Children's Residential Resource Manager

The starting salary for this role is £61,784 per annum for working 36 hours per week. 

Due to internal development, we have an exciting opportunity to join our residential leadership team as the Resource Manager for our children's home located in Woking. 

Our Offer to You  

• 26 days’ holiday, rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 31 days after 5 years’ service 
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave 
• A generous local government salary related pension  
• Up to 5 days of carer’s leave and 2 paid volunteering days per year  
• Paternity, adoption and dependents leave 
• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing  
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources 
• Wellbeing and lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, and shopping 
• A chance to make a real difference to the lives of our residents 

About The Role 

Ruth House provides specialist care and support for children with disabilities aged 11-18 with diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC) and Learning Disabilities (LD). Children are either cared for full time by Ruth House with some family contact or on shared care arrangements. As a Resource Manager you will lead and support the Ruth team which is rated by Ofsted as Outstanding you able to read more about Ruth House here Ofsted praise ‘remarkable progress’ made by children living at ‘Outstanding’ Ruth House for Surrey children with learning or neurodevelopmental disabilities   | Surrey News 

Your strong leadership abilities, passion, and motivation for running your home will shine through to your team, children and young people. You will have a practical understanding of the Children’s Homes Regulations and the Ofsted inspection framework, using your previous experience and abilities to manage your home safely and effectively. 

Your approach will be strength based, individualised and trauma informed, and will be underpinned by effective assessment and risk management skills. You will work collaboratively with your team to create a homely and caring environment that supports children and young people to achieve positive outcomes through creative and innovative engagement and activities. 

Your team will be your biggest asset and their input under your expert guidance and leadership, will create the conditions for success and an inclusive culture where team members and children and young people feel welcomed, valued and supported. 

Building trust with the team and your children and young people will be key to this role and this will run through all you do, from any direct work with children and young people, to supervision with your team, career conversations, regular feedback sessions and working with key stakeholders across the home and our residential services in Surrey. 

Your Application   

In order to be considered for shortlisting, your application will clearly evidence the following skills and align with our behaviours:  

• A track record of managing Good and Outstanding homes
• Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare or equivalent
• In depth knowledge of delivering statutory childcare services with, at least 2 years’ experience within children’s residential care, within the last 5 years
• Proven leadership and managerial skills in a social care or health setting
• Ability to build and maintain positive relationships built on trust in sometimes challenging situations
• A flexible and adaptable approach to work- no two days in our homes are ever the same!

As part of your application you will be asked to submit a CV and answer the following questions: 

1. What has motivated you to apply for this Resource Manager role with Surrey?
2. Working in residential provision can be challenging but rewarding. How do you manage your own resilience when things get tough?
3. Please tell us about the safeguarding experience you have around regulation, governance and compliance in relation to providing children’s residential services.
4. What leadership qualities do you have that you could bring to this role? Please tell us about a time when you provided effective leadership.

Surrey has both urban and rural areas and our residential colleagues will be expected to have a valid driving licence to drive in the UK, access to a vehicle and be willing to travel as required. Reasonable adjustments where needed will be made for successful applicants who have a disability or long term health condition to enable them to fulfil the requirements of the job. 

Contact Us 

Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills, or any barriers to employment. To arrange an informal conversation about the role, please email residential.recruitment@surreycc.gov.uk who will be able to facilitate setting this up. 

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 19/10/2025 with interviews to follow. 

An enhanced DBS ‘Disclosure and Barring Service’ check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) and the Children’s and Adults’ Barred List checks will be required for this role. 

We are committed to the safe recruitment of staff in our Residential homes across Surrey therefore if you are successful in being offered a role within our service, we will work with you to collect all required checks in line with government guidance. You can find out more about what information you will be asked to provide HERE. 

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