Oxonia Care Consultancy

21/10/2026

We are looking for a compassionate, committed and experienced Senior Residential Support Worker to join and lead a dynamic staff team within a new children’s home in Aylesbury

This is a rewarding opportunity to make a positive difference to the lives of children by providing a safe, nurturing and supportive home environment. You will work as part of the residential team to help young people feel safe, valued and listened to, while supporting them to achieve positive outcomes and develop the skills and confidence they need for the future.

If you’re interested, please get in touch with us…..

19/10/2026

Here is a list of our current vacancies!
If there’s anything that floats your particular boat, please get in touch with us for a chat…….

16/10/2026

We have another exciting job opportunity that would suit an experienced Registered Manager looking for a new challenge or a dynamic and committed deputy manager looking to take on more responsibility and advance their career.

We are looking for a Registered Manager to lead a new children’s home in Northampton on behalf of one of our clients.

The home is already registered with Ofsted and there is a full staff team in place. Our client is just looking for someone to lead them in delivering high quality care and support to the children.

📃 Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

📍 Location: Northampton

💷 Salary: £50,000–£60,000 per year, depending on experience and qualifications

😁 Additional Benefits

👍🏽 Work for an established independent children’s home provider with a good reputation and outcomes for their children

📒 Comprehensive training package and CPD opportunities (including fully funded Level 5 qualification)

🤝 Supportive structure already in place

We are looking for a manager who genuinely wants to create an outstanding home for children — someone who can provide strong leadership, develop a stable and motivated staff team and maintain consistently high standards of care.

We are particularly interested in candidates who:

✅ Have significant experience within children's residential care.

✅ Have previous experience in management within a children's home.

✅ Have strong knowledge of the Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and Quality Standards.

✅ Have excellent knowledge of safeguarding and safer working practices.

✅ Understand Ofsted expectations, the SCCIF and can confidently prepare a home for inspection.

✅ Can demonstrate strong leadership, organisation and decision-making skills.

✅ Are passionate about achieving meaningful outcomes for children and young people.

Get in touch if you want to know more about this fantastic opportunity…..

Email: [email protected]
Call: 01865 965018

22/09/2026

We have availability for Regulation 44 visits in Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Wiltshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire.

All of our independent visitors have at least 10 years experience in leadership roles within children’s homes and children’s services and have direct operational experience in managing and operating regulated children’s homes.

We can be the ‘critical friend’ that you need to help your home to be compliant, improve the standard of care, the experiences for children, safeguarding and help move your home towards OUTSTANDING.

Short term/spot and contract arrangements available.

Straight forward fees with no hidden costs

If you need a reliable, trustworthy, quality and meaningful Reg 44 service, please get in touch.

22/09/2026

Effective Risk Management is a vital part of safeguarding children. Getting the right balance between rights and child protection is a challenge that children’s homes must get right and is something that greatly affects Ofsted judgments.

The management of risk accounts for the majority of requirements made at inspection. Let us help you.

Face to Face (in person) and Webinar training available

14/09/2026

We are on the look out for an experienced Registered Manager for a new children’s home currently going through its Ofsted registration in Oxford on behalf of one of our clients….

📃 Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

📍 Location: Oxford

💷 Salary: £50,000–£60,000 per year, depending on experience and qualifications

😁 Additional Benefits: Performance-related bonus package

We are looking for a manager who genuinely wants to create an outstanding home for children — someone who can provide strong leadership, develop a stable and motivated staff team and maintain consistently high standards of care.

We are particularly interested in candidates who:

✅ Have significant experience within children's residential care.

✅ Have previous experience as a Registered Manager within a children's home.

✅ Have strong knowledge of the Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and Quality Standards.

✅ Have excellent knowledge of safeguarding and safer working practices.

✅ Understand Ofsted expectations, the SCCIF and can confidently prepare a home for inspection.

✅ Have experience managing and developing residential childcare staff.

✅ Understand effective referral assessment and safe placement matching.

✅ Can demonstrate strong leadership, organisation and decision-making skills.

✅ Are confident working with local authorities and multidisciplinary professionals.

✅ Are passionate about achieving meaningful outcomes for children and young people.

Get in touch if you want to know more about this fantastic opportunity…..

Email: [email protected]
Call: 01865 965018

09/07/2026

“Children don’t need perfect adults. They need dependable ones.”

I’ve been working with a few teams within children’s homes recently, some brand new, some developing and some wery well established. All have been been experiencing challenges to varying degrees around the quality of care and the behaviour of the children.

The more I think about how to help them address the issues and move forward, the more I’m absolutely convinced it starts with individual and collective values of the staff and organisation, which feeds into that age old nemesis of children’s homes staff and management……. Consistency!

In my 25 years in children’s homes and social care, children have always said that consistency and predictability feel safe. Why is it then that when things start to go wrong, we lose sight of this most fundamental of truths?

I’ve written a blog piece on the topic. Have a read and I’d welcome your views on the matter!

“Children don’t need perfect adults. They need dependable ones.”Spend any time working in a children’s home and you’ll quickly realise one thing: children don’t just listen to what we say—they watch what we do.Every interaction, every decision and every response tells a child something...

09/07/2026

✅ Are you stuck in your job and feel like you can do better?
✅ Are you looking for a new challenge?
✅ Do you feel like you’re not appreciated by your employer?
✅ Do you want to fell like what you do actually matters?
✅ Are you interested in a career in social care or residential children’s homes?

1. We work with you to find out exactly what you are looking for and search for opportunities based on your preferences as well as your skills and experience.
2. We create you an anonymous job profile to share with employers
3. We liaise with perspective employers on your behalf
4. We ensure that you have the best possible chance of success by making sure that you are ready and supported for any interview or assessments
5. We ensure that you are ready to pass all of the employment checks to smooth the process and help you get your firm offer of employment quicker

We are there to hold your hand and have your back at every single step. We have over 25 years of experience in children’s social care so we know what employers are looking for and can help you find your ideal job opportunity

If you would like us to help you find your perfect role, please fill in the form below and let us connect you with the job that you deserve!👇🏼

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02/07/2026

We are on a mission………

We want to connect the right people with the right jobs in children’s homes!

If you fit any of the following criteria, we want to hear from you:

✅ You’re an experienced Residential Support Worker, manager or Responsible Individual looking for a new challenge
✅ You have experience of working with children in a residential setting and you want take the next step in your career
✅ You can build good relationships with children and want to make a positive change in their lives
✅ You’ve worked with children in a different setting and you want to see what residential work is all about
✅ You’re looking for a role that is rewarding and where what you do really matters
✅ You’re a team player and like to solve problems that matter
✅ You are committed to safeguarding
✅ You’re a Registered Manager looking to step into an RI role
✅ You’re a Deputy Manager looking for your first Registered Manager Role
✅ You’ve got a qualification in social work, health and social care, children’s home management or in children’s workforce.
✅ You’re care experienced and want to get into health and social care where you can use your unique perspective.

Your ideal job is out there waiting for you! We won’t charge you a penny to help you find it! No pressure. No obligations.

All we ask is that you fill in a candidate profile and let us work our magic!

If you think we can help, then get in touch with us:

Email: [email protected]

Tel: 01865 965018

26/06/2026

Children’s Home Registration Support

Oxonia Care Consultancy can help you set up your home in the right way. It’s not just about getting you over the line with Ofsted, it’s about making sure you have the right systems, procedures and staff in place to ensure that you can provide safe and outstanding care from day 1. We only work with people who are committed to doing right by children.

We pride ourselves on upskilling our clients. Why pay consultancy fees for things that you can yourself (with a little bit of support)?

✅ bespoke policies and documents
✅ C2 planning support
✅ complete service available
✅ responses to NOP’s & compliance notices
✅ safer recruitment processes
✅ fit persons interview prep
✅ proven track record
✅ transparent working practices
✅ no hidden fees
✅ we will try to save you money
✅ local authority background & knowledge
✅ decades of experience

If you want us to help or you can any to find out more about what we can offer, please get in touch