Managing Director, Homes2Inspire
Shaw Trust
Home based with extensive travel predominately throughout the Midlands
Circa £150,000
At the Shaw Trust, we support hundreds of thousands of people to achieve their full potential each year. We help people find and keep meaningful jobs. We provide education and training for those starting out and for those looking to progress in their jobs. We champion community health and wellbeing to improve all aspects of life and we help people into work.We support businesses to become better workplaces. And as the largest not-for-profit residential children’s home provider, we’re improving outcomes for looked after children. We helped over a quarter of a million people last year.
Founded in 2007, Homes2Inspire (H2I) has become the largest charitably owned residential children’s home provider in the UK. Now a part of the Shaw Trust, H2I operate 53 homes, two supported accommodation developments and provide high needs foster care through Fostering2Inspire and Homes and Horizons.
At Homes2Inspire, we provide homes and services that are nurturing, warm and welcoming. Our caring staff teams are committed to providing safe, well-planned care to children and young people who have often faced real challenges in their early years.
THE ROLE
The next Managing Director of Homes2Inspire will be accountable for the strategic leadership, operational performance, regulatory standing, commercial growth and financial sustainability of H2I. Working in collaboration with the Shaw Trust Executive leadership team, the postholder will ensure outstanding outcomes for children and young people while delivering sustainable growth, quality excellence and long-term organisational success, in alignment with Shaw Trust’s Vision 2030 and Group strategic objectives.
We are seeking an exceptional strategic leader, bringing a track record within a multi-site children’s residential care provider, and therefore experience of Ofsted-regulated children’s residential provision, quality standards and inspection frameworks, as well as a demonstrable record of success in improving service quality, operational performance, occupancy and financial sustainability.
Having worked effectively with Local Authorities, commissioners, regulators and strategic partners, and bringing a strong understanding of safeguarding, corporate parenting responsibilities and risk management within children’s services, you will be an expert in promoting the welfare of children and young people.
INFORMATION
Download the candidate brief to find out about the role.
DOWNLOADHow to apply
To make an application, please click on the apply now button below, with the following prepared:
- Your CV (no more than three sides).
- A covering letter that responds to Part One of the Person Specification
- Details of two referees who can be contacted by our team at shortlist stage
We would also be grateful if you would complete the Equality and Diversity monitoring form on the online application process. This form is for monitoring purposes only and is not treated as part of your application.
Recruitment timetable
Closing date: Friday 20th November 2026
Preliminary interviews: w/c 30th November 2026
Final Panel interviews: w/c 4th January 2027