As part of this role, you will be required to:
- Directly lead Seniors and the rest of the team, ensuring motivation, development, and nurturing.
- Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, including psychologists, education advisers from the virtual school, health professionals and social workers.
- Maintain high standards of care and a culture for the team to excel.
- Assist the Registered Manager with day-to-day operations and ensure regulatory compliance.
- Foster a positive and empowering environment for young people and your team.
Support to develop a trauma informed, child centred and outcome focused service
We’re looking for someone with a demonstrable passion to support young people with adverse experiences and advocate for their needs. You will have management experience and ability to lead a team, whilst modelling best practice.
As no two days are the same, you’ll be a natural problem solver with the ability to remain calm and resilient under pressure.
You will have working knowledge of Ofsted regulations, Reg 44 monitoring and being able to support visitors to ensure the home is meeting these standards, along with a full driving licence for cross county travel.
Applicants must be prepared to undertake a level 5 leadership and management qualification, if this is not already held, and undertake a minimum of 1 sleep-in shift per month.
About you
Essential:
- Must have level 5 leadership and management qualification in Residential or working towards it.
- Full UK Driving License and ability to travel.
- You will have management experience and ability to lead a team.
- Working with Children looked after.
- Undertake a minimum of 1 shift per month.
- You will be required to be flexible to support the needs of the home.
- Able to be a part of the on-call management rota.
- Demonstrable passion to support young people with adverse experiences and advocate for their needs.
- You will have working knowledge of Reg 44 visits and Ofsted regulations to ensure the home is meeting these standards.
- Able to be calm and work under pressure.
- Self-motivated
- Quality Assurance
Desirable
- Minimum 2 years’ experience of working in residential children’s home.
- Minimum 2 years in a senior experience in residential children’s home or relevant role
- Trauma Informed ways of working.
- Knowledge of how to support with Ofsted Inspections and Reg 44 visits.
We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.
This job role is Level 11. Please locate the job profile here:
Job profiles – Health and social care
To hear more about this opportunity please contact Cathrine Nhemwa (Cathrine.Nhemwa@hertfordshire.gov.uk)
Interview Date: 17th November and 20th November 2026
How to apply
As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.
Additional information
We are changing
Hertfordshire County Council is undergoing Local Government Reorganisation (LGR). If you are employed by Hertfordshire County on 1 April 2028, it is expected that most roles will transfer to the newly-created unitary councils on existing terms and conditions under TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings – Protection of Employment) principles.
LGR is one of the biggest changes we will face in a generation. It will reshape how we work and how services are organised and gives us a real opportunity to build something better. To find out more, visit https://www.hertfordshire-lgr.co.uk/
Disability Confident
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
Safeguarding
This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.
Driving required
You’ll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations.
English Fluency
The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.
