Assistant Manager - Children Residential Services

Bradford Children and Families Trust; Bradford; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 31 days rising to 34 with

Excellent Local Government pension

Professional development

Job summary

Bradford Children and Families Trust is seeking an innovative Assistant Manager for a residential home in Bradford. You will support the Registered Homes Manager, lead staff, and ensure exceptional care for children and young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties.

The role requires resilience, flexibility and professional care, with a focus on creating a safe, nurturing home environment that supports education, wellbeing and development.

Qualifications

• Experience caring for children and young people in residential or short breaks settings.
• Experience supervising staff.
• Flexibility to meet the needs of the home.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Registered Homes Manager with leadership for the home.
• Provide exceptional care and experiences for children and young people.
• Manage staff and respond to children and young people needs.

Skills

Staff supervision

Residential childcare

Education

Level 3 qualification in Residential Childcare

Job description

About Our Home

Are you looking for a new and highly rewarding challenge? Do you enjoy working with children and young people? Are you driven to help children have fun and be successful? We have an exciting opportunity to join one of our homes that cares for and supports children with emotional and behavioural difficulties in one of our residential homes.

Located in Thornton, our home accommodates up to 4 young people up to the age of 18. It provides a safe, supportive environment for children who require care away from their family setting. The home focuses on creating a nurturing atmosphere where young people can develop life skills, receive emotional support, and work towards positive outcomes. Staff are dedicated to promoting well-being, education, and personal growth, ensuring each child feels valued and cared for.

About the role

We are recruiting for an innovative and aspirational assistant manager. Someone who is dedicated, creative, highly professional, and caring, with the passion to provide exceptional care in Bradford. Children’s Social Care is changing, developing, and improving and we are investing, and developing our estate of Children’s Homes. We are recruiting for an Assistant Manager to assist the Registered Children’s Homes Manager in providing excellent leadership for our home. You will be experienced within residential childcare, dedicated, highly professional, and caring, with the passion to provide exceptional care and experiences for children. You will need to be resilient, flexible and experienced in managing staff and the needs of children and young people.

What our children say they want

• Someone with a warm and caring personality
• Adults who can play with them
• Watching television and doing any hobbies that they like
• Someone who doesn’t see the role as a job and will instead understand that it is their home

What we expect from you

• Minimum of a Level 3 qualification in Residential Childcare.
• Experience of caring for children and young people, in a residential or short breaks setting.
• Experience of supervising staff.
• Someone that is flexible to the needs of the home.

Benefits

You’ll also be joining an organisation that truly values its people, offering a range of benefits designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and work-life balance, including:

• The opportunity to give children and young people a childhood that they deserve
• Regular supervision to support development
• Generous annual leave - 31 days rising to 34 with service, plus bank holidays
• Excellent Local Government pension
• Family-friendly policies and enhanced parental leave
• Health & wellbeing support, including Occupational Health and counselling
• Professional development and career progression opportunities

We are a National Living Wage employer

If shortlisted, you will be required to disclose relevant information regarding criminal history prior to interview. A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check including a check against the Children’s barred list, will be carried out on preferred candidates.

Location: Thornton Bradford

Closing Date: 1st November Interview Date: Week commencing 5th November