Deputy Manager – Children's Residential Home | Lead with Purpose. Inspire Your Team. Change Young Lives.
Are you an experienced children's residential professional ready to take the next step in your career?
Do you have the passion, resilience, and leadership skills to help create a safe, nurturing home where children and young people can thrive?
If so, we'd love to hear from you.
As our Deputy Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in supporting the Registered Manager to lead a high-performing team dedicated to transforming the lives of children and young people. This is your opportunity to make a lasting impact while developing your leadership career within a well-established and growing organisation.
Why Join Us?
At the heart of everything we do is one simple belief: every child deserves the opportunity to feel safe, valued, and empowered to achieve their full potential.
We're committed to creating exceptional homes where children can build positive relationships, develop confidence, and look forward to brighter futures. We know this starts with outstanding people, and that's why we invest in our teams through continuous training, career development, and supportive leadership.
What You'll Be Doing:
As Deputy Manager, you'll work alongside the Registered Manager to ensure the home delivers exceptional care and achieves the highest standards.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Supporting the day-to-day leadership and management of the home.
- Leading shifts and acting as the Registered Manager in their absence.
- Inspiring, coaching, and developing a dedicated team to deliver outstanding, child-centred care.
- Creating a safe, nurturing, and therapeutic environment where children can flourish.
- Ensuring safeguarding is at the centre of everything you do.
- Supporting care planning, risk assessments, and placement planning.
- Building strong partnerships with families, social workers, education providers, and healthcare professionals.
- Monitoring quality, compliance, and performance to ensure the home meets and exceeds Ofsted standards.
- Promoting positive outcomes in education, health, emotional wellbeing, and independence.
What We're Looking For:
We're looking for someone who leads with compassion, confidence, and integrity.
You'll have:
- Experience working within a children's residential care setting.
- Experience supervising or leading a team.
- A Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent).
- A Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare, or willingness to work towards
- A strong understanding of safeguarding legislation and Children's Homes Regulations.
- Excellent communication, organisation, and leadership skills.
- The ability to remain calm, resilient, and solution-focused under pressure.
- A full UK driving licence.
We offer:
- Competitive salary and sleep-in payments (where applicable).
- Clear progression opportunities to Registered Manager and beyond.
- Funded qualifications and ongoing professional development.
- Comprehensive induction and leadership training.
- A supportive, collaborative leadership team.
- Employee wellbeing initiatives and recognition programmes.
- Pension scheme.
- Generous annual leave entitlement.
- The opportunity to genuinely transform the lives of children and young people.
Ready to Make a Difference?
This is more than a job - it's a chance to help shape futures, inspire your team, and provide children with the stability, care, and opportunities they deserve.
If you're ready to lead with purpose and build a rewarding career in children's residential care, we'd love to hear from you.
Join us and help create homes where children don't just live, they belong, grow, and thrive.
Pay: £15.00-£17.00 per hour
Experience:
- Residential Childcare: 2 years (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (preferred)
Work Location: In person
