Deputy Manager - Children's Residential Home

Lupa Recruitment; Knowsley; On-site; GBP 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care service provider in Leyland is seeking a Deputy Manager for their children's residential care homes. The role involves assisting in daily operations, ensuring compliance with regulations, and supporting care plans. The ideal candidate has experience in children's residential care, strong organisational skills, and a commitment to high-quality care. This position offers a salary of £35,000 per annum and the chance to make a meaningful impact in children's lives.

Benefits

Challenging and rewarding role

Opportunity to develop leadership skills

Supportive organisation

Qualifications

• Experience supporting management and leadership duties in children's residential care.
• Ability to work flexibly across shifts, including sleep-ins and lone working.
• Commitment to high-quality care and understanding of care planning.

Responsibilities

• Assist with daily operations of the care home and other homes as needed.
• Ensure compliance with government guidance and local authority standards.
• Support recruitment, training, performance management, and record-keeping.

Skills

Experience in children's residential care

Strong organisational skills

Leadership potential

Understanding of child safeguarding

Job description

Job Title : Deputy Manager - Children's Residential Care Homes

Location : Leyland, UK

Hours : Full‑time, 40 hours / week average (shift pattern includes days, evenings, nights, weekends, bank holidays, sleep‑ins & lone working)

Salary : £35,000 per annum

About the Role

We are recruiting on behalf of a dynamic residential care provider specialising in therapeutic support for children and young people. They are seeking an experienced Deputy Manager to assist the Registered Manager and senior team with the operation of the home, and provide cover across other homes when required.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with daily operations of the settled care home and other homes as needed.
• Create and maintain a safe, homely, professional environment for children / young people.
• Ensure compliance with government guidance (including Ofsted regulations), local authority standards and the association's policies.
• Support the aim to achieve / maintain a "Good" or "Outstanding" rating from Ofsted.
• Support recruitment, induction, training, performance management, shift management, record‑keeping, budget & resource oversight.
• Work in partnership with children / young people to assess, implement and review individual care plans.
• Promote equality, diversity, safeguarding and the organisation's core values.
• Deputise for the Registered Manager in their absence and participate in on‑call rota.

What We're Looking For

• Experience in children's residential care and supporting management / leadership duties.
• Ability to work flexibly across shifts, including sleep‑ins and lone working.
• Strong organisational skills, leadership potential, and commitment to high‑quality care.
• Understanding of child safeguarding, children's legislation and care planning.

What's On Offer

• Salary of £35,000 per annum.
• A challenging and rewarding role in a supportive organisation.
• Opportunity to develop your leadership within children's residential care.
• A chance to make meaningful impact in children's lives.