About the role

  • Responsible Individual leading governance and safeguarding oversight for Ofsted-regulated services. Engaging with regulatory frameworks and ensuring compliance in children’s residential care.

Responsibilities

  • Operates lawfully under all relevant legislation
  • Meets and sustains the Quality Standards
  • Maintains safe, proportionate safeguarding systems
  • Remains inspection-ready under the Social Care Common Inspection Framework
  • Delivers measurable outcomes for children
  • Represents the provider in regulatory engagement
  • Provides independent governance oversight
  • Provides strategic safeguarding leadership
  • Ensures inspection-readiness assurance aligned to SCCIF
  • Ensures provider-level accountability
  • Ensures constructive professional challenge

Requirements

  • Enhanced DBS including Children’s Barred List check
  • Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management (Children’s Residential) or demonstrable equivalent senior leadership experience
  • Significant senior leadership experience in children’s residential care
  • Deep knowledge of:
  • Care Standards Act 2000
  • Children’s Homes Regulations 2015
  • Quality Standards
  • Ofsted Social Care Common Inspection Framework
  • Strong safeguarding expertise
  • Ability to evidence governance scrutiny
  • Ongoing CPD
  • Minimum: X days per month (dependent on client’s needs)
  • Monthly Registered Manager supervision
  • Quarterly governance review
  • Attendance during inspection
  • Immediate availability for serious safeguarding incidents
  • Travel to services across UK regions will be required. Mileage and reasonable travel expenses may be chargeable in line with the agreed consultancy contract.
  • Ethical Statement
  • The Responsible Individual’s primary duty is to children’s safety and welfare.
  • Commercial interests must never override safeguarding responsibilities.
  • Delphi Care Solutions will not support or remain engaged with services where safeguarding standards fall below acceptable statutory thresholds without clear, measurable improvement action.

Job title

Responsible Individual, Consultant

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Professional Certificate

Tech skills

Location requirements

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