Residential Development Manager - Children's Residential Homes
Compass Children's Homes
Burgess Hill, West Sussex
£56,238 - £61,285 per annum
Responsible for opening new children's homes
If you’re a Registered Manager who thrives on opening new homes, setting standards from day one and building teams that actually deliver, this Residential Development Manager opportunity gives you the chance to do it repeatedly - with real impact and serious earning potential.
At Compass Children’s Homes, this is a role where you take ownership from concept to completion:
You’ll open new children’s homes, shape how they run, embed quality from the start, and then hand over to a permanent manager once everything is performing exactly as it should.
We’re a values-led organisation that believes all children deserve a safe, caring, developmental environment, and that invests heavily in training, supervision and specialist consultation. You’ll have the chance to open multiple new homes, grow your career and shape services that genuinely change children’s lives.
What’s in it for you:
- Earn up to £24,000 bonus per home through a clear, outcome-driven structure
- Opportunity to open multiple homes and directly influence service quality at scale
- Work in an organisation delivering consistently strong regulatory outcomes
- Full involvement in development projects from property through to operation
- Autonomy to lead new homes your way while maintaining high standards
- Clear progression through exposure to multiple site launches and leadership challenges
Your responsibilities as Residential Development Manager as Compass Children’s Homes:
- Lead the full lifecycle of new homes from development through to successful opening
- Oversee property setup including redesign, build and fit-out against key milestones
- Manage the full registration process with the relevant regulatory body
- Run each home operationally post-opening to establish high standards and stability
- Ensure delivery of safe, structured and child-centred care aligned to policies
- Recruit, induct and transition a permanent manager and team before moving to the next project
- Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare
- Proven track record of achieving strong Ofsted outcomes
- Level 5 qualification in Residential Leadership (or equivalent)
- Previous experience operating as a Registered Manager within children’s residential care
- Strong track record of achieving positive regulatory outcomes
- Experience leading new services, improvements or operational change
- Confidence managing registration processes and compliance requirements
Working hours: Full-time, flexibility required to support project delivery and home openings
If you’re ready to step into a Residential Development Manager role and build, launch and shape high-performing homes, hit the "Apply Now" button at the top of the page.
Applications end on 25.05.26
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