Regional Childcare Director
A rare & exciting opportunity to join one of the largest & fastest growing childcare providers in the UK. As part of their SLT, you'll play a pivotal role in growing their existing & future business.
Regional Childcare Director – Wraparound and Holiday Clubs
Location: Midlands & North (Regular travel to Birmingham and Manchester)
Salary: £45–£50k plus performance bonus, mileage, and paid expenses
Full-Time/Permanent Monday to Friday role
We are pleased to be supporting one of the largest and fastest growing childcare organisations in the UK, who are looking for an exceptional individual to join their senior leadership team in a newly created Regional Director role.
This is a highly commercial and quality driven role and the ideal candidate will need to be passionate about delivering high-quality provisions for children and families and understand the importance of the communities you serve, as well as have proven experience in growing provisions and bringing new opportunities into a business.
Working alongside a hugely experienced SLT, your role will have full accountability for the creation of exciting wraparound and holiday club programmes and the responsibility to monitor performance, quality, and compliance of all settings from Birmingham to Manchester within the business.
This role would likely suit an experienced Operations Manager or Regional Manager within the Childcare sector with experience of Learning and Development who is looking for their next step into a senior role, or even a company owner or franchisee who is looking for a more stable and exciting opportunity.
The company offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:
- Autonomy to shape your region and curriculum with full senior support
- Competitive salary, bonus, mileage, and development opportunities
- Ongoing CPD, training & support
- 30 days paid holiday, including Public & Bank Holidays
- Free childcare for dependants
- No evening or weekend work
- Company pension
- Lots of staff socials and awards
- Excellent career progression prospects in a growing organisation
You will ideally bring:
- At least 3 years experience at a regional level within a childcare, education, play-work, or enrichment programmes organisation
- Strong commercial experience with extensive knowledge of developing business partnerships
- A strong understanding of child development and experience designing or overseeing structured activities or educational programmes
- Strong leadership and excellent motivational skills
- A hands-on, high-accountability mindset with a focus on operational excellence
- A passion for childcare and child development and knowledge of the childcare industry, including safeguarding and Ofsted regulations
- Willingness to travel regularly between sites and work flexibly around setting hours
Your recruiter for this role is Steve Brennan, Recruitment Director at Love Childcare Recruitment. You can get in touch with him simply by applying directly to the role.
- Department
- Senior Management
- Role
- Regional & General Management
- Locations
- Manchester, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Birmingham, Staffordshire, West Midlands, Cheshire
- Remote status
- Hybrid
- Yearly salary
- £45,000 - £50,000
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