Specialist Children’s Home Deputy Manager
Are you looking for a great opportunity to continue to develop your career in care, working as part of a team committed to helping children in a specialised environment? Your work will be challenging and rewarding in equal measure, and you will be working in a therapeutic setting where we maintain a strong safeguarding culture, where children are listened to, respected, and involved in as many decisions as possible.
Come and join us, we have the perfect role for you.
Who are we looking for?
When it comes to caring for our children, only the best will do. We want friendly and responsible individuals who have a passion for caring and making a difference to children.
We are looking for someone who shares our vision and values and who can provide a safe and nurturing home for our children. You will be calm, engaging, resilient, and able to use your own initiative.
You will ideally understand some of the challenges that you could be faced with as it can be a challenging yet rewarding role.
We need someone who can be a role model, work well within a team, has great communication skills, and is willing to go the extra mile.
You will need 2 years of working in a residential children’s home with at least 1 year of supervisory experience working at a senior level. You will already have L3 Diploma for Residential Childcare or equivalent, plus L5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare, or be working towards, or have a willingness to undertake this.
About the Role
The Deputy Manager is responsible for the effective day-to-day running of the home in the absence of the Registered Manager
Specifically, your responsibilities will be:
· Support the Registered Manager with operational oversight, quality assurance, and regulatory compliance
· Lead, coach, and inspire staff to deliver trauma‑informed, child‑centred care
· Build strong, trusting relationships with children, helping them feel safe, understood, and supported
· Oversee care planning, risk management, and safeguarding with curiosity and professional rigour
· Facilitate reflective practice, team learning, and a culture of continuous improvement
· Ensure routines, boundaries, and expectations are predictable, nurturing, and developmentally informed
· Contribute to multi‑agency work, representing the home with professionalism and child‑focused advocacy
· The day-to-day administration of the home, particularly in terms of meeting legislative and business requirements.
· To provide leadership, guidance, and management.
You’ll be an experienced leader and motivator of adults, and you must have worked in a Children’s Home before supporting children who have experienced childhood trauma.
About Kites Children’s Services
We are a small independent provider specialising in the care and education of children who have experienced early years trauma.
We work hard to help the children develop into confident, safe young adults who make a positive contribution to the wider community.
Our integrated approach is effective because it brings together different strands of care, education, and therapy, which are shaped to individual needs.
Why join us?
We offer the opportunity to work in a friendly specialist environment and be part of a real integrated and inclusive multidisciplinary team who work hard to support each other whilst delivering personalised care, therapy, and education to enrich the lives of our children.
We offer a competitive salary and benefits.
· Salary from £
· Additional sleep-in allowance
· Enhanced night waking rates
· 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
· Employee Assistance Programme
· GP Helpline
· Contributory Pension
· Extensive Induction and Training Programme
Pay: £35,823.00-£38,062.00 per year
Work Location: In person
