Specialist HR expertise for children’s homes, from someone who has run them.
We review, build and fix the HR side of your home so it stands up to Ofsted and employment law. You keep the decisions. We bring the judgement, the frameworks and the documents.
Most HR support for children’s homes comes in two forms: generic HR firms that don’t understand regulated care, or outsourced HR departments that take decisions away from the people running the home.
Ozara HR is neither. We work alongside Registered Managers, Responsible Individuals and directors, giving you expert advice and getting the foundations right: contracts, policies, working time, safer recruitment and the systems that hold it all together. Your managers stay in charge. We make sure what they’re working with is right.
Where we help
- Opening a new home. Getting staffing, contracts and policies right before registration.
- Reviews and audits. Finding out what’s working, what isn’t and what Ofsted would pick up.
- Documents built properly. Contracts, handbooks and policies written for how your home actually runs.
- Expert advice when you need it. Clear answers on employment law, casework and difficult decisions.
- Clearcare reviews. A cleaner, quicker system that evidences what inspectors look for.
- Payroll and training. Accurate payroll for care rotas, and training that changes practice.
Why Ozara HR
We’ve done the job
Ozara HR is led by Jordan Thomas, who has worked inside Ofsted-regulated children’s homes in HR, Operations, Responsible Individual and Director roles. The advice comes from running homes, not from a textbook.
Safeguarding comes first
Every HR decision in a children’s home has safeguarding implications. We build that in from the start, not as an afterthought.
Built to stand up to scrutiny
Our work is aligned with the Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015, the Quality Standards, the SCCIF, ACAS guidance and current employment law. If it wouldn’t stand up in an inspection, it isn’t good enough.
You know the cost upfront
Every piece of work is scoped and quoted before it starts. No long contracts, no surprise invoices.
Trusted with sensitive information
Everyone working on your home holds an Enhanced DBS for the child workforce, and Ozara HR is fully insured.
Not sure where to start?
Tell us what’s going on in your home. We’ll tell you honestly whether we can help, what it would involve and what it would cost.