Deputy Manager

Overview

As a Deputy Manager in our residential children’s homes, you support the Registered Manager in daily operations, leading staff and ensuring a safe, therapeutic environment. You work with multi-disciplinary partners to assess and meet the needs of looked-after children, all while upholding care plans, safeguarding and regulatory standards. The role contributes to a trauma-informed, strength-based approach and may involve shift work, sleep-ins, and cross-home coverage. This is a chance to shape care settings and support young people toward independence within a supportive county-wide system.

Pay / Benefits

• competitive salary
• flexible shifts
• sleep-ins
• on-call rota
• opportunity to cover homes across the county
• work-life balance

Responsibilities

• Support the Registered Manager in day-to-day running of the residential home and staff allocation
• Promote safe, caring and consistent environment aligned with the home’s ethos
• Ensure compliance with legislation, regulations and quality standards including Ofsted
• Collaborate with Police, Social Workers, Education and Health to monitor and support needs
• Deputise for the Registered Manager in financial transactions and governance
• Monitor care plan implementation and involve young people and families in their care planning
• Maintain records in line with guidelines and procedures
• Oversee safe administration of medication and stock management
• Maintain buildings and housekeeping to a high standard
• Cover across other county homes as required
• Be available for unsocial hours, sleep-ins, and on-call duties
• Undertake other duties commensurate with the grade

Key requirements

• Full UK Manual Driving licence
• Level 3/4 in Children’s and Young People’s Workforce Qualification or Equivalent
• Qualifying experience in a children’s residential home
• Strong leadership and team management skills
• Ability to build trusting relationships with staff and looked-after children
• Genuine care and compassion for looked-after children
• Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, sleep-ins and bank holidays

• leadership
• empathy and compassion
• relationship-building
• Regulatory compliance (Ofsted, safeguarding)
• Care planning and review
• Medication administration and stock control

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