per annum, after 7 years Barnardo's service. Those working less than full time are entitled to the same level of holiday pro rata
• The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our HolidayPlus scheme
• A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
• Service related sick pay from day 1
• Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution
• Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
• Cycle2work scheme
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
• 20% discount at Barnardo's stores
• Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
• Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
• Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer

*T&C's apply based on contract

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and cultivating a culture where everyone can belong and thrive through inclusion and connectivity. We want our workforce to be reflective of the communities we work with, and for equality, diversity and inclusion to be embedded in everything we do. We are a Disability Confident Leader, are progressing our ambition to be an anti-racist organisation with Anti-Racism Commitments and actions in place and have networks for colleagues who are disabled, LGBT+, Black and Minoritised Ethnic and Women. We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minoritised Ethnic and/or disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. For disabled applicants, we offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

• Reference number:22346
• Job Title:Responsible Individual - Children's Services Manager
• Location:Coalville
• Locality:Midlands
• Contract type:Permanent
• Hours:37
• Salary:£53,436 - £64,342
• Closing Date:20 January 2026
• Interview Date:22nd January 2026