Regional Manager (Children’s Residential)
Ashdale Care Ireland is a leading provider of residential and therapeutic services for children and young people with complex emotional and behavioural needs who cannot be adequately cared for in mainstream settings. Our Ashdale community will care for, protect, support, empower, inspire, and enthuse our young people and colleagues, so that we can positively transform lives.
About the role
About Ashdale Care Ireland
Ashdale Care Ireland is a leading provider of residential and therapeutic services for children and young people with complex emotional and behavioural needs who cannot be adequately cared for in mainstream settings. Our Ashdale community will care for, protect, support, empower, inspire, and enthuse our young people and colleagues, so that we can positively transform lives.
The Role
Location: Flexibility required – travel will be mostly across Leinster with some travel to head office in Monaghan
Reporting to the Director of Operations, the Regional Manager will support the delivery of service and business operations across a portfolio of children’s residential homes. You will model and lead professional social care and safety practice, ensuring high-quality, trauma informed, child-centred services and positive outcomes for young people and their families. You will work closely with internal multidisciplinary teams and external partners to uphold national standards, regulatory compliance, and Ashdale’s model of care.
What You’ll Do
· Drive continuous quality improvement, set clear benchmarks, embed best practices, and review service outcomes to ensure the highest-quality care and best results for the young people we support.
· Build and maintain robust relationships with a broad range of stakeholders, including Social Workers and Guardian ad Litem’s.
· Develop high-performing teams through mentoring, and a culture of continuous improvement, ensuring quality services are consistently delivered.
· Ensure operational compliance with National standards and relevant legislation
· Optimise resource utilisation and processes, integrate appropriate technologies, and uphold Ashdale policies and procedures.
· Identify opportunities to design and evolve services that meet unique regional needs; lead initiatives that advance Ashdale’s innovative aspirations in care solutions.
Core Competencies
· Human‑rights focused, child‑centred practice
· Quality management & compliance
· Strategic and financial management
· Solution‑focused decision‑making
· Culture building and team development
· Strong IT proficiency and data-minded approach
Benefits
· Competitive compensation package
· Company pension
· Income protection
· Generous annual leave
· Ashdale Leadership Academy and exceptional training (internal & external)
· Excellent staffing ratios and access to a knowledgeable multidisciplinary team
· Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
What you will need
Required criteria
- • Primary degree to minimum level 7 in Social Care, Social Work or equivalent
- • Minimum 3 years’ senior operational management experience within the social care sector, with performance management responsibilities.
- • Extensive residential care experience and a proven track record of managing teams
- • Proactive, independent, and resilient with strong follow‑up skills; able to balance day‑to‑day provision with strategic service development.
- • Demonstrated experience working with Tusla/HIQA and in building positive stakeholder relationships.
- • Strong IT literacy (Digital systems/Microsoft 365) and data competence; able to deliver high‑quality reports to deadlines.
- • Full clean driving licence and full eligibility to work in Ireland without restriction.
Desired criteria
- • Ideally an additional management or business qualification.
Ashdale Care Ireland
We hold a heartfelt mission to care for, protect, support, empower, inspire, and enthuse both young people and colleagues.
Ashdale Care is committed to positively transforming lives.
Ashdale Care is the leading provider of enhanced and specialised therapeutic residential care for children and young people in Ireland. We care for young people with complex emotional and behavioural needs who cannot be adequately cared for in a mainstream setting. For over 20 years our focus has always been ‘putting the child first’. Our child-centric ethos consists of compassionate and industry-leading therapeutic care. This is delivered by a skilled in-house team which includes therapists, psychologists, teachers and creative art therapists for the most comprehensive support possible. We provide a range of essential services for children and young people such as sensory integration, therapy, outdoor activities, education and so much more.
Our core goal is to allow children to create relationships, develop life skills and give them a safe place to grow. We define ourselves by the care we give to everybody at Ashdale Care. We provide an abundance of training opportunities to all those on the Ashdale Care team. You will have every opportunity to grow in your role, and we reward and recognise hard work and dedication through career progression. Our commitment to transforming lives is a mission that our team members contribute to daily and a role they are fully supported in.
Our benefits
Join Our Community As a new team member, you'll be part of an organisation that values your growth and well-being. We offer a supportive and inclusive work environment, exceptional training opportunities, progressive career pathways and a host of attractive salary packages.
Vacation, Paid time off
Paid sick days
Retirement plan and/or pension
Flexible schedule
Employee development programs
Free parking
Cycle to work
Open office
Competitive salary
Employee Assistance Scheme
Wellbeing Scheme
Work With Charities
Social Opportunities
Employee Recognition Scheme
Annual performance review
Regional Manager (Children’s Residential)
We hold a heartfelt mission to care for, protect, support, empower, inspire, and enthuse both young people and colleagues.
Ashdale Care is committed to positively transforming lives.