Join a New Children's Home and Help Shape Outstanding Care
Nodera Children's Home is an independent 4-bed specialist residential children's home in Fareham, Hampshire, providing high-quality care and support to children and young people with social, emotional and behavioural needs, trauma-related experiences, attachment difficulties, neurodiversity, and placement instability.
We are seeking an ambitious, child-focused, and safeguarding-driven Deputy Manager to work alongside our Registered Manager to establish a nurturing, therapeutic, and trauma-informed service where children feel safe, valued, listened to, and supported to achieve positive outcomes.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Residential Support Worker, Team Leader, or existing Deputy Manager who wishes to play a key role in developing a new service from the outset.
About the Role
As Deputy Manager, you will support the Registered Manager in the day-to-day operation of the home, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, and high-quality care that meets the Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015, Quality Standards, safeguarding legislation, and Ofsted expectations.
You will lead by example, provide effective supervision and support to staff, promote positive outcomes for children, and help maintain a culture of excellence throughout the service.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the Registered Manager in the overall leadership and management of the home.
- Promote the safety, welfare, and best interests of children and young people at all times.
- Ensure care is delivered in line with children's placement plans, risk assessments, and individual needs.
- Assist with staff supervision, mentoring, coaching, and performance management.
- Lead shifts and provide management cover in the Registered Manager's absence.
- Contribute to safer recruitment, induction, and staff development processes.
- Support safeguarding investigations, notifications, and regulatory compliance.
- Maintain accurate records, reports, and management information.
- Monitor and improve service quality through audits, quality assurance, and action planning.
- Build positive relationships with social workers, local authorities, schools, health professionals, and families.
- Support children's education, health, emotional wellbeing and independence.
- Participate in the management on-call rota.
Essential Requirements
- Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent).
- Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare, or willingness to complete within agreed timescales.
- Minimum 2 years' experience working within a children's residential setting within the last 5 years.
- Experience supervising or leading staff teams.
- Strong knowledge of safeguarding, child protection, and Ofsted requirements.
- Good understanding of trauma-informed and therapeutic approaches.
- Excellent communication, leadership and organisational skills.
- Full UK driving licence.
Desirable
- Previous experience as a Deputy Manager or Team Leader.
- Experience supporting children with SEMH needs, attachment difficulties, neurodiversity or complex behaviours.
- Experience of Ofsted inspections and quality assurance processes.
- Designated Safeguarding Lead training.
- Positive Behaviour Support or therapeutic intervention training.
What We Offer
- Competitive salary.
- Opportunities for progression into Registered Manager roles.
- Ongoing training and professional development.
- Supportive leadership team.
- Pension scheme.
- Annual leave entitlement.
- Employee wellbeing support.
- Opportunity to help shape a new children's home from registration through to growth and development.
Safeguarding Statement
Nodera Care Limited is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All appointments are subject to enhanced DBS checks, satisfactory references, right-to-work checks, qualification verification, and all safer recruitment requirements. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
If you are passionate about improving the lives of children and young people and want to help build an outstanding service from the ground up, we would love to hear from you.
Pay: £39,000.00-£44,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
Work Location: In person
