Deputy Manager - Children's Residential

Premier Healthcare; Bishop's Castle; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider seeks a Deputy Manager for their Children's Residential Service in Bishops Castle. The role involves supporting the Home Manager in delivering a structured and intensive care program for young people. Candidates must have a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare and a minimum of 12 months' experience in children's residential care. This position offers competitive salary and opportunities for progression.

Benefits

28 days' annual leave

Free enhanced DBS

Fully funded qualifications & QCF learning

Blue Light Card access

NEST pension scheme

Qualifications

• Minimum 12-18 months experience in children's residential care.
• Calm approach and strong leadership qualities.
• Full UK Driving Licence and access to a vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Support the Manager in operational and behavioural aspects.
• Provide leadership and mentoring to staff.
• Help young people develop emotional regulation and routines.

Skills

Leadership qualities

Resilience

Confidence in managing challenging behaviours

Ability to work in a high-structure environment

Education

Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare

Job description

Deputy Manager - Children's Residential (Activity & Intervention Service)

£35,631 - £37,112 + L5 Funded + Blue Light Card

Bishops Castle, Shropshire

Permanent | Full-Time | Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm

Are you an experienced Senior or Deputy who thrives in structure, challenge, and meaningful change?

Do you want to support young people who need a stabilising environment before moving on to long-term placements?

Do you enjoy combining therapeutic practice with outdoor activity, routines, and firm boundaries?

Are you ready for a leadership role with no sleep-ins, no night shifts, and a clear pathway to Registered Manager?

Then this could be for you…

This is a rare opportunity to step into a specialist short‑term intervention service, offering intensive 7‑12‑week placements for young people aged 8‑18 who require stabilisation following breakdown, crisis, or unsafe environments.

You’ll be part of a fast‑paced, structured, highly supportive service designed to build resilience, restore routines, and prepare each young person for their next long‑term placement. If you’re calm under pressure, able to lead with compassion and boundaries, and want a role where you see rapid, meaningful impact – this environment will suit you perfectly.

What's in it for you?

• Salary starting from £35,631
• 28 days' annual leave
• Free enhanced DBS
• Clear progression pathway – including support towards Level 5 and internal Registered Manager opportunities
• Enhanced pay scales based on qualifications & experience
• Enhanced maternity & paternity pay
• Fully funded qualifications & QCF learning
• Paid, sector‑leading training
• Full induction programme
• Blue Light Card access
• NEST pension scheme
• £500 Referral Scheme (split between staff)
• Circle App for next‑level internal communications
• Supportive culture with consistent supervision, appraisal, and development

About the Home / Organisation

A specialist Activity & Intervention Service delivering structured short‑term placements (typically 7‑12 weeks). Supports children with EBD who require stabilisation, routine, and intensive support before a long‑term placement. Highly structured, high‑energy environment focused on consistency, emotional regulation, and behavioural stabilisation. Young people arrive with limited access to personal items (e.g. phones) to promote safety, structure, and engagement.

Strong emphasis on outdoor activities, confidence building and positive routines, but the role remains care‑and‑behaviour focused (not an activity coordinator role). Operated by a well‑established provider offering excellent internal progression, strong leadership, and high‑quality training. Supportive management culture, transparent, open, and focused on staff development. Deputies here play a critical role in behaviour support, structure, and supporting transitions into new placements.

The Role

As Deputy Manager, you will support the Home Manager with all operational, behavioural, and staffing aspects across the service. Your work will directly impact a young person’s ability to stabilise, progress, and transition safely.

Responsibilities

• Support the Manager with day‑to‑day operations, staffing, behaviour support, and safeguarding.
• Provide leadership, mentoring, and supervision to the staff team.
• Support decisions around referrals, matching, stabilisation plans, and risk management.
• Lead shifts when required (role is largely office‑hours but some flexibility is needed).
• Help young people develop routines, emotional regulation, and healthy boundaries.
• Support participation in structured outdoor activities delivered by the wider team.
• Monitor wellbeing, behaviours, triggers, and progress.
• Support transitions out of the service into long‑term placements.
• Ensure the home operates in line with care standards, legislation, and internal policies.
• Produce high‑level recording, reporting, and behaviour documentation.
• Support audits, reviews, and quality improvements.

Requirements

• Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (Children’s Pathway only)
• Experience within children’s residential care (minimum 12‑18 months, ideally more)
• Strong leadership qualities, resilience, consistency, and a calm approach
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced, high‑structure environment
• Confidence managing challenging behaviours
• Full UK Driving Licence + access to vehicle
• Ability to work Monday‑Friday, 9‑5, with some flexibility

How to Apply

If you’re ready to lead a new service with autonomy, support, and meaningful progression, I’d love to hear from you. Apply now or send your CV referencing the job title and location to:

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